HN

well, someone messed up the casting call if they were trying to keep it on the low-down on who the character will be

PhantomStranger

"You should be 5’11 or taller and be Square Jawed"

They knew this casting info would hit the net, it was meant to reassure the Net that this series would be about the "real" Supergirl, Superman's cousin. So thankfully we won't have to deal with any of the weird permutations like when the character was an angel from another dimension or a blob of protoplasm that shaped itself like Supergirl. That is not a joke, look it up.

Everyone knows Supes is supposed to be 6'4", though actual height can usually be hidden in most shots. I doubt he ever appears as anything but Clark Kent much.

The Valeyard

I think the best thing DiDio ever did at DC was to bring back the Kryptonian Supergirl. I liked the Matrix Supergirl but man, did she become over-complicated during David's run. Simplified as Superman's cousin works perfect and it's all a non-comic audience needs to know.

HN

that's just playing with fire 'round these parts

PhantomStranger

I never understood why DC kept the real Supergirl out of continuity for so many years in the first place. Someone in the power structure was obviously dedicated to keeping the changes wrought by Crisis in place for a couple of decades.

Hokeyboy

Why, you don't like the elegant simplicity of "She was an artificial life form created in a Pocket Universe that resulted in the Time Trapper snatching a moment from the prime universe's past to create a fake Superboy, which then was destroyed and she came to the prime universe where she merged with an angelic being and hey where is all the vagina going?"

The Valeyard

fujishig

They tried really hard to make Crisis last. Superman being the only survivor of Krypton, and no Superboy, meant drastic changes to the Legion, no more super cousin or super pets, drastic changes to Power Girl (if you want to see a mess, see her continuity), etc. He was also depowered. Then slowly but surely you saw that all crumble away; maybe Krypton wasn't as Byrne depicted it, maybe we can reintroduce Krypto and Supergirl and other Kryptonians (heck, a whole city full of them), maybe there's still other universes, and heck lets bring back Barry Allen while we're at it, and give Superman god-like super powers again. That's what you get with work for hire, the people in charge are going to change, fondly remember the superheroes of their youth, and basically fanfic it back to what they fondly remember.

PhantomStranger

It was Peter David that ran with the un-Supergirl version for so many years, wasn't it? I wonder if he was behind it or someone higher up blocking changes.

Things did seem to loosen up for DC when Paul Levitz became president in 2002.

fujishig

At the end of Peter David's run, he reintroduces the pre-crisis Supergirl (briefly) so I doubt he was behind blocking it, any more than Waid was with Barry Allen (which was also teased). I just think the higher ups wanted to keep the changes Crisis made intact, which I think was a good decision because otherwise, you end up with countless resets (which is what ended up happening with Zero Hour, etc.)

Infinite Crisis was the real slap in the face: undoing the one-universe concept, undoing the "happy" ending for the Crisis survivors and turning one of them into a super villain, complete with "retcon punch."

But yeah, Supergirl.

devilshalo

The Valeyard

Probably cast as Zor-El and Alura.

EDIT TO ADD: Oh wait! Laura Benanti is cast as Alura. Then I have no idea! Maybe random coffee patrons #1 and 2?

PhantomStranger

I knew Helen Slater would get a token role at the very least. Hopefully this show shames WB in releasing Supergirl: The Movie on Blu-ray.

RocShemp

Both cuts, please.

The Valeyard

There's 3 cuts. Theatrical (105 minutes), International (124 minutes) and Director's Cut (138 minutes). The Theatrical version has never been on DVD.

will travel

Jeremy Jordan has been cast as Winslow Schott aka Toyman.

PhantomStranger

You will believe a girl can fly.



Filming began yesterday.

Hokeyboy

Jeremy Jordan? All right!!

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DJariya

Low and Behold Supergirl in Costume. Courtesy of TV Line.

Shannon Nutt

Oh god, they've made Supergirl's outfit as depressing as Superman's.

stingermck

Very traditional style though aside from the colors. That's surprising.

The Valeyard

That's a BIG picture.

Here's another...

Michael Corvin

Looks good other than the colors. Why the incessant need to make everything dark?

bigsoos

super cute!

Giantrobo

I see they kept Supergirl...Plain.

Amish Comic Book fans will rejoice.