Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Here Comes the New "Supergirl"

The New Supergirl
Television watchers and DC followers will soon be treated to a new show that will feature Superman's cousin, Supergirl.

Melissa Benoist has just been cast as the lead in CBS' "Supergirl," AccessHollywood.com has learned. The 26-year-old will play Zor-El in the small screen version of the DC Comics' character.

Zor-El, a native of Superman's planet Krypton, escaped her home world before it was destroyed and has been concealing her powers from others while living on Earth – just like her famous cousin with the "S" on his chest.

After the character turns 24, she decides to embrace her unearthly powers and take on the hero role.

Melissa's previous credits include two seasons of "Glee," and two episodes of "Homeland," along with currently appearing on the big screen in "Whiplash."

The one-hour drama pilot is produced by "Arrow" and "Flash's" Greg Berlanti and Ali Adler and Sarah Schechter. The pilot, which earned a series commitment in September by CBS, will be written by Berlanti and Adler.

Supergirl was played by Helen Slater in a 1984 movie that was panned by critics and turned out to be kryptonite at the box office (pulling in just over US$ 14 million while in theaters). The character was seen more recently on "Smallville," played by Laura Vandervoort.

One good thing with CBS is that they have not attempted to "blackwash" the DC characters just to accommodate the some small section of the population. Comic purists should be satisfied for now.

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