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Greatest American Hero William Katt Appears In “Crisis on Earth-X”

Greatest American Hero William Katt appears in the Supergirl chapter of the DC TV “Crisis on Earth-X” crossover.

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Believe it or not… the upcoming crossover between Supergirl, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow and The Flash has another trick up its sleeve.

Photos from the upcoming “Crisis on Earth-X” crossover were released late last week, and some joked that it appeared Colonel Sanders of KFC fame would be officiating the wedding of Barry Allen and Iris West. Curiously, the photo captions didn’t list the name of the actor playing the pastor, who most certainly wasn’t the KFC pitchman… but a Google search confirmed our suspicions.

Decades before the Arrowverse and even a few years before John Wesley Shipp wore the suit of The Flash, TV brought us The Greatest American Hero, a series about a teacher named Ralph Hinkley who obtained an alien costume that gave him super powers… though sadly, he lost the instruction manual for it. The series starred William Katt as Ralph; reboots of the series have been attempted several times over the years but it never ended up happening. Right now, ABC has a Greatest American Hero reboot in development.

In addition to the color costume and likable cast in Katt, Connie Sellecca, and the late Robert Culp, Joey Scarbury’s Greatest American Hero theme song “Believe It Or Not” was a staple of 1980’s radio.

It appears that it is William Katt who is playing the pastor of the WestAllen wedding ceremony. A peek at Katt’s Facebook page did confirm that he’d be showing up soon on Supergirl.

Might he put on the red jammies to help save the day and beat up some Nazis? Doubtful. But is the Arrowverse paying tribute to a hero of times past? Absolutely.

It should also be noted that this isn’t the first time William Katt’s heroic legacy has been referenced; Katt also appeared in the second episode of Season 3 of NBC’s Heroes, and a clip of his encounter with one of Ali Larter’s many characters was shown in the “Previously On…” for most of the season. KryptonSite’s Craig Byrne interviewed him about that appearance at a Greatest American Hero reunion.

You can see William Katt and all of the “Crisis on Earth-X” wedding action in the gallery below. “Crisis on Earth-X, Part 1” airs this Monday, November 27 on The CW.

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Supergirl -- "Crisis on Earth-X, Part 1" -- SPG308b_0495.jpg -- Pictured: Nazi Storm Troopers -- Photo: Bettina Strauss/The CW -- © 2017 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved

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Supergirl & Smallville Writers Have A New Comic Book-Inspired Series

Eric Carrasco, Alfredo Septien, and Turi Meyer will be showrunners for El Gato starring Diego Boneta.

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Prime Video, which recently has been the home of some of the best comic book-inspired series with shows like Invincible and The Boys, is currently casting a live-action adaptation of the comic book series El Gato Negro by Richard Dominguez. (El Gato Negro translates to “The Black Cat,” so we wouldn’t be surprised if there is a title change to avoid Marvel’s Black Cat.) With the working title El Gato, the showrunners include veterans from Supergirl and Smallville.

Eric Carrasco wrote several memorable episodes of Supergirl between Seasons 2 and 4 and eventually served as a story editor on the series. He wrote the Justice League vs. the Fatal Five animated feature and is a producer for Zack Snyder’s upcoming Twilight of the Gods. He’s also been an Uber — err Ride Me Now driver for two stoners from New Jersey in their reboot movie. What’s also very cool about Eric is that one of his earliest industry jobs was working on a TV series called Smallville. Perhaps you’ve heard of it.

The other two showrunners need no introduction when it comes to SmallvilleAlfredo Septien & Turi Meyer were among the most prolific writers for the show, on the team for six seasons with episodes including “Vengeance,” “Labyrinth,” “Bride,” “Salvation,” and “Finale Part 1.” Turi Meyer also directed two episodes of Smallville, and the two of them returned to the DC Universe with DC’s Stargirl on The CW in recent years.

The series will star Diego Boneta as the main character, Frank Guerrero, who returns home to Mexico after the death of his father and finds himself neck-deep in a nest of vipers – his estranged family – who are vying for control of his father’s business empire. But Frank’s grief is interrupted when he learns his only inheritance, a seemingly worthless parcel of land on the border, sits atop the lair of a famous costumed vigilante — his father, “El Gato.” Now, Frank is in the crosshairs. To survive, he’ll have to solve mysteries decades in the making and unravel the truth about his father’s connections to a modern-day terror plot.

“This is a pulp thriller,” Eric Carrasco said in a quote posted by Variety earlier this year. “It’s a family drama, it’s everything I love about spies and masks and secret identities. A lot of us on this team – Diego, and Andrew Mittman, and Steve Stark, and Carla Gonzalez Vargas, and I – have been at this for a long time now, and it’s a genuine thrill to finally make the show with MGM Television and Prime Video.”

El Gato will be produced by MGM Television which is part of Amazon MGM Studios. Hopefully we’ll learn more about this project as development progresses! For now, though, congratulations to Eric, Al, and Turi!

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Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow Release Date Announced

The Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow film is currently scheduled for a 2026 release.

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The Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow film has had a release date announced — and it’s less than a year after James Gunn’s Superman.

Warner Bros. announced Tuesday that the new film for the Maid of Might — based on the comic by Tom King and Bilquis Evely — is on the schedule for June 26, 2026. Of course, plans can and often do change, but that’s where it’s set for now. The film is said to “depart from the earnest take on the character” that was seen on The CW’s Supergirl TV series.

Milly Alcock will play Supergirl, and it is expected that we will see her before this movie — in Superman, perhaps? Craig Gillespie (Cruella) is the director.

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New Supergirl Featurette Includes Laura Vandervoort, Melissa Benoist & More

Supergirl actresses Laura Vandervoort, Melissa Benoist, Sasha Calle, and Helen Slater are included in a retrospective featurette on The Flash Blu-ray.

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One of the rare good elements from the recent Flash movie was the inclusion of Sasha Calle as Supergirl, and now, we can revisit her and a few old Supergirl favorites, as Laura Vandervoort (Smallville), Melissa Benoist (Supergirl TV series from The CW & CBS), and Helen Slater (movies’ original Supergirl) are all included on a featurette on The Flash movie home release. These are all new interviews with the actresses, and in some cases, these are their first interviews about the character in years. The title of the featurette is “Supergirl: The Last Daughter of Krypton.”

Although a Twitter/X report from “Sennaverse” on Twitter notes that the documentary can be found on the MAX streaming service, we have had no luck finding it there so far. The featurette is included, however, with purchase of The Flash movie on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD. The set is due for release on Tuesday, August 29. You can purchase that here and support KryptonSite if you wish! 

We’re looking forward to seeing these new interviews and spotlight on the Woman of Tomorrow!

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