Milly Alcock’s Supergirl Trailer Unveils Krem’s Radical Redesign, Breaking Comic Canon

Supergirl finally showed up, and the trailer is doing exactly what a big DC drop does: lighting fandom on fire. Some folks are all-in on Milly Alcock’s take. Others? They’re hung up on the vibe, the villain, and the way it all looks a lot like a certain Marvel space party.

The Krem of it all

Let’s start with the lightning rod. In Tom King and Bilquis Evely’s Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, Krem of the Yellow Hills looks like a fairly normal guy: ginger hair, ginger beard, human face. In the movie, Matthias Schoenaerts turns up in the trailer with a face full of metallic piercings and a much harsher, meaner presence. Some fans hate the change, accusing the film of chasing Guardians of the Galaxy-style alien weirdness and calling it a needless makeover when the comic design already worked. A few even argued Gunn only knows how to make Guardians-flavored stuff and this looks like more of the same.

On the flip side, plenty of people are relieved Krem doesn’t look like Oliver Queen’s evil cousin. The comic version does read pretty plain on the page, and if DC has any plans for an eventual Green Arrow, nobody wants that confusion. So yes, there’s noise on both sides: camp GOTG-ification vs. camp thank-you-for-not-Arrow-ing-him.

The trailer’s tone vs. what the movie actually is

There are two lines in the trailer that tell you exactly who this Kara is. One of them lands hard:

"He sees the good in everyone, and I see the truth."

The other is even bleaker: "Krypton didn’t die in a day. The Gods are not that kind." That’s not sunshine and farm fields. The cut might play upbeat, but director Craig Gillespie has been clear this isn’t a standard-issue superhero hangout. He says Kara arrives with baggage and demons, and the movie puts her in a mentality you don’t usually see in these stories.

DC’s Peter Safran says the film walks a line of humor, pathos, and emotion in a way that should feel fresh but still accessible. James Gunn is backing the darker angle too, pointing out this Kara is not Clark: he grew up safe and loved; she watched everyone she cared about die. The movie starts with her bitter, jaded, and damaged, and goes to very dark places from there.

So what’s the story here?

Supergirl is adapted from King and Evely’s 2021-22 series Woman of Tomorrow. The movie keeps the core: Kara heads off-world and gets pulled into a revenge quest with a girl named Ruthye Marye Knoll after Krem kills Ruthye’s father. They chase him across the galaxy. The film shifts Kara’s age to 23 (it’s 21 in the comics) but the spine is the same: it’s a hunt, it’s personal, and it’s not gentle. Expect Krypto in the mix too, because of course.

Cast, cameos, and one very familiar bounty hunter

Milly Alcock leads. David Krumholtz and Emily Beecham play her Kryptonian parents Zor-El and Alura In-Ze. 3 Body Problem actress Eve Ridley is Ruthye. The trailer flashes a single shot of Jason Momoa as Lobo, which feels like destiny finally cashing a check he’s been trying to write for years. And yes, David Corenswet’s Superman shows up. Alcock let slip at a press conference that her favorite day on set was with Superman, not in the suit, speaking a different language. Make of that what you want.

Off-screen hiccup: Schoenaerts’ legal trouble

Separate from the trailer discourse, Schoenaerts is making headlines for the wrong reason. EW reported he was sentenced to six months in prison for driving without a license and without valid insurance, with 11 prior convictions on his record. He’s expected to appeal, so he may not actually serve time, but fans are already wondering if this could mess with the Supergirl press tour if it sticks.

Quick rundown

• What it’s based on: Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow by Tom King and Bilquis Evely
• Director: Craig Gillespie
• Writer: Ana Nogueira
• Producers: James Gunn and Peter Safran for DC Studios
• Cast: Milly Alcock (Kara Zor-El), Matthias Schoenaerts (Krem), Eve Ridley (Ruthye Marye Knoll), David Krumholtz (Zor-El), Emily Beecham (Alura In-Ze), Jason Momoa (Lobo), plus a David Corenswet Superman cameo
• Tone: Trailer plays upbeat, filmmakers say the story goes dark and digs into Kara’s trauma
• Release date: June 26, 2026 (U.S. theaters)

The takeaway

If you’re feeling the Guardians deja vu, you’re not alone. If you’re into the nastier, sadder, road-trip-with-a-body-count flavor of Supergirl, that’s exactly what the creatives are promising. The Krem redesign is divisive now, but it might make more sense once we see how far the movie pushes Kara’s revenge story. Either way, Alcock’s Kara is not Clark. That’s the point.