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Greatest American Hero William Katt Appears In “Crisis on Earth-X”

Greatest American Hero William Katt appears in the Supergirl chapter of the DC TV “Crisis on Earth-X” crossover.

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Believe it or not… the upcoming crossover between Supergirl, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow and The Flash has another trick up its sleeve.

Photos from the upcoming “Crisis on Earth-X” crossover were released late last week, and some joked that it appeared Colonel Sanders of KFC fame would be officiating the wedding of Barry Allen and Iris West. Curiously, the photo captions didn’t list the name of the actor playing the pastor, who most certainly wasn’t the KFC pitchman… but a Google search confirmed our suspicions.

Decades before the Arrowverse and even a few years before John Wesley Shipp wore the suit of The Flash, TV brought us The Greatest American Hero, a series about a teacher named Ralph Hinkley who obtained an alien costume that gave him super powers… though sadly, he lost the instruction manual for it. The series starred William Katt as Ralph; reboots of the series have been attempted several times over the years but it never ended up happening. Right now, ABC has a Greatest American Hero reboot in development.

In addition to the color costume and likable cast in Katt, Connie Sellecca, and the late Robert Culp, Joey Scarbury’s Greatest American Hero theme song “Believe It Or Not” was a staple of 1980’s radio.

It appears that it is William Katt who is playing the pastor of the WestAllen wedding ceremony. A peek at Katt’s Facebook page did confirm that he’d be showing up soon on Supergirl.

Might he put on the red jammies to help save the day and beat up some Nazis? Doubtful. But is the Arrowverse paying tribute to a hero of times past? Absolutely.

It should also be noted that this isn’t the first time William Katt’s heroic legacy has been referenced; Katt also appeared in the second episode of Season 3 of NBC’s Heroes, and a clip of his encounter with one of Ali Larter’s many characters was shown in the “Previously On…” for most of the season. KryptonSite’s Craig Byrne interviewed him about that appearance at a Greatest American Hero reunion.

You can see William Katt and all of the “Crisis on Earth-X” wedding action in the gallery below. “Crisis on Earth-X, Part 1” airs this Monday, November 27 on The CW.

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Supergirl -- "Crisis on Earth-X, Part 1" -- SPG308a_0024.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen and Emily Bett Rickards as Felicity Smoak -- Photo: Bettina Strauss/The CW -- © 2017 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved

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New Supergirl Featurette Includes Laura Vandervoort, Melissa Benoist & More

Supergirl actresses Laura Vandervoort, Melissa Benoist, Sasha Calle, and Helen Slater are included in a retrospective featurette on The Flash Blu-ray.

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One of the rare good elements from the recent Flash movie was the inclusion of Sasha Calle as Supergirl, and now, we can revisit her and a few old Supergirl favorites, as Laura Vandervoort (Smallville), Melissa Benoist (Supergirl TV series from The CW & CBS), and Helen Slater (movies’ original Supergirl) are all included on a featurette on The Flash movie home release. These are all new interviews with the actresses, and in some cases, these are their first interviews about the character in years. The title of the featurette is “Supergirl: The Last Daughter of Krypton.”

Although a Twitter/X report from “Sennaverse” on Twitter notes that the documentary can be found on the MAX streaming service, we have had no luck finding it there so far. The featurette is included, however, with purchase of The Flash movie on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD. The set is due for release on Tuesday, August 29. You can purchase that here and support KryptonSite if you wish! 

We’re looking forward to seeing these new interviews and spotlight on the Woman of Tomorrow!

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New Superman & Supergirl Movies Announced

James Gunn and Peter Safran have announced new Supergirl and Superman movie projects.

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New DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran have announced two new movies that will make Super-fans take notice. One is a new Superman film titled Superman: Legacy and it will be out in 2025; the other is based on Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow comic book series.

Scheduled for July 11, 2025, Superman: Legacy will be written by James Gunn and the hope is that he will also direct it. “t’s not an origin story. It focuses on Superman balancing his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing. Superman represents truth, justice and the American way. He is kindness in a world that thinks of kindness as old fashioned,” Peter Safran said during the announcement.

“With our stories, we want to take it away from good guy vs. bad guy. There are really good—almost saintly—people and Superman is among them. There are really terrible villains like Gorilla Grodd or the Joker. And then there’s everybody in between them, so there are all these shades of gray which allow us to tell complex stories,” Gunn added.

Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow is based on the comic book miniseries by Tom King. “In our story, we have Superman who was sent to Earth and raised by incredibly loving parents. Kara was on Krypton. She was on a piece of Krypton that drifted away from the planet and she lived there for the first fourteen years of her life in a horrible situation where she watched everyone around her die. So, she’s a much harsher and more f*cked up Supergirl than you’ve been used to thus far,” Gunn promises.

No word yet on if the movie projects will affect TV, but they have expressed a desire to fully tie in the TV and the movies. See DC Studios’ TV plans here.

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Nicole Maines Is Introducing Dreamer To Superman: Son of Kal-El

Supergirl actress Nicole Maines is introducing Dreamer in a Superman: Son of Kal-El comic book she is writing

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The Supergirl character of Nia Nal a.k.a. “Dreamer” has appeared in a DC Pride comic before, but now she is coming to the DC Universe proper with a special upcoming issue of the acclaimed Superman: Son of Kal-El comic book with a particularly special co-writer: Nicole Maines herself!

Maines will be co-writing Superman: Son of Kal-El #13 with series writer Tom Taylor. The issue hits comic book stores on July 12, 2022.

“I’m so excited to work with Nicole Maines to bring Dreamer from the screen to the pages of Superman: Son of Kal-El and to the DC Comics Universe,” said Tom Taylor. “I want to thank all the people at DC who have championed Dreamer and who recognize the importance of this powerful trans superhero in this time.”

“Jon Kent and Nia Nal are two characters that have a lot in common, both as superheroes with the weight of the world on their shoulders, and as young people with impossibly big shoes to fill,” Nicole Maines added. “Weaving their stories together for Superman: Son of Kal-El with Tom was a complete pleasure, and there is only a little pun intended when I say that Superman and Dreamer make for a brilliant new Dream-Team.”

Here’s a teaser for the issue:

It’s the dramatic DC Universe debut of Dreamer! When every hero on Earth is threatened by Henry Bendix’s machinations, it’s a race against time for Dreamer to warn Superman before it happens! But will this mysterious new ally’s premonition become a nightmare for Jonathan Kent?

Superman: Son of Kal-El #13 will be available at local comic shops on July 12, 2022.

 

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