Who is Milly Alcock, the new Supergirl?

Milly Alcock has been confirmed as the new DCU Supergirl! The character, who was previously played by Sacha Calle in “The Flash” (2023), there will be a new performer, as the shared universe based on DC Comics characters in theaters will be restarted by james gunnDC Studios’ new creative leader, alongside Peter Safran.

The version of Alcockas analyzed by Deadline, should make her debut through a participation in one of the studio’s projects before becoming the protagonist of her own film, which does not yet have a release date, but already has a defined title: “Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow”, a plot that will adapt the HQ of the same name written by Tom King and illustrated by the Brazilian Bilquis Evely.

But who is Milly Alcock?

Milly Alcock was born on April 11, 2000 in Sydney, Australia. The 23-year-old actress had her career boosted by giving life to Rhaenyra Targaryen in the spin-off of “Game of Thrones” that debuted directly in the HBO Max catalog: “House of the Dragon”.

Still, the Australian also has prominent roles in Cindy Jackson, from the Australian television drama program “Janet King” (2014), Meg, in the drama series “Upright” (2019), and Ella in the film “Furlough” (2020). ).

More on Milly Alcock’s casting as Supergirl

After Deadline released the news firsthand, it didn’t take long for james gunn and the actress herself confirmed the news on their Instagram profiles. The first of them was Gunnwho shared a print of the article and revealed that he was “impressed” by the talent of Milly while auditioning for the role.

This is accurate. Milly is a fantastically talented young actress and I’m incredibly excited for her to be part of the DCU. Yes, I met Milly on House of the Dragon, but I was impressed by her many auditions and screen tests for #Supergirl. She embodies Kara as imagined by @tomking_tk, @bilquis and Ana Nogueira,” Gunn wrote in the caption.

Right after, Alcook, who has 1.4 million followers, shared the cover image of the comic “Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow”, to celebrate winning the role. In the caption, she wrote: “So excited to be part of the DC family – thank you so much to @jamesgunn for trusting me with Kara/Supergirl.”

It is worth remembering that Supergirl, also known as the Girl of Steel, is Superman’s cousin. The character, whose real identity is Kara Zor-El, was born on the planet Krypton, like her cousin, making her debut in the publisher’s comics in 1949, in the comic book “Superboy #56”.