Summary
- Sasha Calle previously played Supergirl and offered advice to Milly Alcock before she was cast.
- Calle's performance as Supergirl was praised for portraying a complex and emotionally compelling superhero.
- Calle expressed support and encouragement for the next Supergirl, Alcock, despite not being cast in the upcoming film.
Sasha Calle was among the favorites to play Supergirl before DCU officially announced that they cast Milly Alcock for the role. Calle, who once played the character, shared some words of advice for Alcock ahead of the production of Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow.
The screentest for Supergirl took place in Atlanta in January 2024. The House of the Dragon star and The Winchester's Meg Donnelly made it into the shortlist. On January 29, 2024, it was confirmed that Alcock bagged the role. Calle was previously attached to Supergirl after playing the character in the 2023 movie The Flash. Calle offered Alcock some unsolicited advice before the production of Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow began.
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IndieWire spoke with Calle at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) during the premiere of her new film "On Swift Horses," which also cast Jacob Elordi, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Diego Calva and Will Pouter. She was asked about Alcock taking over the Supergirl role. "Have so much fun. You look so badass, I love that. Just f***ng kill it and have fun," Calle said. The interview received several reactions, with many expressing support for Calle because they loved her performance as Supergirl in The Flash. Several said she deserved better because James Gunn could have cast her for the role.
Calle spoke about her Supergirl casting in a previous interview. She broke barriers by being the first Latina to portray the role, which was previously played by Melissa Benoist, Laura Vandervoort, and Molly Quinn, to name a few. Calle admitted that it was an "out-of-the-body experience" to play the character and she became emotional when she saw the footage. "I kind of became a five-year-old version of myself looking at this superhero that looked like me, and I couldn't believe it. I started crying and I got really emotional. I wish I would've had her when I was little," she told People in June 2023. Looking back at how she landed the role, Calle said she didn't know she was auditioning for the Supergirl role when she received a script titled "Untitled Warner Bros. Film." "It was very under wraps. I had to sign an NDA. And [the character] description was very brief," she explained.
Although Calle only made a brief appearance as Supergirl, considering she only played the character in one movie with limited screen time, her performance received positive feedback from the viewers. She had a strong screen presence, which made her effective in portraying the fierce and powerful superhero. Her portrayal was also a fresh take on the character because it was the version of Supergirl who was held captive by humans. She was more emotionally complex than the optimistic Kara Zor-El fans usually saw. Since Calle's portrayal was superb, many thought she would take the lead in Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow. Thus, it's understandable why some are disappointed that she wasn't offered the role. Regardless, Calle is visibly supportive of Alcock as the next Supergirl. Helen Slater, who headlined the Supergirl movie in 1984, also expressed support for Alcock's casting.
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow will hit theaters on June 26, 2026.
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Source: IndieWire