Milly Alcock on Supergirl: Ready for the Spotlight

On April 1st, Millie Alcock, the star set to play Supergirl in the new DC film,

dropping this June, is gearing up for some serious online heat, just for.

Stepping into the role, she opened up in a recent Vanity Fair piece about how women

in big fan franchises often catch flak for basically just showing up.

Her time on House of the Dragon, that game of thrown spin-off that put her on the map as young

Ranera Targaryen, toughened her skin for the spotlight.

The latest Supergirl trailer already smashed nearly two million views on YouTube in its first

three hours, with a quick cameo from her Superman, co-star David Corn sweat.

Fans and critics had this odd habit of claiming ownership over women's roles in these worlds,

and Alcock admitted, freaks her out. She wants everyone to love the movie, but knows is not up to her.

Coming from Australia, she also starred in the Netflix mini-series sirens this year.

After House of the Dragon blew up, she swore off massive franchises,

stayed jobless for almost a year at age 22, and thought her career was done.

But she pushed herself to audition for Supergirl and landed it, even clapping back at big directors

like Martin Scorsese, who knock Superhero Flix. With the pressure building and the trailer's

buzz growing, Alcock stepping into this high-stake spotlight ready for whatever comes next.

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I'm Corey with The Story.