James Gunn crafted a soft reboot of the DC Comics universe last summer with his pulpy Superman picture which featured a brief cameo from the Man of Steel’s chaotic cousin. Now, under the direction of Craig Gillespie, she is taking centre stage. Action adventure Supergirl follows Kara Zor-El (Milly Alcock) as she drifts from one planet to the next, drinking heavily at dive bars and sleeping in what is essentially an intergalactic campervan. One evening she is approached by young orphan Ruthye (Eve Ridley) who asks for her help to take revenge on space pirate Krem (Matthias Schoenaerts) after he and his gang brutally kill her family. Kara is initially hesitant to get involved but when her spaceship is hijacked and her beloved dog Krypto is attacked, she has her own score to settle.
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