James Gunn Shoots Down $200 Million Supergirl Budget Rumor
DC boss swiftly shuts down Supergirl budget rumors, dismissing talk of runaway costs and pushing back on viral reports as speculation over the film’s price tag explodes online.
James Gunn just swerved a fresh round of budget chatter about Supergirl, and he did it in the blunt way only he does. If you saw the $200 million figure floating around, he says that is not the number. At all.
The $200 million rumor, squashed
Forbes put out a claim that Supergirl was being lined up with a roughly $200 million price tag, which would put it not far off Superman, widely pegged around $225 million. Gunn jumped on Threads to shut that down.
'Not even a little bit true.'
Short, sharp, and very Gunn. He has made a habit of cleaning up DCU scuttlebutt himself, and this is just the latest pass with the broom.
Gunn keeps swatting rumors
This is not a one-off. He previously said there was zero truth to claims that Warner Bros. tinkered with Superman's final runtime. And before Tom Rhys Harries landed the Clayface role, he publicly shot down the rumor that Daniel Radcliffe was in the mix, saying they had not talked to or considered him.
So what is Supergirl, actually?
Past the budget noise, here is what the movie is doing. Milly Alcock (House of the Dragon) is leading the film, which lands in theaters June 26, 2026. Jason Momoa is in the mix as Lobo. The story is drawing heavily from Tom King's comic 'Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow,' which takes Kara Zor-El out into the cosmos. Gunn even told Rolling Stone the vibe is a space adventure and likened it to his Guardians era — not in a copy-paste way, but in that swashbuckling, interstellar lane.
- Release date: June 26, 2026 (theatrical)
- Lead: Milly Alcock as Supergirl
- Also featuring: Jason Momoa as Lobo
- Source material: Tom King's 'Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow'
- Tone: Big, pulpy space adventure
- Budget: That rumored $200M? Gunn says no
What else is coming from DC Studios
Supergirl is not arriving alone. Lanterns is on the way too, though the word now is that it has shifted to debut after Supergirl. There is a Clayface project in development, and a Superman follow-up titled 'Man of Tomorrow' also on the slate. If you are mapping out DCU Chapter One, pencil those in after Kara's trip through the stars.