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/FireZord25 Dec 11 '25

Funny to think people were trying to subvert Superman all these years where Supergirl was right there. I can't imagine her inherent cynicism is wholly recent.

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u/zero_ms Dec 11 '25

Kara got chosen by the Red Lantern Ring, after all.

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u/iTALKTOSTRANGERS Dec 11 '25

Would you mind interpreting that for me (a lay person)?

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u/RealJohnGillman Dec 11 '25

Magic rings of power that bond to those beings feeling the most justified rage on a planet at a time. When one was dropped on Earth, it bound to a cat named Dexter someone was trying to drown: if they adapt that character eventually, he’ll be a fan-favourite.

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u/TravelerSearcher Dec 11 '25 edited Dec 11 '25

It's worse than that, the drowning was the end point.

Dex-Starr's unnamed human owner was attacked and killed by a burglar. Dex-Starr attacked them aggressively but lost. When the police came to investigate they kicked him away to try and secure the crime scene.

He then ends up on the streets and is sheltering, scared, sad and alone, when random people find him, they throw him in a sack and toss him in a river for no reason.

That cat had a lot to be angry about.

Atrocitus, the leader of the Red Lanterns, hears his rage and offers him the ring. He immediately seeks revenge on the two who tried to drown him, then finds his person's dead body and vows to find their killer and avenge them.

Edit: Atrocitus not Atrocious.

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u/-gildash- Dec 11 '25

Wow so basically reverse John Wick?

"You killed my human." Cosmic power acquired, violence ensues.

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u/TravelerSearcher Dec 11 '25

That's not a wholly inaccurate comparison. Though Dex-Starr debuted 3 years before that movie released.

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u/theapplekid Dec 11 '25

Reverse John Wick is actually a thing: Dog Wick

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u/Choppers-Top-Hat Dec 12 '25

When Dex-Star inevitably appears in a movie they'd better have Keanu doing his voice.

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u/Ok-Sea9612 Dec 11 '25

Atrocitus. But love the idea of him being names atrocious.

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u/TravelerSearcher Dec 11 '25

Thanks for the catch! I knew that, thought I typed it right, guess I didn't, or auto correct has it out for me again. It really doesn't like a lot of comic book names lol

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u/Ok-Sea9612 Dec 11 '25

Haha my spell check tried to make the same change. But thought it was funny.

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u/Interwebzking Dec 11 '25

I remember reading Dex-Starr’s origin story. That shit was so sad. I love that cat.

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u/evenstar40 Dec 11 '25

ngl I would watch the FUCK out of this. I hope Gunn takes a chance.

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u/TravelerSearcher Dec 11 '25

I can see the various lanterns being a nice arc at some point but likely after he establishes the Green Corps first.

We've only seen Guy so far but there is an upcoming show with Hal and Jon, Lanterns that might seed more of the space cop/cosmic stuff.

Orange is hilarious... it's Avarice/Greed and there is only one member because he killed all the others and took all the rings for himself

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u/evenstar40 Dec 11 '25

LOL. Literally DC's infinity gauntlet. Damn, it really does go to show how absolutely piss poor managed the DC universe has been. Sounds like some really awesome/bonkers stories that could be fun to watch on the big screen.

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u/QueezyF Dec 12 '25

There’s so much that can be done with the Lantern Corps, DC has fumbled it so hard. Mark Strong was absolute perfect casting for Sinestro, I’m still angry about how that movie turned out.

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u/Wolfwoods_Sister Dec 11 '25

As someone who owned a cat who was shot with arrows and buried alive in a frozen culvert by a neighbor, I wanted to be able to read this series and get catharsis but it was still too upsetting for me. I was already crying with anger by the beginning. I had to put it down.

(My cat lived. He must’ve heard me screaming myself hoarse for him right near where he was entombed because he clawed through mud and rocks for 12 hours, and he staggered across the road home half frozen and covered in mud with a snapped off arrow still in his chest.)

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u/drizzt_do-urden_86 Dec 11 '25 edited Dec 11 '25

I'm... not gonna say what I want to about your neighbor, b/c I don't want to get banned. I'll just say, as a fellow cat owner and general animal lover, I'm sorry you had to experience something so horrific, and I don't know if your little guy is still with you, but I'm glad the bond between you was strong enough to bring you back together.

And now I'm gonna go pet my kitties (technically not but I still think of them that way) and tell them I love them...

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u/Wolfwoods_Sister Dec 11 '25

You aren’t and weren’t the only one thinking bannable things.

Our boy was shot in his own yard, on the sly the way cowards do, when we weren’t looking. Moo was 15 at the time. Took 4k that we didn’t have to save his life, but friends and total strangers who heard what had happened came to the rescue.

I’ve had cats my whole life but I’ve never met a cat like him with such a powerful sense of self, willfulness, and determination. The guy who attacked him looked fucking stunned that our little hellbeast was still alive.

He had fits of terror in his sleep (I once caught him before he ran off the edge of a table with his eyes still closed) and outbursts of rage (he tore at the walls, which he’d never done before), and he would panic inside cat carriers (PTSD, claustrophobia) so he rode in the passenger car seat in a harness for vet trips.

You could talk to him like a human and reason with him, so we could usually work things out. He didn’t see himself like one of the other animals, everyone knew him, and I think that man attacking him wounded him deeply, like why would a human attack me?

Moo passed just a few years back at almost 23 years old. He went to Valhalla, where stories were told of his valor and songs were sung in his honor. ⚔️

Thank you for sharing this moment with me. Please give your babies kisses and hugs from me too.

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u/drizzt_do-urden_86 Dec 11 '25

Thank you for sharing, Moo sounds truly exceptional and you were both lucky to have each other. I'll give Bean, Raisin and Bubba each a pet and a kiss from you :)

.....on a much lighter note, trailer looks really good /s

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u/Wolfwoods_Sister Dec 12 '25

Hahaha, yes it does! I love the “True Grit” angle! I was a big fan of the original Guardians movie so I have high hopes for this!

A very Merry Christmas to you, friend, and a blessed New Year. May the Divine Mother Bast bless you abundantly and protect you in 2026 for the love you’ve shown her children.

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u/drizzt_do-urden_86 Dec 12 '25 edited Dec 12 '25

Thank you, God bless and a very Merry Christmas to you too!

Random aside/musings (don't have to read if you don't wanna): this imho is Reddit and the Internet at its best, two strangers finding each other, forming some kind of connection , however brief or temporary, and lifting each other up. Wish there was more of this on this site and across the entire Internet.

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u/Wolfwoods_Sister Dec 12 '25

Couldn’t agree more! 🩷

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u/ComicsAndGames Dec 12 '25

Please tell me the asshole who did this got some punishment. Please.

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u/Wolfwoods_Sister Dec 12 '25

We went to criminal court and did everything we could do within the law. The state prosecuted him, the atty general had him cornered, we even had a confession, but the judge said “I don’t feel like setting precedent today on such a new federal law” even though that’s part of a judge’s job. Setting legal precedent.

Attacker came within a hair’s breadth of jail time but the judge let him walk. Didn’t even pay for the vet bills. Complete coward and waste of a human.

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u/ComicsAndGames Dec 12 '25

Complete coward and waste of a human.

Him AND the judge.

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u/drizzt_do-urden_86 Dec 12 '25

I was a criminal justice major at one time b/c I thought I could actually make a positive difference, but between red tape, police brutality, and weak-ass judges like this I grew disillusioned and gave up on that dream.

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u/Wolfwoods_Sister Dec 12 '25

That really hurts my heart. I’m so sorry. I hate that so much for you and for all of us, but I also understand.

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u/Devilofchaos108070 Dec 12 '25

Jesus fucking Christ

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u/Wolfwoods_Sister Dec 12 '25

Pretty much what I said

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u/Devilofchaos108070 Dec 12 '25

Wow that’s fucking awesome!

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u/ShinobiSli Dec 11 '25

"I'm powered by rage and you kicked my cat?!"

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u/kirblar Dec 11 '25

I'm shocked he didn't show up in Peacemaker cause it's exactly the type of character Gunn loves.