Supergirl

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Udpate: Supergirl pilot details, spoilers and Easter Eggs hit the net.

 

Following the leak of The Flash pilot, now the Supergirl pilot has leaked online in its entirety as well.

Variety reports an HD version of the Supergirl pilot has leaked online, which is currently available through online file-sharing sites.

It’s said the first copy appears to have leaked online earlier this morning shortly before 3am ET (Friday) and looks to be from a review copy.

Last June saw The Flash pilot leak online, which revealed lots of Easter Eggs and probably helped increase excitement for the series.

It’s always possible the Supergirl pilot may have been leaked intentionally to increase hype as well.

Regardless, if you know where to look, you won’t have to wait until November to check it out.

“Supergirl” airs Mondays this Fall on CBS.

Synopsis:

SUPERGIRL is an action-adventure drama based on the DC Comics character Kara Zor-El (Melissa Benoist), Superman’s (Kal-El) cousin who, after 12 years of keeping her powers a secret on Earth, decides to finally embrace her superhuman abilities and be the hero she was always meant to be. Twelve-year-old Kara escaped the doomed planet Krypton with her parents’ help at the same time as the infant Kal-El. Protected and raised on Earth by her foster family, the Danvers, Kara grew up in the shadow of her foster sister, Alex (Chyler Leigh), and learned to conceal the phenomenal powers she shares with her famous cousin in order to keep her identity a secret. Years later at 24, Kara lives in National City assisting media mogul and fierce taskmaster Cat Grant (Golden Globe Award winner Calista Flockhart), who just hired the Daily Planet’s former photographer, James Olsen (Mehcad Brooks), as her new art director. However, Kara’s days of keeping her talents a secret are over when Hank Henshaw (David Harewood), head of a super-secret agency where her sister also works, enlists her to help them protect the citizens of National City from sinister threats. Though Kara will need to find a way to manage her newfound empowerment with her very human relationships, her heart soars as she takes to the skies as Supergirl to fight crime.

Supergirl extended trailer:

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The Supergirl TV series is definitely happening as CBS has ordered it to series.

THR reports following a potential iffy greenlight, which may have seen the Supergirl series land at the CW, Supergirl was only approved for CBS following CBS Entertainment chairman Nina Tassler’s approval after viewing the final cut of the series.

Apparently CBS was on the fence regarding Supergirl, but Tassler is reported to have been looking for dramas with strong female leads, and it’s said when Tassler saw the Supergirl final cut that she loved it and approved it.

It’s currently unknown when CBS will air Supergirl, but the article speculates possibly Sunday nights at 8pm or maybe even airing it in the Summer paired with Under the Dome, Extant or Zoo.

Supergirl is from writer/exec producers Ali Adler and Greg Berlanti starring Melissa Benoist as Kara Zor-El and Supergirl, Mehcad Brooks as James Olsen, Laura Benanti as Alura Zor-El, Calista Flockhart as Cat Grant, Chyler Leigh as Alexandra “Alex” Danvers, Jeremy Jordan as Winslow “Winn” Schott, David Harewood as HankHenshaw, and Dean Cain and Helen Slater in mystery roles.

Synopsis:

Based on the characters from DC Comics, Supergirl will follow Kara Zor-El. Born on the planet Krypton, Kara escaped amid its destruction years ago. And since arriving on Earth, she’s been hiding the powers she shares with her famous cousin. But now at age 24, she decides to embrace her superhuman abilities and be the hero she was always meant to be.

Updated: with Melissa Benoist celebrating:

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We’ve all seen the official promo images, now check out a first look at Melissa Benoist atually wearing the new Supergirl costume.

The image is a behind-the-scenes look at Benoist, presumably on set.

Supergirl is set to premeire on CBS and also stars Mehcad Brooks as James Olsen, LauraBenanti as Alura Zor-El, Calista Flockhart as Cat Grant, Chyler Leigh as Alexandra “Alex” Danvers, Jeremy Jordan as Winslow “Winn” Schott, David Harewood as HankHenshaw, and Dean Cain and Helen Slater in mystery roles. 

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More pics of Supergirl Melissa Benoist have landed online, which can be seen below.

We again see Benoist with glasses and more.

Supergirl is slated for CBS this Fall also starring Mehcad Brooks as James Olsen, LauraBenanti as Alura Zor-El, Calista Flockhart as Cat Grant, Chyler Leigh as Alexandra “Alex” Danvers, Jeremy Jordan as Winslow “Winn” Schott, David Harewood as HankHenshaw, and Dean Cain and Helen Slater in mystery roles. 

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What better way to hide your secret identity than wearing a pair of glasses?

Check out the latest set pics from the set of Supergirl revealing Melissa Benoist as mild-mannered Kara Zor-El.

Benoist is spotted wearing glasses, which takes a page from Superman and Clark Kent.

Works for them, right?

Supergirl is slated for CBS this Fall also starring Mehcad Brooks as James Olsen, Laura Benanti as Alura Zor-El, Calista Flockhart as Cat Grant, Chyler Leigh as Alexandra “Alex” Danvers, Jeremy Jordan as Winslow “Winn” Schott, David Harewood as Hank Henshaw, and Dean Cain and Helen Slater in mystery roles. 

Check out a first look at Melissa Benoist as Supergirl.

Supergirl also stars  Mehcad Brooks as James Olsen, Laura Benanti as Alura Zor-El, Calista Flockhart as Cat Grant, Chyler Leigh as Alexandra “Alex” Danvers, Jeremy Jordan as Winslow “Winn” Schott, David Harewood as Hank Henshaw, and Dean Cain and Helen Slater in mystery roles. 

The costume for Supergirl was designed by three-time Oscar winner Colleen Atwood, who also designed the costumes for The Flash and Arrow and whose motion picture credits include Academy Awards for her work on Alice in Wonderland, Memoirs of a Geisha and Chicago, as well as eight additional Oscar nominations for films such as Into the Woods, Snow White and the Huntsman, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and Sleepy Hollow, among others.

Colleen Atwood said, “In designing Supergirl, I wanted to embrace the past, but more importantly, thrust her into the street-style action hero of today.” 

Supergirl is slated for CBS this Fall.

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The CBS Supergirl TV series has started filming.

EPs Andrew Kreisberg and Adli Adler have released images in addition to director Glenn Winter.

You can also check out the image of Helen Slater and new Supergirl Melissa Benoist that was previously tweeted, and Arrow‘s Stephen Amell offers his support.

Supergirl also stars  Mehcad Brooks as James Olsen, Laura Benanti as Alura Zor-El, Calista Flockhart as Cat Grant, Chyler Leigh as Alexandra “Alex” Danvers, Jeremy Jordan as Winslow “Winn” Schott, David Harewood as Hank Henshaw and Dean Cain.

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Jeremy Jordan, known for Smash and The Last Five Years, has been cast in the CBS Supergirl TV series as Winslow “Winn” Schott.

In the DC Comics, the character is known as Toyman, with the TV description as follows (via The Wrap): a tech genius and superstar IT whiz who works alongside Kara at Cat Grant’s company, CatCo.

It’s noted Jordan will star as Schott in the pilot episode, with the potential to be recurring.

Supergirl also stars Melissa Benoist as Supergirl, Laura Benanti as Alura Zor-El, Calista Flockhart as Cat Grant, Mehcad Brooks as Jimmy Olsen, David Harewood as Hank Henshaw , Chyler Leigh as Alex Danvers, and Helen Slater and Dean Cain in unknown roles.

Synopsis:

Based on the DC Comics character, the drama tells the story of Kara Zor-El, who was born on the planet Krypton, but escaped amid its destruction years ago. Since arriving on Earth, she’s been hiding the powers she shares with her famous cousin Superman. But now, at age 24, she decides to embrace her superhuman abilities and be the hero she was always meant to be.

Check out an image that new Supergirl Melissa Benoist tweeted.

It’s herself along with original Supergirl Helen Slater.

Slater was recently announced to be a member of the new CBS Supergirl cast in a mystery role along with Lois & Clark‘s Dean Cain.

Helen Slater starred in the 1984 Supergirl movie.

Supergirl also stars Laura Benanti as Alura Zor-El, Calista Flockhart as Cat Grant, Mehcad Brooks as Jimmy Olsen, David Harewood as Hank Henshawand Chyler Leigh as Alex Danvers.

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Now this is some cool casting news.

Dean Cain, the Superman in the Lois & Clark TV series, as well as Helen Slater, the original Supergirl, have been cast in the new CBS Supergirl TV series.

Deadline doesn’t have much information other than the two are said to have been cast in “mystery roles.”

WB has been casting actors and actresses that were involved with their previous superhero shows and movies such as Brandon Routh as Atom, John Wesley Shipp as Barry Allen’s father and Amanda Pays as Dr. Tina McGee.

The CBS Supergirl series is also set to star Melissa Benoist as Supergirl, Laura Benanti as Alura Zor-El, Calista Flockhart as Cat Grant, Mehcad Brooks as Jimmy Olsen, David Harewood as Hank Henshaw and  Chyler Leigh as Alex Danvers.

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Supergirl has cast actors for Hank Henshaw, aka Cyborg Superman in the DC Comics, and Alex Danvers.

Homeland star David Harewood will play Henshaw, with Chyler Leigh (Grey’s Anatomy) playing the foster-sister to Supergirl.

Andrew Kreisberg has also signed on to executive produce Supergirl; Kreisberg EP’s Arrow and The Flash as well.

While Henshaw is typically white in the comics, in the Smallville tie-in comic book, Henshaw is of African-American descent.

Supergirl has also a black actor for the role of Jimmy Olsen with Mehcad Brooks.

The CBS Supergirl series is also set to star Melissa Benoist as Supergirl, Laura Benanti as Alura Zor-El and Calista Flockhart as Cat Grant.

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Casting for Supergirl continues as Calista Flockhart will play Cat Grant, confirms DCComics.com.

The character of Cat Grant is described as: a self-made media magnate and the founder of CatCo. On the show, Cat Grant started her career as a reporter and has built her company into a global powerhouse. Kara (series star Melissa Benoist) works at CatCo as her assistant.

In addition to Flockhart, it was also recently announced Laur Benanti (Nashville) will be playing Alura Zor-El and Mehcad Brooks will be playing Jimmy Olsen.

Calista Flockhart is known for Ally McBeal, Full Circle and Brothers and Sisters.

Supergirl will air on CBS.

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It’s learned that Mehcad Brooks has been cast as Jimmy Olsen in the CBS Supergirl TV series, with it also said Olsen will be the love interest to Kara Zor-El.

The character will actually apparently be called “James” and not Jimmy, and is described as: an attractive photographer at CatCo, the media company where Kara Zor-El works, as an assistant to Cat Grant. Recently, James has been living and working in National City, though the reason is still a secret.

Of course, Jimmy Olsen is known for being a co-worker and friend to Superman/Clark Kent and Lois Lane.

More than likely the casting of Brooks will come with some controversy, similar to Michael B. Jordan as Human Torch in Fantastic Four, as Jimmy Olsen is white in the comic books.

Mehcad Brooks joins Melissa Benoist who will play Supergirl. Greg Berlanti and Ali Adler are executive producing, with Berlanti and Adler also penning the pilot.

Brooks is known for roles in Necessary Roughness and Desperate Housewives.

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CBS announced that Melissa Benoist has been cast as Supergirl.

Benoist is known for Glee and Whiplash.

Supergirl sees Kara Zor-El, cousin to Superman, having escaped the destruction of Krypton and arriving on Earth where she is taken in by a foster family, the Danvers, who are aware of her super powers and teach her to be careful using them.

The series is further described as:

Now 24, Kara feels un-empowered, a slave to having repressed her innate abilities. She’s still pretty, but with her face hidden behind glasses and her hair pulled back, she doesn’t know it herself. An unexpected disaster forces her to use her powers in public. Energized by her heroic deed, for the first time in her life, Kara begins embracing her extraordinary abilities. She begins helping the people of her city and they soon take notice — and she’s even given a new moniker: Supergirl.

Greg Berlati of Arrow and The Flash will co-write the Supergirl script with Ali Adler, who recently teased a big Supergirl announcement was coming soon.

Though Supergirl is set for CBS, a crossover with Arrow and The Flash hasn’t been ruled out, and actually the Supergirl TV series was created with the potential for all three series to be set in the same universe.

Melissa Benoist follows Grant Gustin, who was also featured in Glee, as the latest superhero in the DC TV universe.

As THR notes, Benoist played the role of a superhero in an episode of Glee as “Woman Fierece” (watch the video below).

Benoist took to Twitter to offer her excitement, and Stephen Amell and Grant Gustin offered congratulations.

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A big Supergirl announcement is coming soon, according to Ali Adler who is a write/executive producer on the new series.

Adler took to her Instagram account yesterday to tease, “#100happydays day 69 big #supergirl news coming soon!”

So with today day 70, that would leave about a month until the big Supergirl announcement, somewhere around February 20th.

Maybe we’ll get a casting announcement and premiere date?

Supergirl is set for CBS, and recently dialogue from a screen test hit the net revealing conversations about Superman, Krypton and more.

 

#100happydays day 69 big #supergirl news coming soon!

A photo posted by Ali Adler (@aliadler) on Jan 20, 2015 at 7:41pm PST

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Supergirl is coming to CBS, and while Kara Zor-El has yet to be cast, dialogue from audition tapes has hit the net giving an indication as to the show’s feel.

Video of the Supergirl auditions surfaced on Vimeo, and have since been removed, but we do get the text (via io9) which reveals conversations between Kara and Jimmy Olsen about Superman, as well as Kara and her foster sister, Alex, and a conversation comparing Supergirl and Superman’s powers.

Jimmy Olsen and Kara:

JAMES: Excuse me.

KARA: Derek, from editorial. Sorry, haven’t done your research yet… Wow, no. Not Derek. His bones are way less dense… Not that I know that, because that would be like… Having a dual energy X-Ray observatory meter inside your eyes, which would be crazy…

JAMES: Yeah, it’s… It’s James.

KARA: Right, the new unit photographer from Metropolis, I know that because you’re on a post-it… Oh, no. I was supposed to get those proofs from you…

JAMES: 10 minutes ago, yeah, I figured I’d bring them up so you wouldn’t get in trouble with your boss.

KARA: Thanks, that’s… That’s him.

JAMES: Superman, yes. How did you know?

KARA: Of course it’s him. Because you’re famous for taking pictures of him.

JAMES: Oh, God, am I really that derivative? Time for a new subject.

KARA: Is it true you’re friends?

JAMES: Yeah… Yeah, I guess. I wouldn’t have pegged you for a Super-fan.

KARA: He feels more like… family… to me.

JAMES: That’s what they all say. Go on, I know that look. Ask me all the questions, I’ve heard them all. How tall is he? What does he eat for breakfast? Does he sleep?

KARA: Were you scared of him? When you first saw what he could do, were you scared of him?

JAMES: … Haven’t heard that one. Was I scared? I was just starting out. Mr. White sent me to cover a house fire. People… Kids… trapped inside. At some point, the firefighters… All they could do was pray. And then, there he was. A person, in the sky, flying. He cut down this giant tree with a ray of heat from his eyes and made a bridge so a family could escape, and when the tree caught on fire, he cooled it off with a blast of freezing air from his mouth. I should’ve been terrified, but I wasn’t. Something about him made me feel…

KARA: Safe?

JAMES: Yeah, that’s right. That’s why he’s him, I guess. So, huh… Do you have superpowers?

KARA: What? That’s an absurd accusation, I’m just a regular human person who has a lot to do before she can leave tonight.

JAMES: No, I just mean because your boss is coming, and she really pissed. Later, Kara.

Kara and Alex:

ALEX: Why can’t you just text me whatever your big thing is? I’ve got a meeting with Henshaw in five…

KARA: Can’t see your face over the phone.

ALEX: OK, you have three seconds.

KARA: I did it, Alex. I did what you always wanted me to do.

ALEX: Your hair looks exactly the same.

KARA: No, I saved them. I did it, I stopped them from going over the bridge, those people are alive because of something I did.

ALEX: You could’ve been killed.

KARA: How? I could bend this steel desk into a little ball if I wanted to, you’ve seen what I can do.

ALEX: Then they could’ve been killed, it’s not like you’ve had a lot of practice stopping trains.

KARA: You always said that if you had my powers, you’d use them to change the world. I came here to say you were right, I’m going to.

ALEX: How?

KARA: By finally being the person I was sent here to be.

ALEX: You have not thought this through. You expose your powers. Outside, in daylight, to the general public. Do you have any idea what the odds are someone has taken a photo, maybe a video, of you stopping that train with your hands? I’m going with 100%. You’re probably already trending.

KARA: They would’ve died without me. I don’t get it, I thought you’d be proud.

ALEX: Our whole childhood, you hid your abilities like they were disabilities. You made me, our family, your co-conspirators. And now you walk in here, announcing a career change? What’s next, law school?

KARA: Today felt like the first day of my life. I felt like I was back home.

ALEX: In Midvale?

KARA: Krypton. I mean…I had to do something spectacular just to feel normal.

ALEX: Whatever you’re going through, it’ll pass. Just don’t do something you’re gonna regret.

KARA: I just told you about the best moment of my life, and you can’t even be happy for me.

ALEX: Kara… You may have his abilities, but you’re not him.

KARA: No. You’re right, I’m not. I am Kara Zor-El. Daughter of Alura. And I’m gonna start living like it.

Comparing Supergirl powers to Superman’s:

WYNN: This is straight from editorial. Have you seen her? I mean, she looks like every girl that never talked to me in high school and college…. I mean, she’s the female version of him!

KARA: No, she’s not the female him. She’s her own thing, completely unique, unaffiliated, individual…

WYNN: Imagine the possibilities. The Man of Steel… In girl form. I mean, her powers could possibly rival his.

KARA: Not “possibly” rival his, she’s an equal.

WYNN: She didn’t bother fabricating a costume.

KARA: She didn’t had time, she had to act fast.

WYNN: First impressions count, though, she’s very dirty.

KARA: She’s lifting a train.

WYNN: Barefoot, needs a pedicure.

KARA: She’s saving peoples’ lives!

WYNN: She’s very cool. Superpowers plus boobs, I mean, she’s gonna make it very difficult for women to think they can date him as long as someone like her is out there.

KARA: Stop saying stuff like that. Who cares what she looks like? She’s a hero.

WYNN: You know, Kara, you’re right. My superficiality is everything that’s wrong with this city. Where were you born?

KARA: Up north?

WYNN: Rhetorical. What I’m saying is that people living in National City weren’t actually born in National City. We moved here to make it, but we got caught up with the way we look and the clothes and the cars and the laser hair removal that we forget to see each other. I mean, this morning when I was in line waiting for my cream cheese I noticed people were actually talking to each other.

KARA: What did they say?

WYNN: Who cares, we were on our phones. Connecting over an alien. She’s already helping us more than she knows.

KARA: I think you’re starting to get it.

WYNN: This big city is already feeling a lot smaller now thanks to the new Super-Chick,

KARA: We’re gonna have to work on the name.

WYNN: Yeah.

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Coming out of the Television Critics Association from this past weekend are details about the CBS Supergirl TV series.

In their article, EW.com states “you can definitely expect the show to be a crime procedural,” which means Supergirl will be stopping the bad guys with each episode (and we are guessing not an actual detective).

However, it is also stated the Supergirl TV series will include serialized elements for an overall story arc for the season.

“There will be [crime] cases, but what [executive producers] Ali Adler and Greg Berlanti pitched was a real series arc for her,” CBS entertainment chairman Nina Tassler said. “The beauty of it is now with shows like Good Wife and Madam Secretary, you can have serialized story elements woven into a case of the week. She’s a crime solver, so she’s going to have to solve a crime. She’s going to get a bad guy.”

It’s also said that Supergirl hasn’t been cast yet, and it appears as if they are going for a lesser known actress for the role.

Tassler said of the actress that will end up playing Supergirl:  “She’s got to be an every woman. She’s got to be specific. She’s got to be a terrific actor.”

Tassler continued by describing Supergirl as: “a very strong, independent young woman. She’s coming into her own. She’s dealing with family issues. She’s dealing with work issues. It’s a female empowerment story. If you look at the strong female characters we have on the air, it really is resonant of that … We’re big feminists. It’s her intellect, it’s her skill, it’s her smarts. It’s all of those elements. It’s not just her strength, which she does have.”

While Supergirl has yet to be cast, the Supergirl costume is ready.

“We have seen the costume,” Tassler said, adding that it’s being created by Oscar winner Colleen Atwood, who also did the costumes for Arrow and The Flash. “Awesome costume.”

It’s expected the Supergirl TV series will debut next Fall on CBS.