- Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow has been given a a lot cleaner and shorter title
- DC Studios co-chief James Gunn has confirmed the identify change
- The superhero film might be launched in theaters worldwide in June 2026
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow is not the official identify of the forthcoming DC comedian ebook film, James Gunn has revealed.
Speaking to Rolling Stone, the DC Studios co-chief confirmed the Milly Alcock-starring movie will now go by a a lot shorter title: Supergirl.
The shock announcement got here proper initially of Rolling Stone’s profile piece on Gunn, which was performed as a part of the promotional marketing campaign for the author/director’s upcoming Superman movie. Asked by the interviewer if he might make clear what Woman of Tomorrow is being known as today, Gunn paused earlier than saying: “I believe it’s simply known as Supergirl.”
Elaborating on the title change, Gunn used Superman’s subsequent big-screen outing, which was initially known as Superman: Legacy, to elucidate why Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow‘s identify had been shortened.
“I’m at all times slicing [down project titles],” Gunn replied. “Legacy was actually – we [DC Studios] do one thing known as a premortem. A premortem is you get collectively together with your group that’s doing the venture. It’s often a couple of couple months earlier than taking pictures… [and] one of many issues I introduced up was, it [Gunn’s Superman movie] was [originally] known as Superman: Legacy.
“Even although I used to be the one which gave it that title, I simply wasn’t positive,” Gunn continued. “First of all, I’m sick of the superhero title, colon, other-name factor. Also, it appeared to be wanting again once we’re wanting ahead, despite the fact that it does need to do with legacy within the film itself. And everyone was like, ‘Oh, yeah, no, change it.'”
Woman of Tomorrow, however a title for right now
It would possibly ache some DC comedian ebook followers to study Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow‘s new, truncated titled. After all, the upcoming DC Universe (DCU) film is principally adapting its eight-issue graphic novel namesake, which was created by comedian ebook author Tom King and drawn by Bilquis Eveley.
Nevertheless, in my opinion, renaming the DCU Chapter One movie is the proper resolution. Supergirl has a a lot cleaner really feel to it. Additionally, for non-DC comedian devotees who do not already know it’s going to retell considered one of Kara Zor-El’s finest tales in a live-action format, its new title maintains an charisma about what its plot will really entail.
Then there’s the truth that, not like extra iconic DC heroes together with Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, there’s solely been one different Supergirl film: 1984’s Supergirl, which starred Helen Slater and is offered to stream on Max. So the prospect of complicated viewers with an identically titled flick over 40 years on from the Maiden of Might’s silver display debut should not be of main concern.
All in all, I’m fairly joyful that Supergirl has dropped its subtitle. It definitely rolls off the tongue higher than its earlier moniker, however its title change does imply I’ll want to offer my Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow information a significant overhaul. Lucky me, eh?
Supergirl will take flight in theaters worldwide on June 26, 2026.
