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Supergirl Stays On Mondays; Calista Flockhart’s Return Being Negotiated

Supergirl will remain on Mondays when she flies to The CW.

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The CW has decided to keep Supergirl on Mondays at 8 when it returns for Season 2 on a new network this Fall. This will probably put the show in the line of fire of The Big Bang Theory, though on the brighter side, it also will boost The CW’s Monday night fortunes. You can find The CW’s 2016-2017 schedule and press release here.

On a press call, CW President Mark Pedowitz was asked how or if the tone of the series will change for Season 2. “We are sitting down with Greg Berlanti and his team next week or so,” Pedowitz said. “We have a rough idea where they’re heading and, because our working relationship with Greg, we’re confident they understand what our needs are. As for the tone or tonality of the series, they did have a pretty successful series. The fact it’s now moved to The CW, where it should have been in the first place, I don’t think it will have a big impact on the tone,” he said, with “where it should have been in the first place” being a highlight for many who were listening.

“[The move] is a good thing for The CW. Our parent companies recognized this was the right place for it, and were deeply supportive across the board,” he continued.

And now for the bad news: It doesn’t sound like negotiations are finished with bringing Calista Flockhart in for Season 2, though it does sound like she’s wanted to continue for more, which could turn the “bad news” into good. However, no decision has been made yet. “We’re in ongoing discussions,” Pedowitz said on the call. “We’re thrilled that she wants to continue with the show and we’re happy to have her in in whatever capacity.”

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  1. David

    May 19, 2016 at 6:41 am

    I really hope Callista continues. TV needs women of her age represented, even if she does look 20 years younger.

    • Bj Lewis

      May 19, 2016 at 8:47 am

      There are far better actresses than Flockhart. She has consistently been a detriment to my ability to enjoy that show.

    • L

      May 19, 2016 at 9:08 am

      With all her lifting and botox fillers everyone can look just as younger lol. no offense but it’s a known fact she got works done. That being said, if we lost Cat we’d be losing the whole CatCo part of the show. I think Callista should just move to Canada like the other actors. In her old contract she asked to film just in LA.

  2. V.J. Phoenix

    May 19, 2016 at 3:10 pm

    I dont think Callista will come back if the money is not right. People have to remember she is also a full time Mom. Moving to Vancouver to shoot Supergirl for 7 months means she has to take her kid out of school and enroll them in Vancouver.

  3. Pete

    May 22, 2016 at 8:49 pm

    She’s a has been (calista) and it doesn’t matter her age or gender. She hasn’t been able to pull off a covincing performance since alley mcbiel. Cat Grant needs to be less devil wears Prada and more Murphy Brown.

  4. Kelly

    May 24, 2016 at 6:58 pm

    I don’t think TBBT will stay on Monday nights, only for the first few weeks like it did last year, and then they are bringing in some new comedies on 10/24/16….so for the most part Supergirl will be up against 2 new comedies, and of course the same 3 that it was up against last year, DWTS, The Voice and Gotham.

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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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