Supergirl Stumbles With Weak Opening as Mixed Reviews and Troll Attacks Dog DCU Film
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Updated · Ars Technica · Jul 4
Supergirl Stumbles With Weak Opening as Mixed Reviews and Troll Attacks Dog DCU Film
2 articles · Updated · Ars Technica · Jul 4
Summary
Supergirl opened to a disappointing first weekend for Warner Bros., undercutting hopes that the DCU follow-up to last year’s Superman would build momentum.
Mixed reviews and online troll attacks hit the release, but the review argues the bigger problem is a saturated superhero market where a merely good film no longer drives theater turnout.
Craig Gillespie’s adaptation of Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow reworked earlier standalone-film plans after James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DCU reboot, with Milly Alcock leading as Kara Zor-El.
The film centers on 23-year-old Kara’s interplanetary journey with Krypto and a vengeance-seeking alien child, while Jason Momoa’s Lobo appears only briefly despite early attention around the character.