In a special press conference for Supergirl , invited media watched DC Studios head James Gunn , director Craig Gillespie, and star Milly Alcock discuss the trailer that dropped today . The creative team behind the film broke down what they could talk about from the trailer and teased what to expect when Kara Zor-El’s journey comes to the big screen in June.

For Gillespie, who’s known for films that tackle darkly comedic complex characters—notably Cruella and I, Tonya— knowing he’d have the support to let Kara’s raw story be told thanks to Gunn and Safran taking over DC Studios got him to come in for Supergirl.

“I was very interested because I love James’s work. I love the tone. I feel a kinship there with a sensibility with what I like to do and what James has done,” he s

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