DC Studios co-chief James Gunn took to social media Monday to settle a debate once and for all: Of course, Supergirl can have pierced ears.
โSupergirl,โ the upcoming superhero film starring Milly Alcock as the last daughter of Krypton, Kara Zor-El, has been the target of questioning from online detractors. One overblown gripe that some have mentioned on social media after zeroing in on Supergirlโs earlobes in promotional images is how a superpowered alien refugee known for her invulnerability and unbreakable skin could have any body jewelry.
โAs explained in Superman, the same way she gets drunk โ she goes to a planet with a red sun,โ Gunn wrote on Threads. โNot to mention she was raised on a chunk of Krypton so didnโt even experience super powers until her teens.โ
As the filmmaker mentions, Alcockโs iteration of Kara made her DC Universe debut in his 2025 movie, โSuperman.โ After the clearly inebriated Girl of Steel crashes into her cousinโs Fortress of Solitude to pick up her dog, Krypto, Superman notes that Kara โlikes to go and party on other planets … with red suns.โ This is because, as Superman explains, Kryptonians have enhanced power on Earth because of its yellow sun. This is also Kryptonian lore that has been established in comic books.
A recently released โSupergirlโ clip also shows Superman first meeting his cousin after her pod lands on Earth. The footage shows Karaโs superpowers kicking in for the first time.
Directed by Craig Gillespie, โSupergirlโ will follow the eponymous Kryptonian as she is celebrating her 23rd birthday. According to the filmโs logline, Karaโs encounter with โan unexpected and ruthless adversaryโ leads her to โreluctantly join forces with an unlikely companion on an epic, interstellar journey of vengeance and justice.โ
The movieโs cast also includes Matthias Schoenaerts, Eve Ridley, David Krumholtz, Emily Beecham, David Corenswet and Jason Momoa. โSupergirlโ will hit theaters June 26.
