SUPERGIRL Adds Another Key Cast Member As Social Media Activity Points To Imminent Trailer Debut

SUPERGIRL Adds Another Key Cast Member As Social Media Activity Points To Imminent Trailer Debut

The upcoming Supergirl movie from DC Studios has added another key cast member, with the actor set to play Elias Knoll finally revealed. Recent social media activity, meanwhile, has gotten fans excited...

By JoshWilding - Nov 26, 2025 05:11 AM EST
Filed Under: Supergirl

Supergirl is up next for DC Studios, as Lanterns is now expected to arrive on HBO Max after the movie. Now, another actor has been added to the cast: Ferdinand Kingsley (Silo, Dracula Untold), who will play Elias Knoll, Ruthye Marye Knoll's father.

In the comics—and we're giving you a potential spoiler here—he was a farmer killed by Krem of the Yellow Hills in cold blood. That puts Ruthye on a quest for revenge and leads her to team up with the Woman of Tomorrow. 

In related news, an official X account for the Supergirl movie appears to have launched. The movie is set to have a presence at the upcoming CCXP event in São Paulo, Brazil, which takes place between December 4 - December 7.

With that in mind, it's hardly a surprise to see so much speculation on social media that a trailer drop could be imminent. While it would make sense for a teaser to play with Avatar: Fire and Ash next month, a poster or something along those lines is more likely, based on past experience.

Still, Supergirl's marketing campaign being taken to the next level should be welcomed, as we've only seen a single teaser poster since Milly Alcock made her DCU debut in Superman this past July (unfortunately, the image above is an AI fake that's gained some traction on X).

Supergirl writer Ana Nogueira is a self-proclaimed fan of superhero movies, despite not being a regular comic book reader. Recently, she explained her approach to the Maiden of Might, saying of the character, "She watched Krypton completely be destroyed. I was always like, 'I can’t get my head around the version of the character that is so sunny.'"

After reading Tom King and Bilquis Evely's "rougher and grittier and edgier and funnier" take on Kara in the Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, Nogueira, who is also writing Wonder Woman for DC Studios, was inspired to bring that same feel to the big screen. "When I read it, I was like, 'There she is,'" she noted. 

In Supergirl, Supergirl travels across the galaxy to celebrate her 21st birthday with Krypto the Superdog. Along the way, she meets a young woman named Ruthye and winds up on a murderous quest for revenge.

The cast includes Milly Alcock as Supergirl, Eve Ridley as Ruthye Marye Knoll, Matthias Schoenaerts as Krem of the Yellow Hills, Jason Momoa as Lobo, David Krumholtz as Zor-El, and Emily Beecham as Alura In-Ze. Craig Gillespie directs from a script by Ana Nogueira.

Supergirl arrives in theaters on June 26, 2026.

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ClungeOfSteel
ClungeOfSteel - 11/26/2025, 6:17 AM
Brace yourselves, the Gunn fans are gonna overhype this 😫


Hopefully the trailer its good though 😬
SteviesRightFoo
SteviesRightFoo - 11/26/2025, 6:22 AM
@ClungeOfSteel - i cant see a world where the character isnt insufferable in this film
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 11/26/2025, 6:42 AM
@ClungeOfSteel - Gunn didn't write nor is directing this. Hopefully he doesn't get too involved with the process.
WalletsClosed
WalletsClosed - 11/26/2025, 9:02 AM
@lazlodaytona - His dirty hands are all over this
bobevanz
bobevanz - 11/26/2025, 9:08 AM
@ClungeOfSteel - I can't wait to see Snyders next project. What was it again?


Ahahahaha
ClungeOfSteel
ClungeOfSteel - 11/26/2025, 9:40 AM
@bobevanz - the last photograph

https://deadline.com/2025/08/zack-snyder-last-photograph-stuart-martin-fra-fee-1236492175/

and then brawler the ufc film backed by the saudis.

You might want to come up for air from James gunns crotch as both films have been reported on lately 👀 🤡
Bucky74
Bucky74 - 11/26/2025, 10:07 AM
@SteviesRightFoo - Who will she call is Bitchhh in this? To Lobo: Take that Bitchhh.

You will believe an Allcock can fly! This film may not be good but it will feature Not some but Allcock. The Allcock of Steel! I’ll stop now
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 11/26/2025, 8:21 PM
@WalletsClosed - because you've seen a trailer? A behind the scenes feature? Gunn commenting online about Supergirl? I'm confused with your sources friend.
mck13
mck13 - 11/26/2025, 6:56 AM
Nobody cares. Gunn Universe is DEAD! Over STUFFED with characters in every movie etc...bad scripts, bad costumes, bad movies, bad cable shows.
UltimaRex
UltimaRex - 11/26/2025, 8:00 AM
@mck13 - User Comment Image
kseven
kseven - 11/26/2025, 7:06 AM
Very excited for this!
WalletsClosed
WalletsClosed - 11/26/2025, 9:02 AM
@kseven - You're excited for a bratty, girlboss, drunk, degenerate Supergirl?
bobevanz
bobevanz - 11/26/2025, 9:07 AM
@WalletsClosed - read the comic chuckle [frick]
WalletsClosed
WalletsClosed - 11/26/2025, 9:28 AM
@bobevanz - The comic is a degenerate reimagination of the character. I don't care if it's canon
kseven
kseven - 11/26/2025, 10:27 AM
@WalletsClosed - I'm excited for a much more accurate Supergirl than what we got from the garbage Ezra Miller film and CW show, and we are getting that here.

So yes....bring it on.

You snyderbots still have horribly miscast and inaccurate Sasha Calle for you to rewatch if you want.
WalletsClosed
WalletsClosed - 11/26/2025, 11:36 AM
@kseven - Nothing about this Supergirl is even remotely accurate. The CW Supergirl is more accurate and she's just a Clark ripoff. Sasha Calle is far more accurate, despite looking nothing like her. Not to mention, she's an alternate universe Supergirl.

Having the same hair color as a character does not make you accurate to the character
kseven
kseven - 11/26/2025, 11:56 AM
@WalletsClosed - spoken like a true snyderbot with Snyderman as his pfp....not even worthy of debate really.

The casting, costumes, and personality are far more accurate with the Milly Alcock version. Supergirl isn't a gender swapped Superman where she has the same personality, you obviously haven't read the comics or even watched the Bruce Timm animated series where she is bratty and boy crazy.

CW Supergirl is just a Devil Wears Prada knockoff along with being a Superman copy down to copying his exact origin, not to mention all of the anti white, race replaced characters in the show like Jimmy Olsen.

Being a white person with blonde hair and blue eyes is far more accurate to Supergirl than a mestizo with a butch haircut.

The alternate universe cope of the snyderverse has always been retarded as tho anyone wants to see an alternate universe version of these characters when they finally get a movie of them. The snyderverse is the worst version of the characters of all time, followed closely by the CW.

The snyderverse couldn't even make proper use of Jason Momoa, while he will be perfectly cast as Lobo here.
WalletsClosed
WalletsClosed - 11/26/2025, 11:57 AM
@kseven - "Being a white person with blonde hair and blue eyes is far more accurate to Supergirl than a mestizo with a butch haircut."

We're talking about characterization
WalletsClosed
WalletsClosed - 11/26/2025, 11:59 AM
@kseven - "The snyderverse is the worst version of the characters of all time, followed closely by the CW"

Gunn is continuing the CWverse lmao. Supershit isn't too far behind it.

"you obviously haven't read the comics or even watched the Bruce Timm animated series where she is bratty and boy crazy."

Does she get drunk and party all the time? I've read and watched Supergirl. Woman of Tomorrow is a degenerate retcon made by a degenerate writer
kseven
kseven - 11/26/2025, 12:11 PM
@WalletsClosed - is being drunk and going to parties something college girls do? Why wouldn't Kara do any of this? Especially if she wasn't raised by the Kents or Superman?

Gunn isn't continuing thre CWverse, he's the reason why the CW is thankfully canceled.

Visually, casting, costume, and story wise, Milly Alcock is far more accurate than Sasha Calle and is more accurate than the CW.

And yes....it's adapting the Tom King run. But even that is more accurate than just doing a made up alternate version of the character who isn't accurate to any version of her. They couldn't even get the hair right on the mestiza. And yes, the way the character looks is a part of characterization since it is a characteristic, a trait, and in a visual medium like comics and film, that's also important.
WalletsClosed
WalletsClosed - 11/26/2025, 4:46 PM
@kseven - Pure delusion. The superman ripoff from the CW show and The Flash Browngirl both resemble the character from the comics more than the brat, piece of shit, annoying version of Supergirl that calls her cousin a bitch.

I'd rather have a brown Supergirl that acts like Supergirl, than a blonde Supergirl that acts like your average trailer trash
kseven
kseven - 11/26/2025, 6:19 PM
@WalletsClosed - then you're not a fan. Just a retarded snyderbot.
WalletsClosed
WalletsClosed - 11/26/2025, 6:47 PM
@kseven - I'm a DC fan. You're a Gunn Guzzler
kseven
kseven - 11/27/2025, 1:07 AM
@WalletsClosed - you literally have snyderman as your profile picture. You are not a DC fan.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 11/26/2025, 7:07 AM
Cool!!.

Ferdinand Kingsley is a good actor so it’s unfortunate he likely just has a minor (yet pivotal) role in the film but oh well…

He’ll likely either be in flashbacks or the beginning of the film that sets up Ruthye’s quest for revenge (maybe even both).

Also as given by the last name , he is indeed the son of Sir Ben Kingsley…

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Anyway , I fully expect a teaser at CCXP but wouldn’t be surprised if we just get a new poster tbh!!.
Matchesz
Matchesz - 11/26/2025, 7:48 AM
Gunn's Superman is simply unrelatable.. something a lot of recent comic movies have been suffering from. I didn't feel a single thing watching it
UltimaRex
UltimaRex - 11/26/2025, 7:55 AM
@Matchesz - that's too bad, you've got at least a decade of Gunn's Superman coming.
Matchesz
Matchesz - 11/26/2025, 8:34 AM
@UltimaRex - decade of Reeve's Batman >
UltimaRex
UltimaRex - 11/26/2025, 8:59 AM
@Matchesz - that too. But only because of the gap between BatReeves movies.
UltimaRex
UltimaRex - 11/26/2025, 9:01 AM
@Matchesz - that too, but only because of the gap between BatReeves movies.
WalletsClosed
WalletsClosed - 11/26/2025, 9:03 AM
@Matchesz - "Gunn's Superman is simply unrelatable" Because it was made only with kids and manbabies in mind
bobevanz
bobevanz - 11/26/2025, 9:07 AM
@WalletsClosed - you're in the minority on this issue. The sooner you go through the 12 steps the better off you'll be
Matchesz
Matchesz - 11/26/2025, 9:14 AM
@bobevanz - a lot of comic movies are aimed at kids & manbabies more now than ever came before. Notice Raimi’s Spiderman came out in 2002 but can still be enjoyed by all ages without it feelingikw it had to talk down to anyone ? It’s a sign of the times, thats why it will age better than Gunns Supes
WalletsClosed
WalletsClosed - 11/26/2025, 9:30 AM
@bobevanz - ALL of the proof shows i'm in the vast majority actually. Notice how no one is talking about Superman just 4 months later??? It'll fade into irrelevance like how all recent comic book movies will. Meanwhile, stuff like the Raimi trilogy and TDK trilogy will live on. THAT'S how you determine quality.
JackDeth
JackDeth - 11/26/2025, 8:50 AM
Oh MAN !! When the LOBO stuff gets going, the casuals are gonna see why THE MAIN MAN is the FRAGGIN' BEST !!
bobevanz
bobevanz - 11/26/2025, 9:05 AM
I'm in! Show Disney how to properly adapt a story instead of just using the [frick]ing title.
ManOfSteele
ManOfSteele - 11/26/2025, 11:40 AM
So is that cover image for the article AI or something? Holy clickbait
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 11/26/2025, 2:41 PM
@ManOfSteele - it’s AI

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