Supergirl

Supergirl Stays On Mondays; Calista Flockhart’s Return Being Negotiated

Supergirl will remain on Mondays when she flies to The CW.

Published

8 years ago

May 19, 2016

The CW has decided to keep Supergirl on Mondays at 8 when it returns for Season 2 on a new network this Fall. This will probably put the show in the line of fire of The Big Bang Theory, though on the brighter side, it also will boost The CW’s Monday night fortunes. You can find The CW’s 2016-2017 schedule and press release here.

On a press call, CW President Mark Pedowitz was asked how or if the tone of the series will change for Season 2. “We are sitting down with Greg Berlanti and his team next week or so,” Pedowitz said. “We have a rough idea where they’re heading and, because our working relationship with Greg, we’re confident they understand what our needs are. As for the tone or tonality of the series, they did have a pretty successful series. The fact it’s now moved to The CW, where it should have been in the first place, I don’t think it will have a big impact on the tone,” he said, with “where it should have been in the first place” being a highlight for many who were listening.

“[The move] is a good thing for The CW. Our parent companies recognized this was the right place for it, and were deeply supportive across the board,” he continued.

And now for the bad news: It doesn’t sound like negotiations are finished with bringing Calista Flockhart in for Season 2, though it does sound like she’s wanted to continue for more, which could turn the “bad news” into good. However, no decision has been made yet. “We’re in ongoing discussions,” Pedowitz said on the call. “We’re thrilled that she wants to continue with the show and we’re happy to have her in in whatever capacity.”

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6 Comments

David

May 19, 2016 at 6:41 am

I really hope Callista continues. TV needs women of her age represented, even if she does look 20 years younger.

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- Bj Lewis
  
  May 19, 2016 at 8:47 am
  
  There are far better actresses than Flockhart. She has consistently been a detriment to my ability to enjoy that show.
  
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- L
  
  May 19, 2016 at 9:08 am
  
  With all her lifting and botox fillers everyone can look just as younger lol. no offense but it’s a known fact she got works done. That being said, if we lost Cat we’d be losing the whole CatCo part of the show. I think Callista should just move to Canada like the other actors. In her old contract she asked to film just in LA.
  
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V.J. Phoenix

May 19, 2016 at 3:10 pm

I dont think Callista will come back if the money is not right. People have to remember she is also a full time Mom. Moving to Vancouver to shoot Supergirl for 7 months means she has to take her kid out of school and enroll them in Vancouver.

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Pete

May 22, 2016 at 8:49 pm

She’s a has been (calista) and it doesn’t matter her age or gender. She hasn’t been able to pull off a covincing performance since alley mcbiel. Cat Grant needs to be less devil wears Prada and more Murphy Brown.

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Kelly

May 24, 2016 at 6:58 pm

I don’t think TBBT will stay on Monday nights, only for the first few weeks like it did last year, and then they are bringing in some new comedies on 10/24/16….so for the most part Supergirl will be up against 2 new comedies, and of course the same 3 that it was up against last year, DWTS, The Voice and Gotham.

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Smallville

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.

Published

8 months ago

August 25, 2023

Craig Byrne

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!

Supergirl

New Superman & Supergirl Movies Announced

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

Published

1 year ago

January 31, 2023

Craig Byrne

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.

Comics

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

Published

2 years ago

April 14, 2022

Craig Byrne

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.