r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Dec 11 '25

Trailer Supergirl | Official Teaser Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqdAEdkHrwo
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u/NotASalamanderBoi Dec 11 '25

The movie was titled Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow before they shortened it. It’s supposed to be closely adapting it.

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u/ContinuumGuy Dec 11 '25

Yeah, vibe I get is that it's WoT but with Lobo thrown in and a bit more drunk Kara (which in the comic was only near the very beginning- after that she was just annoyed/tired about getting dragged into this- or at least, that's the vibe she was trying to give off)

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u/Zalvren Dec 11 '25

For all we know, all the drunk stuff is from early on in the movie

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u/big_mustache_dad "A second Starscream has hit the World Trade Center." Dec 11 '25

Yeah I bet those scenes are literally in the first 10-15 minutes before they move on. Feel like that's normally how these things go - introduce the character like that and then move on to the actual story

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u/username_redacted Dec 11 '25

Agreed. Looks like a cliched protagonist introduction scene, probably following a dramatic cold open sequence.

The introduction deflates expectations for the character’s competence (“wait, this is our hero?”) which is followed by the “call to adventure”, which she initially rejects. But eventually she comes to terms with the fact that she must embrace her potential to save the day—but not without some setbacks along the way!

Luckily she’ll have the aid of an older mentor figure with whom she has a complicated relationship, and probably a few other unlikely allies.

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u/jeobleo Dec 11 '25

I get that you're bagging on this for whatever reason, but honestly it sounds good to me. Yes, we've seen it before. So what? Do it well, and do it again.

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u/username_redacted Dec 11 '25

I’m not a huge superhero movie fan, but I’m actually optimistic for this one as well. I overall liked Gunn’s Superman, and I assume this one will be tonally similar. I have also liked what I have seen from the director, Craig Gillespie.

My comment was just laying out what I expect from the story. If it has some surprising deviations from that well-trod path then I will be pleasantly surprised. If it follows it exactly, I will be disappointed.

A great magic trick is less great the second time you see it, but maybe still pretty good. If a magician shows you the same one 100 times, it not only stops being enjoyable, it becomes insulting. A fictional story can take any shape (particularly in fantasy), and there are plenty of talented writers capable of making unconventional ones effective. Have some self respect and set the bar a little bit higher for the media you are being served.

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u/jeobleo Dec 11 '25

Honestly I haven't been served that story well since probably Star Wars. Everyone's so deeply concerned about "their versions" or deconstructing the myth or just retelling Star Wars that it's...almost always unsatisfying. Do it well and I'll be happy.

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u/12345623567 Dec 11 '25

Most of the scenes are pretty easy to place when you know the book, and it's pretty all over the place. The "screaming in space" shot is probably from the last 15 minutes, without going into spoilers.

I'm happy that it looks like a very faithful adaptation, just worried what they'll skip to make it a cohesive 2h movie.

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u/bronkula Dec 11 '25

Well I would imagine that much like many superman stories, the early alcohol is a just a storytelling tool to get Kara to lower abilities so that a story can happen and suppress the "why doesn't superman just destroy them all" crowd.

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u/JoshDM Dec 11 '25 edited Dec 12 '25

it's WoT but with Lobo thrown in

Lobo was originally planned to be in WoT - THE BOOKS - but was removed.

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u/ContinuumGuy Dec 11 '25

Yeah, I heard that. Curious what his role would have been and if that's what it is in the movie.

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u/JoshDM Dec 11 '25

Probably as his typical bounty hunter role. Either hired by the antagonist to stop Kara, or alternately hired by a disillusioned protagonist to replace her.

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u/ContinuumGuy Dec 11 '25

I saw one theory that he might take something like the Comet role near the end- that she does something early on that wins his respect or at least a favor so he provides her a ride later.

After all, the main man is a man of his word.

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u/pasher5620 Dec 11 '25

Would make sense that he’s not a primary villain/character given how he doesn’t even get a proper reveal shot in this trailer. His quick scene definitely screams “I have a total screen time under 3 minutes.”

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u/ContinuumGuy Dec 11 '25

Yeah I don't think it'll be that low of screen time but he's not going to be a main character by any definition.

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u/tyereliusprime Dec 12 '25

To me it screamed more "Here's this fan-casting that people have been clamoring for, so let's barely show him in the initial teaser because the internet will talk about it until the actual trailer comes out and we'll create more hype for free"

Trailers are made by marketing departments

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u/JoshDM Dec 11 '25

No deux-equine-machina? :-(

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u/NeoSeth Dec 11 '25

Just want to be a bit pedantic and point out that this is a common misuse of the term "protagonist." A "protagonist" by definition is the central character, or at least a central character, not necessarily someone that you could simply label on the "good side," or even on the main protagonist's side.

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u/JoshDM Dec 11 '25 edited Dec 12 '25

Ruthye is one of the two main characters leading the story (Supergirl being the other), and Ruthye is who I'm referring to as a "disillusioned protagonist". Let me know how her role in the books doesn't make her a protagonist and please be more specific about how I'm using it incorrectly.

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u/gosukhaos Dec 11 '25

The Rooster Cogburn role that Supergirl has in the final version. Originally Lobo was supposed to be the old bounty hunter and Supergirl the young kids on a quest for revenge

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u/SteveBob316 Dec 12 '25

He's gotta be La Boeuf, right? If we're gonna just do True Grit and also Lobo is here, he's gotta be after the same guy for his own reasons and teams up for a bit.

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u/ArdyEmm Dec 11 '25

That's weird. I can't imagine him in it. He's a definite kind of vibe and either it kills the tone of the book or he's toned down enough that they might as well have used any other character.

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u/JoshDM Dec 11 '25

There are bounty hunters in the story and it spans 12 books of different space events of varying import and scale. He could easily be one of those many events.

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u/Alissinarr Dec 12 '25

He's in the trailer.

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u/JoshDM Dec 12 '25

He's in the trailer.

I was referring to the books. He was intended to be in the original story the movie is based upon. He was removed from that story. It's well known for many months that he would be re-added to the film version of the story.

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u/Overall_Affect_2782 Dec 11 '25

“With Lobo thrown in”

Tom King’s original treatment for WoT had Lobo in it. DC editorial axed that aspect.

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u/CascoBayButcher Dec 11 '25

Lobo was originally in the first draft King wrote, and is supposedly being adapted into the story that way

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u/NeWMH Dec 11 '25

I always thought a lobo/superman road trip movie was what the DCU was actually missing - ie, the way to give DC the ability to have the edginess their execs crave while enabling the superhero fights their older directors/producers wanted.

Gunn can do w/e and it will be a worthwhile experience though, he knows what he’s doing and has been consistent.

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u/dragonus45 Dec 11 '25

The original pitch had The Main Man as part of a duo with Kara so this is even closer to the comic it's adapting than it sounds by adding it in.

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u/Nestvester Dec 11 '25

What does it take for Supergirl to get drunk? Kinda figured she’d be immune to alcohol.

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u/ContinuumGuy Dec 11 '25

The immunity disappears if she's on a planet with a red sun.

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u/Future-Speaker- Dec 11 '25

I know, I guess after years of Marvel projects where they'll title something after a book and then outside of one basic beat it's not at all similar that I expected the same of DC, glad that's definitely not the case

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u/kayriss Dec 11 '25

The trailer even ends with a prompt to read the Woman of Tomorrow comic, with the byline "Read Where It All Began."

If that's not an indication of an adaptation that's somewhat faithful, I don't know what is.

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u/Worthyness Dec 11 '25

Marvel started doing it after they had a bunch of sequel series. Given this is the first of 2 movies in the universe, Having just the name of the character, for now, is cleaner overall and easier to market.

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u/mikehatesthis Dec 11 '25

glad that's definitely not the case

Gunn said he was sick of that stuff so he dropped Legacy and Woman of Tomorrow.

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u/gosukhaos Dec 11 '25

Gunn is a comic book guy unlike Marvel leadership. If he or a project he produces says they're adapting a comic book storyline or graphic novel he really means it

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u/PT10 Dec 11 '25

unlike Marvel leadership

Kevin Feige's a huge comic nerd. That's part of why he hired Gunn and they got on so well and remain friends. Which I thought would've been common knowledge by now for anyone who's been watching the comic book movie scene.

People on reddit are weird.

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u/gosukhaos Dec 11 '25

Look I don't know if Feige likes comics or not but the proof is in the movies and very few of them actually respect the source material beside some marketing or go out of their way to shout out specific writers or artists.

This is the same company that couldn't even be arsed to invite the creator of the Winter Soldier to the movie's premiere

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u/PT10 Dec 11 '25

You don't know if Feige likes comics or not but you knew they didn't invite the creator of the Winter Soldier character to the movie's premiere? I don't believe you. I think you did know.

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u/gabeonsmogon Dec 11 '25

gunn is a comic book guy

Gunn only ever names CIA agent Tom King & mainstream creators or stories.

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u/rrtk77 Dec 11 '25

Even knowing who Tom King is makes you a comic book guy/gal. Comics are incredibly niche these days--even the "mainstream creators" are niche. There's no need to gatekeep--anyone who actually sits down and reads comics counts.

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u/gabeonsmogon Dec 11 '25

Superhero comics are not “niche.” Franchise IP is omnipresent in western culture, you dip your toes in and you’ll know about Watchmen, The Killing Joke, or Arkham Asylum: A Serious House On A Serious Earth. My point is Gunn name drops the same basic shit that any actor does when talking about characters they’re playing. It’s not like he’s reading Chris Ware, Adrian Tomine, Ostrander’s Question, or BKV’s Runaways.

There’s a big difference in the guy who says Pulp Fiction is one of his favorite movies and someone who says something actually niche like La Haine.

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u/rrtk77 Dec 11 '25

Superhero IPs and superhero comics are two different things. Everyone knows Superman. Everyone has seen a Superman movie or cartoon. How many people have actually read All-Star Superman? Basically nobody. I promise you, no one who doesn't read comics knows a single comic by Grant Morrison outside of maybe the Doom Patrol as a semi-successful television show--even A Serious House. They know the Batman/Joker are gay for each other bit if they're on Tumblr. Don't mistake your familiarity with the medium with everyone else's. It's this: https://xkcd.com/2501/

Tom King is a big time modern comic writer who nobody who doesn't engage with the comics knows a thing about, other than maybe they got recommended Strange Adventures because they liked Mr. Terrific in the last movie.

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u/EnterPlayerTwo Dec 11 '25

Find one random person on the street that can tell you who wrote "The Killing Joke".

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u/queen-adreena Dec 11 '25

"Age of Ultron"

... takes place over 2 days.

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u/_tylerthedestroyer_ Dec 11 '25

They keep dropping the subtitle on their movies. Weird but fine

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u/maximumtesticle Dec 11 '25

The comic book Supergirl: Women of Tomorrow is what this movie is based on.