'I'm Sick of the Superhero Title, Colon, Other-Name Thing' — James Gunn Explains Why Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow Is Now Just Called Supergirl
Speaking to Rolling Stone, Gunn explained the decision, which follows a similar move for this July's Superman: Legacy to be renamed Superman. He revealed that the creative group behind his films do what's called a 'premorterm,' where they try to pre-empt issues that might cause a film to flop before it starts shooting. The name Superman: Legacy was mentioned at that point.
'I'm always cutting,' he said. 'Legacy was really — we do something called a premortem. A premortem is you get together with your group that's doing the project. It's usually about a couple months before shooting, and you go, hypothetically, 'If it's an epic disaster, what are the things that we're doing today that are going to cause it to be an epic disaster? Everyone here can speak freely.' The things you find on other productions are the things that people are whispering. 'Oh, God, I don't know why they cast that actor — he doesn't fit the role.' Or, 'The production designer's never on time.'
'One of the things I brought up was, it was called Superman: Legacy. Even though I was the one that gave it that title, I just wasn't sure. First of all, I'm sick of the superhero title, colon, other-name thing. And then also it seemed to be looking back when we're looking forward, even though it does have to do with legacy in the movie itself. And everybody was like, 'Oh, yeah, no, change it.''
Supergirl, directed by Craig Gillesipe and written by Ana Nogueira, stars Milly Alcock in the title role. We know next to nothing about it (Alcock has remained quiet in recent interviews), but A Minecraft Movie star Jason Momoa has been loose-lipped, teasing his highly anticipated Lobo costume in the forthcoming film. Gunn subsequently had a laugh about the whole thing.
Supergirl — not Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow — is due out on June 26, 2026.
Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.
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