Supergirl star Milly Alcock used press stops in London and New York to position the new film as a celebration of independence and Pride, saying the movie sidesteps a traditional romance plot and that her Kara might be attracted to more than one gender, while also taking aim at some critics who object to her comments.
Milly leaned into the idea that this Supergirl story doesn’t hinge on a love interest, insisting the film’s strength comes from its focus on the hero herself and her resilience. On the red carpet she delivered lines that were clearly meant to signal inclusivity and agency, with one line getting singled out by outlets and viewers alike. ‘What makes this film so beautiful is that it’s not centered around a man.’
At a London stop, a reporter pressed on the idea that the character has attracted queer readings and asked if that was something explored during preparation for the role—. Alcock laughed and pushed back on a straight-romance expectation. “It wasn’t,” the 26-year-old began, saying she would try to answer “in honor of Pride Month.”
She went further in a later sound bite, offering a blunt take on Kara’s sexuality that was clearly meant to be inclusive and provocative. “I don’t know. I think that what makes this film so beautiful is that it’s not centered around a man, it’s not centered around love at all. … She’d probably go both ways.”
In New York, a Variety reporter asked about how LGBT viewers are finding the character, and Alcock welcomed those readings as part of the film’s appeal—“I’ve just had a few people ask me about her because it’s Pride Month and all that, and I think that she’s a really great representation of what a modern woman can be,” she . She framed Kara as someone who can be a mirror for different audiences without being defined by a romantic subplot.
Alcock emphasized the film’s refusal to collapse a woman’s story into a romance beat, highlighting resilience as the central trait fans might latch onto. “She can be strong, she can be tough, she can be messy. And I love how this film doesn’t center around any sort of love … or romance or anything like that at all. She has such resilience — and I think that that community is a community that is so, so resilient. … I’m really honored that they can connect with her.”
That same streak of confrontation showed up in earlier interviews, where Alcock described the attention that comes with being a visible woman in big-genre projects. She recalled her time on Game of Thrones and said that even just “simply existing as a woman in that space is something that people comment on.” She also warned about the curious ownership some fans feel, saying, “We have become very comfortable having this weird ownership of women’s bodies. I can’t really stop them. I can only be myself.”
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Alcock didn’t shy from naming a segment of critics who have been loudest, calling out anonymous accounts and social media profiles that have attacked her. She singled out “people whose profiles have no photo, who are burner accounts. Or someone’s name and then ‘Dad of four, Christian'” as frequent sources of harassment. “Which is hilarious to me. But I mean, whose opinion do you really care about? If you’re pissing the right kind of people off, you’re doing OK.”
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The conversation around the film shows how modern franchise publicity blends identity politics and star-driven sound bites, and Alcock has leaned into that mix with a mix of charm and defiance. Whether viewers respond to Kara as an icon of independence, a queer-friendly figure, or simply a fresh take on a classic hero, the actress has made clear she wants the character to stand on her own.
