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Supergirl Trailer
 

Check out a new image of Melissa Benoist as Supergirl from the upcoming pilot that will air on CBS in November.

Variety debuted the image with comments by showrunner Greg Berlanti and Benoist.

“If we hadn’t found her, I wouldn’t have wanted to make it,” Berlanti said, with it mentioned Benoist auditioned ten times over the course of two-and-a-half months for the role.

“I never imagined myself getting a role like this,” Benoist added. “There are moments when I step back and look at the bigger picture and I’m on the set with fire and explosions and I’m in the suit — and I’ll have to do a double-take.”

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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.

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Earlier this morning saw word the Supergirl TV series pilot leaked online, and now details including Easter Eggs and spoilers have hit the net.

Spoiler Warning.

A lot was obviously revealed in the six minute extended trailer (watch below) with the pilot expanding upon the footage.

Kara’s leaves Krypton at the same time as Kal-El, with her mission being to protect her baby cousin. Her pod is directly connected to Kal-El’s and the coordinates to Earth; however, as Krypton explodes, Kara’s pod is sent to the Phantom Zone.

Kara than wakes up Earth not knowing how she got there. Her cousin (never referred to as “Superman” in the episode) finds her and takes her to the Danvers (Dean Cain and Helen Slater play her adoptive Earth parents).

Kara works for Cat Grant (Calista Flockhart) at Catco in National City where she is Cat’s assistant. Winslow ‘Winn’ Schott (Jeremy Jordan) and James Olsen (Mehcad Brooks) are introduced. It’s noted “The Big Guy” still refers to James as “Jimmy Olsen.” Schott, aka Toyman in the DC Comics, is the tech guy and has a crush on Kara.

Alex Danvers (Chyler Leigh) is Kara’s Earth sister. She’s off to Geneva when her plane suffers a malfunction – that’s when Kara reveals her powers for the first time. Alex isn’t happy that Kara used her powers and tells her not to do it again.

Kara needs to tell someone – to share in her good feelings – so she reveals herself to Winn on the rooftop.

The villain of the episode is introduced, which is Vartox (Owain Yeoman). He is responsible for sabotaging the plane and tells another alien, The Commander (Faran Tahir), that a girl stopped the explosion. Vartox puts it together that since Jor-El saved his son, Alura saved her own daughter. It’s then mentioned they have been hiding for too long, and that the “General’s arrival is imminent.” Vartox mission is to eliminate the human operatives, and now Kara has been added to the list.

Kara gets her Supergirl suit and goes on a few missions to save the day. A fire breaks out on top of a building, and when she investigates, she gets shot down by green-colored darts. Kara wakes up on a gurney where Hank Henshaw is introduced (David Harewood). Henshaw is the director of the DEO – Department Of Extranormal Operations. Her sister Alex is an Agent. The green darts were kryptonite. The DEO protects Earth from aliens and alien invasions.

Henshaw explains when Kara’s pod crashed, something else followed her from the Phantom Zone – Fort Rozz, a Kryptonian maximum security prison for aliens, and that the alien convicts have escaped on Earth and are the most dangerous in the galaxy. Henshaw is reluctant to have Kara join them, and off Kara goes.

Back at Catco, James Olsen tells Kara he knows about her, that her cousin sent him to watch out for her, that the first thing her cousin did was save a plane, too. Kara then gets a message from Vartox that only she can hear. Supergirl heads to a power plant on the outside of town where the two battle. Vartox wields some sort of axe made of strange metal (possibly Nth metal?) that can cut Supergirl. The DEO intervenes, and Vartox jumps/almost flies away. Back at the DEO base, they take a piece of metal out of Kara’s shoulder and analyze it.

Back at her apartment, Kara has words with her sister about Alex being an agent of the DEO. Some drama ensues with Alex eventually giving her a container from her pod ship which contains a hologram of her mother, Alura. Alex says to suit up and back to the DEO they go. They convince Henshaw to let Kara help, and then they locate Vartox through use of the axe metal shard energy signature.

Supergirl flies off and battles Vartox. Alex was able to analyze the metal: If it gets superheated, it will explode. Supergirl uses her heat vision, destroying it, which explodes causing Vartox to lose the battle. Vartox takes a piece of the metal and kills himself, but not before telling Kara that she has no idea what’s coming.

Next, Kara talks with James Olsen on the roof where he gives Kara her cousin’s cape. Her cousin is really proud and wanted her to make the decision to be the hero herself, like he did.

Finally – the main Supergirl series villain stands revealed.

Some sort of ship/control room is shown with a woman in black. She’s the General and notes Kara is her niece! It’s Alura’s sister! Actually, it’s Alura’s twin sister as she, too, is played by Laura Benanti! Alura’s sister mentions how she will rule Earth just like how she was supposed to rule Krypton. No one will stand in her way. Supergirl is as much of a threat as her cousin, because she is like Alura, etc.

Alura’s sister then orders Supergirl to be killed, and that no one will stand in her way.

Other info:

The Vartox/aliens want/wanted revenge on Supergirl because Alura was the judge who sent them to the Fort Rozz prison and Phantom Zone.

Winn mentions “Super Friends.”

Kara’s cousin is referred to as the “Man of Steel.”

Alex is a bioengineer and was recruited to the DEO because she lived with Supergirl.

Supergirl has super-hearing, x-ray vision, susceptible to kryptnonite, and can’t see through lead.

It’s possible Alura’s twin sister might be a version of Ursa from the comics?

(hat tip to “Superman is not human” for sending in the info)

Supergirl extended trailer:

Supergirl promo:

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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: