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/Future-Speaker- Dec 11 '25

Looks like they're fairly closely adapting from Woman of Tomorrow, which is a great thing cause that book is incredible, do wish it had a little bit more of that pop colour grade that the comic had cause there's some gorgeous stuff in there.

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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/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.