SUPERGIRL Premieres in Season 7

[phoenixflight]

That's right folks, Supergirl premieres in the Season 7 opener of Smallville.

From TVGuide.com

Look, up in the sky: It’s a bird… It’s a plane… It’s Supergirl?!

When Smallville returns for its seventh season this fall it will be revealed that Clark Kent (Tom Welling) is not the only member of his family to survive the destruction of the planet Krypton. His cousin Kara “was sent to Earth in a ship that arrived at the same time as baby Kal-El’s,” reveals executive producer Al Gough, referring to Clark by his Kryptonian name. “But there was a problem and she’s been in suspended animation for the last 16 years. We’ll find out in the season premiere that the big dam break in last season’s finale is the reason she’s finally awoken.”

Gough says this latest visitor from the DC Comics universe “will help Clark get in touch with his Kryptonian roots. With his [adopted] father dead and his [adopted] mother moved to Washington [to become a U.S. Senator], and Lana blown up, suddenly there’s some family in his life.”

Like her cousin, Kara will have enhanced physical abilities generated by Earth’s yellow sun. “She has all of Clark’s powers and a couple he doesn’t have yet,” Gough teases. “She can fly. And her response when Clark asks why is ‘obviously girls mature faster than boys.’”

Kara, a teenager when Krypton exploded, was sent to Earth by her father, Zor-El (Kal-El’s uncle), to look after her younger cousin. But while in suspended animation she didn’t age and now it’s Clark who must be the mentor. “She becomes enamored with our culture: clothes and iPods and stuff,” Gough says. “We’ll have a lot of fun as she gets acclimated.”

Kara makes her debut in the season premiere of the CW drama and will appear in about half of this season’s episodes. A casting notice is set to go out shortly, and producers hope to unveil their new addition at July’s Comic-Con International in San Diego. –Rich Sands

 

[KalKai]

http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=273020&page=28

 

[phoenixflight]

http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=273020&page=28

Thanks for the link KalKai, however I felt that this news needed its own thread. I hope people don't mind!!!

 

[COMPO]

not at all. it's caused some controversy therefore it's entitled to one.

 

[phoenixflight]

not at all. it's caused some controversy therefore it's entitled to one.

Thank you for your support. I'm not totally sure how I feel about this yet...however I think I'm somewhat excited.

 

[COMPO]

I knwo plus, it'll add a brother and sister thing and get rid of lonely Clark, plus she can protect Smallville once Clark is gone. And like a bit of a funny scene with Kara showing Clark how to fly and having her take the piss out of him as he falls to the ground.

 

[Syncos]

I think it would have been better if the Kents were still around to actually welcome Kara to the family....
.... I miss Johnathan.

 

[COMPO]

i miss him too. I hope we have him return next season some how.

 

[Lobo]

I'm glad you made this its own thread otherwise I may have missed it. I'm excited for this I'm a huge Supergirl fan

 

[Superman1980]

I'm actually really excited about this news. I think it'll give a lot more story options and hopefully we'll get more Krypton history for Clark...talking of which. when is the fortress returning??? i miss Jor-El

 

[COMPO]

Hey, haven't seen you in ages.

 

[phoenixflight]

The Many Faces of Supergirl

(from left to right): Original Kara Zor-El, Matrix, Kara in the 70's, Modern Kara, Linda Danvers, Power Girl, and Kara from Crisis on Infinite Earths.

It sounds like ‘Smallville’ maybe borrowing from the Modern Kara version of Supergirl.

Who is Supergirl:
In 2004, Kara Zor-El was reintroduced into DC continuity in the Superman/Batman series. Like the pre-Crisis version, this Kara claims to be the daughter of Superman's uncle Zor-El and his wife Alura. The post-Crisis Kara is actually older than Kal-El; she was a teenager when he was a baby. When Krypton exploded, she was sent in a rocket (in suspended animation) to find and look after Superman. However, her rocket got caught in a huge chunk of the planet and she arrived on Earth years after her cousin did. Meanwhile, she was put in suspended animation, so while chronologically born before Kal-El, she is still the age of a teenager.

Discovery and Training:
Her arrival is discovered by Batman, who initially doubted that she was really Kryptonian, thinking that it was too much of a coincidence. Eventually Kara is discovered by her cousin Superman and combat trained by Wonder Woman and Artemis. She is captured by Darkseid, and after being brainwashed into becoming the new leader of Darkseid's elite Female Furies, attacked her own cousin. Superman defeats her and returns her to Earth, where he fakes her death so Darkseid will not come looking for her.

Life as Supergirl:
She then assumes the role of Supergirl. But she feels out of place, not sure where she really belongs. Kara is uncomfortable with her cousin's over-protectiveness, and unable to associate in close quarters with Power Girl since their powers go haywire when they touch. Because of this she finds most solace with the Amazons on Themyscira. She finds kindred spirits in her other "cousin" Superboy, Wonder Girl, and fellow alien Starfire.

Evil Kara:
Her self-discovery is interrupted when Lex Luthor uses black kryptonite to split her into a good Kara and an evil Kara. The evil Kara states that she was sent to Earth by Zor-El for the sole purpose of killing the infant Kal-El. Zor-El had devised a special crystal that would influence her personality as she travelled to Earth, making her "innocent", thus creating the good side of Kara's personality. However, the good side became dominant. At the climax of the struggle between the two Karas and the Justice League, the good Kara urges Wonder Woman to use her golden lasso of truth to bind the two together and ask: "Who is Kara Zor-El?" The two Karas fuse back into a single good Kara, who decides her past is not important and acknowledges Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman as her foster parents.

Revelation:
Supergirl joins the heroes whom Donna Troy has recruited to operate in deep space during the impending crisis. However, Kara's return from deep space is disrupted by the zeta-beam malfunction, which befell Donna's space team. While some incur grievous physical injuries and deformities (Adam Strange loses his eyes; Hawkgirl grows to enormous size), Supergirl simply disappears. It was revealed that prior to the crisis, Superboy-Prime's reality-altering ripple effect brought Kara Zor-El back to existence.

Can't wait to see how 'Smallville' handles this storyline!!

 

[COMPO]

oh , darksied.

 

[COMPO]

The Many Faces of Supergirl

(from left to right): Original Kara Zor-El, Matrix, Kara in the 70's, Modern Kara, Linda Danvers, Power Girl, and Kara from Crisis on Infinite Earths.

How many suits does she need? She shoyld keep the suit in the middle for obvious reasons. She wouldn't need any super pwoers to distract the villians then.

 

[KalKai]

Official Press Release:

SUPERGIRL FLIES INTO "SMALLVILLE" DC COMICS' SUPERHEROINE JOINS THE CAST​

BURBANK, CA (June 11, 2007) - Look, up in the sky: it's a bird, it's a plane! It's...Supergirl! This fall, Supergirl will be joining the lineup of burgeoning superheroes and villains in SMALLVILLE. Supergirl is the latest DC Comics character to join the series that has previously welcomed Martian Manhunter, The Green Arrow, The Flash, Aquaman, Cyborg and Brainiac. Casting for the Supergirl role is currently underway. SMALLVILLE airs on Thursdays at 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET on The CW.

On SMALLVILLE, the seventh season premiere kicks off with the arrival of Supergirl, whose name is Kara, as Clark's (Tom Welling) 19-year-old cousin. She was born on Krypton and is the daughter of Zor-El, Jor-El's brother. Kara possesses all of Clark's powers and one he doesn't yet have ?? she can fly! Kara also has a strong, rebellious streak that puts her at odds with Clark, and puts her onto Lex's (Michael Rosenbaum) radar. In addition, she takes a romantic interest in Jimmy Olsen (Aaron Ashmore).

"One of the joys of creating SMALLVILLE has been our ability to reinvent and reinterpret classic DC Comics characters," said SMALLVILLE executive producer Al Gough. "Miles and I believe that Supergirl will give our series the mythic jolt that it needs as we head into our seventh season."

Reinterpreting the Superman mythology from its roots, SMALLVILLE was developed for television by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar ("Shanghai Noon," "Spiderman 2"), based on the DC Comics characters. Gough and Millar serve as executive producers, along with Ken Horton, Kelly Souders & Brian Peterson, Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer, James Marshall, Mike Tollin, Brian Robbins and Joe Davola. The series is produced by Tollin/Robbins Productions, Millar/Gough Ink and Warner Bros. Television. SUPERMAN was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster.

 

[Majik1387]

Who's playing Supergirl?

 

[COMPO]

we don't know yet. It hasn't been announced. probably in the summer.

 

[Warhammer]

This is pretty cool, IMO.
I'd like/enjoy seeing this. Hopefully, Kara is hot, and I mean seriously hot.

 

[cronosred]

I'm really looking forward to this and I like the story of her being sent with Kal-El to watch over him it's different but it works. I really hope they get a good actress to play her.

 

[phoenixflight]

Not that I want to turn this into a casting thread (which it will most likely become after this post...lol) here is my vote:

Her name is Madison Riley. She is from the upcoming “Bratz” movie playing the “Trendy Girl”. I don’t know anything about her, but she has a very cute, yet hot look! I see her as a mesh of Veronica Mars' Kristen Bell and Heroes' Hayden Panettiere.

Does anyone know anything about this young 'unknown' actress?

Whoever they cast, let's hope she can act, has a cuteness about her and is very sexy and hot looking!!!

Who would you see in the role?

 

[The Guardian]

THIS IS PRETTY SWEET, I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHO THEY GET, IT SHOULD BE A FUN SEASON!!!up:

 

[The Guardian]

Not that I want to turn this into a casting thread (which it will most likely become after this post...lol) here is my vote:

Her name is Madison Riley. She is from the upcoming “Bratz” movie playing the “Trendy Girl”. I don’t know anything about her, but she has a very cute, yet hot look! I see her as a mesh of Veronica Mars' Kristen Bell and Heroes' Hayden Panettiere.

Does anyone know anything about this young 'unknown' actress?

Whoever they cast, let's hope she can act, has a cuteness about her and is very sexy and hot looking!!!

Who would you see in the role?

SHE'S VERY PRETTY, HUBBA HUBBA!!!up:

 

[Justice Bringer]

Not that I want to turn this into a casting thread (which it will most likely become after this post...lol) here is my vote:

Her name is Madison Riley. She is from the upcoming “Bratz” movie playing the “Trendy Girl”. I don’t know anything about her, but she has a very cute, yet hot look! I see her as a mesh of Veronica Mars' Kristen Bell and Heroes' Hayden Panettiere.

Does anyone know anything about this young 'unknown' actress?

Whoever they cast, let's hope she can act, has a cuteness about her and is very sexy and hot looking!!!

Who would you see in the role?

Dude.. all that from one picture?

c'mon..

 

[batnkevlar]

Smells of pure gimmickry... please, I don't wanna hate Smallville... I really don't...

they've done questionable things in the past, but never like this... it'd be one thing to have Kara as some preteen girl, but like a year younger than Clark, that doesn't make any sense...

why don't they introduce someone who makes at least a little sense? Like Green Arrow last season...

I feel awful...

 

[Gonking]

this sucks