23 June 2026
Milly Alcock found it “super exciting” to honour Christopher Reeve in Supergirl.
Milly Alcock stars in Supergirl
The 26-year-old actress plays Kara Zor-El and the titular heroine in the new movie and she was particularly pleased with her costume because the cape features the same material that was used for the late actor’s mantle in 1978’s Superman.
She said on Extra: “It was super exciting to get to physically carry a piece of this franchise across to this film. It was such a beautiful piece of detail that Anna, our costume designer, put in.”
Milly is “excited” for fans to see her take on the iconic character.
She said: “I hope they fall in love with Kara as much as I have with her.
“I think that this is such a fresh take on the character and it think that it’s going to connect with a lot of different people.”
Millie praised the “phenomenal” special effects team who worked hard on her canine companion Krypto in the movie.
She said: “We had a bit of movie magic. We had a phenomenal VFX team that built the Krypto that everyone will come to know and love onscreen.
“It was just really indulging into my imagination and trusting that the crew will completely animate this creature into something living and breathing.”
To prepare for Supergirl, the House of the Dragon star underwent daily workouts and two hours a day of stunt training, which she adored.
She said: “I’d work out every day before work and then, in pre-production, I would do about two hours of stunt training. And it sounds like a lot, but it wasn’t really a lot. It was more just getting comfortable with learning how to pretend to throw a punch, and then putting that in sequence, and then putting that at impact with another actor, and then at impact with another actor and a camera crew. I had so much fun doing all the stunts.”
In a previous interview with Variety, Milly admitted she was more than a little nervous before auditioning for the role, but in the end told herself to just “go for it”.
She explained: “I looked at myself in the mirror, and I was like, ‘Who am I to turn down this opportunity?
“I knew that it was what I needed to do, because it scared me. And I thought, ‘Well, I get one big, bad, beautiful life. Why not f****** go for it?’
“Just f****** go for it! What are you, scared? Get over yourself.”
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