In this YouTube reaction video, the host breaks down the newly released Supergirl teaser trailers and offers a deep dive into James Gunn’s envisioned direction for the character within the DCU. The presenter starts by describing the trailers, noting Supergirl’s teenage, rebellious demeanor and her departure from traditional heroic portrayals. He connects this to comic‑book depictions of Kara as a “jerkish” teen and discusses how Gunn may be drawing from the Woman of Tomorrow aesthetic, including the iconic brown trench coat and off‑planet adventures that let her operate under a red sun. The host then contrasts Gunn’s style with previous DC approaches, especially the Snyderverse, and highlights the Marvel formula of gradual character development, arguing that Gunn successfully blends serious emotional beats with the unapologetically comic‑book feel that made Marvel successful. He praises Gunn’s knack for handling “B‑level” heroes, citing his work on Peacemaker and Deadpool‑style R‑rated humor, and speculates that Supergirl could become a dark‑comedy, R‑rated “Deadpool of the DCU.” Casting speculation follows, with the host suggesting Matt Smith as a potential Brainiac opposite Millie Alcock (who played Princess Rhaenyra in House of Dragon), emphasizing their on‑screen chemistry. The video also touches on the historical desire for an Oscar‑worthy Superman film, referencing the practical effects of the Christopher Reeve era, and notes Gunn’s signature 80s needle‑drop soundtrack choices (e.g., Blondie). Concluding, the host expresses optimism that Gunn’s blend of serious tone, comic‑book roots, and edgy humor could make Supergirl a surprise sleeper hit, and ends with a standard channel call‑to‑action.
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Welcome back to the channel, guys. I hope you're having a great evening. So they released this. It looks like they released two trailers for, uh, Supergirl. Let's take a look at it again. Let's look at— I think this is the latest one they released. Okay, it said that the— I guess this— these were the teaser trailers. The full trailer, I believe, coming out tomorrow is what they're saying. Um, you know, I'm really liking this energy of what James Gunn is doing with Supergirl. So, um, you know, what we got to see at the end of the Superman movie was Um, Supergirl, kind of this kind of teenage flair. Um, she was, uh, kind of a bit, um, you know, she, she doesn't come off as, as a, as a heroine, right? She doesn't come off heroic. She comes off, uh, kind of like a bit of a, uh, jerkish a little bit, right? And so what, what's interesting about about that. A lot of depictions of Kara as Supergirl, which I think have worked, has, has been where she's kind of a bit, a bit jerkish, a little bit, right? She hasn't always been easy to get along with. And those are my favorite depictions of her, right? Kind of dealing with that teenage rebellion age type, right? Sort of. Um, and, uh, also through the comic books, Kara being who was born on Krypton, unlike Superman Kal-El, she got the opportunity to live amongst Kryptonians, to understand the culture and how they view the other, uh, galactic, uh, community as such, right? Um, and so depending on what version you want to go with, uh, some depictions of Kryptonians are they're very stoic, they're these very emotionless-like beings. So they were never really personable people in many depictions, right? Advanced civilization, but probably not the group that you would choose as some of your favorite people to hang out with in the galaxy. Now what's interesting about what James Gunn's doing with Supergirl is Supergirl, she's not, you know, kind of on that hero stuff. Uh, he's going with what looks like— is it the Woman of Tomorrow? Where she's wearing the brown trench coat like in the comic books. And, uh, you know, there is a situation where she's helping, uh, uh, someone off planet who I believe their father's been killed by some alien, right? Now, uh, apparently she's gonna help her friend to, uh, to deal with this situation. Um, and, uh, you know, like what we got to see at the end of Superman, she already likes to go off planet where there is a red sun to suppress her powers so that she can party, have a good time, right, and do things she wouldn't be able to do on Earth under a yellow sun, right? So I like the energy of this, uh, that James Gunn's going with, right? You know, it seems like James Gunn could do no wrong with me. Um, you know, here's the thing, right? And maybe this will resonate with a lot of, uh, uh, people in the Superman mythos to kind of understand, uh, I think where I've evolved to with this whole Gunverse thing. So first, right, uh, much like many people coming off of the Dark Knight, uh, uh, you know, fandom, uh, going kind of into Man of Steel, uh, you know, uh, when I heard names like Christopher Nolan being kind of assigned to what would be the next, uh, version of Superman, right, even though he didn't do it, he passed it off to Zack Snyder, but I was already kind of in that place where I wanted to see a serious version of Superman. I wanted to see the first superhero film that could be Oscar-worthy, right? Now, today you don't think in terms like you're ever going to get that. But long ago, like when they did the Donnerverse, right? They did the Donner Superman films, right? You had big Oscar winners, big actors like Marlon Brando. You had Gene Hackman, right? Christopher Reeves coming out of Juilliard. These were people who had the ability, right, to create. And Superman the movie, the cinematography of it, the advances they— you know, I don't think a flying Superman has been as good since the Christopher Reeve Superman, right? You know how he, uh, they physically did his flying and how realistic it looked, and it was a wire work, but it was the best wire work you ever seen. Wasn't CGI, was all practical effects, right? And that type of film, it felt very, very Oscar-worthy, right? Uh, in, in some respects. Even though it, you know, um, and so I was always on that train, right? Maybe one day we might actually get something like that. So a very serious nature comic book fan to the energy of this can happen. So what happens, and I think what's been a great divide, and you take something like the Gunnverse and then you might take something like the Snyderverse, right? Here's what happened. So with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it comes out the gate, they do everything right. All these heroes get their own movie. They set everything up so well. You know these characters, you're invested in these characters. You don't have to rush and hodgepodge something together because what you have is you basically have character development, right, over years. And so they called it the Marvel formula. It worked, right? And that's why people like Marvel so much. So what DC attempted to do to try to play catch-up, they tried to hammer in, right, under the Snyderverse, the Justice League and all these various things. It just didn't work, uh, for most people. The other thing that Marvel got Marvel, right, was it never forgot it was a comic book movie, right? And so what Marvel did, and why James Gunn was so successful, he didn't let you forget it was a comic book movie. He would just slap it in there. Yeah, this is a comic book movie, but we're gonna have a serious moment, a serious emotional moment, uh, some good character development, some good story, right? We're gonna have all that stuff anyway. And at the same time um, you know, have this be a fun comic book, unrealistic at certain points movie. And for whatever reason, it worked. It was like the missing link in the formula. So this idea of a realistic adult, uh, comic book movie, right, whereas I understand where a lot of people are coming from Uh, there is a reason why DC hasn't been as successful, uh, as Marvel in that way. And I think it's because when DC does attempt that, we're gonna go full serious with these superheroes, right? Uh, I think it kind of reaches an uncanny valley. And I think James Gunn is the perfect combination of— you can tell, like, what he's going to do with this movie. It's going to be, uh, a kind of dark energy to it, serious energy to it, but it's going to be a comic book movie ultimately. And that's going to, I think, create a recipe of success. Now that's another thing, right? Uh, even if you look at something like Deadpool, right, nobody's going into Deadpool saying this is, um, you know, juvenile, um, you know, uh, they're still enjoying Deadpool, you know, although, you know, it's a comic book film, right? It's a rated R comic book film, and it could be all of those things. And I, I think that's my point, that I've learned to embrace James Gunn and enjoy these films, uh, from The Peacemaker to, you know, many of his films. And it does work, right? It does work. I don't know if I still completely understand why it works, but it does work. And, um, I'm sure many of you all, the more this goes on, you're gonna kind of find yourself in the same place. Uh, Superman, uh, there will be a Superman 2. Now this is also very interesting. Let's get into this just a little bit. All right, so it seems that the big bad villain of the, uh, the Superman sequel, it could possibly be Matt Smith. So if his face looks familiar, if this depiction of Brainiac, um, it, it's possible that Matt Smith's in the running to be Brainiac, the brain interactive construct, right? Uh, this artificial intelligence that's been a big part of the Superman mythos. So I think he's a great casting choice. Here's the thing. Here's a little tidbit some of you might well know who watch House of the Dragon, and some of you who aren't familiar with such shows, you might not know that. But the actress who plays Supergirl, Millie Alcock, right? She actually played Princess Rhaenyra in House of the Dragon, and Matt Smith played Daemon Targaryen, her uncle, right? And they had a very, very interesting chemistry, uh, on in the show, right? So the thing about it, how interesting will it be to have her, right, they like were to introduce him in the Supergirl movie, right? Which, which I think would be a good idea for him to do that. But to have Matt Smith, uh, if he is selected to be in the film, to have him alongside Millie because they have such a, a good acting chemistry, right? And they've worked together and, and they, you know, and, and so I, I think if you're a director on this film, that would probably be the wise way to go because they're going to know how to play off each other, right? And it's going to be, uh, because they kind of did a little bit in the House of the Dragon, right? It's just kind of They're playing this cat and mouse game, vying for the throne, so to speak. And, you know, Brainiac always been a tactician and how he's going to be dealing with Superman, Supergirl, such. So I think all that stuff would be awesome. And I hope Matt Smith gets the role. I really do. I think that would be a good thing if he does. And I think it all tie in so well. But, uh, I believe they were saying that the full trailer of Supergirl will happen tomorrow. I think that's gonna be very, very interesting. Uh, uh, we, we also, um, can, you know, and I'll go back to that Deadpool example real quick of how it is a very much a comic book movie, but it's a rated R movie, and people love Deadpool. Like, they don't have any problem placing it in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The thing about James Gunn is on a similar wavelength, right? In his productions, he does many of these rated R type hero shows. And he's— how do I think Supergirl is going to do? I think it's going to do very well. James Gunn is a master of dealing with characters, especially when they're not grade A characters, right? These like B-level characters. And Supergirl, although Supergirl is quite iconic, it wouldn't be accurate, I don't think, to place Supergirl as a, you know, as a top, top tier hero, right? You know, she's never gonna be in the first— she's never really quite been the first lineup. You get your Batmans, your Wonder Womans, right? Get the Flash, you get Superman. But Supergirl is always kind of like you know, backup squad, right? She's always kind of been that way. So that makes her Grade B, right, in the superhero world. And that's where I think James Gunn can shine because you get a fresh look at how he views these characters. And just like Peacemaker and all these other ones, I think he could bring so much different energy in a revival, I think, in a Supergirl-like character. And, uh, I mean, it is— so I'm almost convinced that he might can make even Supergirl, uh, uh, which could possibly be even a better movie than Superman, as crazy as that sounds. A lot of people like Superman. I like his Superman movie. Was it the best Superman? I thought it could have been. No, it wasn't the best, but coming out the gate with it, I thought James Gunn did a good— I a good job interpreting that character. But, uh, I could see him making Supergirl like an awesome movie. I could see it being an unexpected sleeper movie. I like the energy he's bringing to it. He's once again doing those needle drops. Got Blondie, right? Uh, her playing Blondie coming out. You know, he loves those '80s because, you know, James Gunn is basically like, uh, you know, he's a— his generation is probably like 1980s, right? So You know, those are all the soundtracks of his life. But all in all, I think he could do a great job with Supergirl if it is a rated R movie. I think that would be a smart goal, actually. I think that'll— because remember, Supergirl doesn't have to bring in money like Superman did. But I think it could be a surprise, right? It could surprise us. And that Supergirl can kind of be almost like the Deadpool of the DCU. And whereas, you know, it could be kind of— it could be like a dark comedy, it could be, uh, serious and dark, but yet still comic booky. He can— because the Supergirl doesn't act like a hero, right? She doesn't. She acts like a young adult woman who wants to have fun, who wants to live her life. And wants to live by her set of rules, right? So, uh, he could do a lot with that, and I think that'd be all interesting to watch. But that's all I want to say in this particular video, guys. If you like content like this, don't forget to like, subscribe, and as always, take care of yourselves and each other.
