Every superhero should have a supervillain to face off with—these are the foundations!—and it seems like Supergirl, as performed by Milly Alcock (House of the Dragon) within the James Gunn-produced, Craig Gillespie-directed Supergirl film coming summer time 2026, has discovered her foe. And we all know who’ll be taking part in him: Belgian actor Mattias Schoenaerts, whose many credit embrace 2020’s The Old Guard.
This information comes from Deadline; the commerce—pointing to the truth that followers already know Supergirl will draw from the 2022 Tom King-Bilquis Evely comedian sequence Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow—provides the doubtless suggestion that Schoenaerts might be taking part in the identical villain from that comedian: Krem of the Yellow Hills, whose random killing of an alien woman’s father is what attracts Supergirl into his orbit. That, and because the Hollywood Reporter additional references, he shoots arrows at Supergirl and Krypto, injuring “everyone’s favorite superpet.”
As all devoted pet homeowners can perceive, somebody daring to hurt a beloved animal companion routinely triggers what’s often known as the John Wick reflex, so there’s no higher impetus for bringing Kara Zor-El into the battle. (And as to Krypto’s destiny, with famous canine lover Gunn concerned, it appears totally doable the pooch makes a full restoration—although let’s not neglect not each cute animal made it out of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 unscathed.)
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow is being scripted by Ana Nogueira (The Vampire Diaries, the upcoming live-action Teen Titans film), with Gillespie (I, Tonya; Cruella) dealing with directing duties. It would be the second characteristic within the new Gunn and Peter Safran-led DC Studios period, following Gunn’s Superman, which arrives July 11, 2025. Supergirl, in the meantime, will hit theaters June 26, 2026.
Want extra io9 information? Check out when to anticipate the most recent Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, what’s subsequent for the DC Universe on movie and TV, and all the things it is advisable to learn about the way forward for Doctor Who.