Supergirl Director Craig Gillespie Gives Interesting Response When Asked Whether Kara Is Aware Of Batman

Supergirl Director Craig Gillespie Gives Interesting Response When Asked Whether Kara Is Aware Of Batman

Supergirl director Craig Gillespie was asked whether the Woman of Tomorrow is aware of Batman in the DCU, and gave a very interesting response...

By MarkCassidy - Jun 14, 2026 09:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Supergirl

We know that DC Studios will eventually introduce a new take on the Caped Crusader (unless they do ultimately decide to fold Robert Pattinson's The Batman into the DCU, which seems unlikely), but we still have no idea what James Gunn's plans are for the character.

Last we heard, The Flash director Andy Muschietti was still attached to helm The Brave and the Bold, but that project seems to have been placed on the back burner for the time being, and there's speculation that we might see the DCU's Dark Knight a little sooner.

Could we learn more about the DCU's Batman in Supergirl, perhaps?

Star Milly Alcock and director Craig Gillespie were asked whether "Kara is aware of Batman" during an interview with Jake's Takes, and Gillespie's initial response to the question is a lot more interesting than his answer, as he shares a look with Alcock and laughs.

We might be reading too much into it, but have a look at the video below along with some other interview clips and let us know what you think in the comments.

"When an unexpected and ruthless enemy threatens, Kara Zor-El is forced, against her will, to team up with an unlikely companion. Together, they embark on an epic cosmic journey where revenge and justice are at stake – and where Kara must confront her origins to find her own path as a hero. Alcock is joined by Matthias Schoenaerts, Eve Ridley, David Krumholtz, Emily Beecham and Jason Momoa in key roles. Peter Safran and James Gunn are producing the film for DC Studios."

Supergirl Woman of Tomorrow will also star Eve Ridley as Ruthye Mary Knolle, David Krumholtz and Emily Beecham as Kara's parents, Zor-El and Alura, and Matthias Schoenaerts as the villainous Krem of the Yellow Hills.

Our new Girl of Steel will take flight on June 26, 2026.

Said Gunn when the project was first annonced: “In our series we see the difference between Superman who was sent to Earth and raised by loving parents from the time he was an infant, versus Supergirl who was raised on a rock, a chip off Krypton, and watched everyone around her die and be killed in terrible ways for the first 14 years of her life, and then came to Earth when she was a young girl. She’s much more hardcore, she’s not exactly the Supergirl we’re used to seeing.”

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Huskers
Huskers - 6/14/2026, 9:45 AM
James Gunn isn’t even aware of Batman! Get moving on the DCU Batman and quit screwing around on that terrible Nolan wannabe Temu knockoff!
UltimaRex
UltimaRex - 6/14/2026, 9:49 AM
@Huskers - Jeez, switch to decaf...
FireGunn
FireGunn - 6/14/2026, 10:07 AM
@Huskers - Pattinson's Batman is a mornic parody of Bale's
bobevanz
bobevanz - 6/14/2026, 11:06 AM
@Huskers - oh my God this site is full of so many haters. Oh my God oh my God oh my God
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 6/14/2026, 11:16 AM
@bobevanz - "Anyone who doesn't agree with me 100% is a hater."

Do I really have to explain how OPINIONS work yet again?

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TheAmericanHero
TheAmericanHero - 6/14/2026, 9:52 AM
Reading way too much into that look. Probably because the director isn't a comic book nerd and doesn't really know much of anything about Batman. I'm sure all of his comics knowledge is based around Supergirl because that's what he researched making the film, but beyond that he doesn't know anything about the future of the DCU or Batman. Clearly.
ClarkJoeKent
ClarkJoeKent - 6/14/2026, 10:00 AM
This DCU is FAILING FAST! Supergirl is tracking like The Flash & really NOBODY CARES about this iteration of DC. The forced comedy, weird sexual innuendos, BAD costumes, bad script, lack of knowledge of the source materials. Gunn DC is DONE. The MERGER is COMPLETE. Screenrant just posted an article on Zack JLA #8 on Netflix across seas. The writing is on the wall. Ill be here the week after Supergirl comes out & Man Of Tomorrow...those #'s tell the story.
19Batman84
19Batman84 - 6/14/2026, 10:19 AM
@ClarkJoeKent - your so obsessed with tracking lol let the movie come and see how it does jeez lol
bobevanz
bobevanz - 6/14/2026, 11:06 AM
@ClarkJoeKent - I'm not reading the shit on the wall
FinnishDude
FinnishDude - 6/14/2026, 11:07 AM
@ClarkJoeKent - "Screenrant just posted an article on Zack JLA #8 on Netflix across seas."

Man, you are getting desperate.
ClarkJoeKent
ClarkJoeKent - 6/14/2026, 11:10 AM
@19Batman84 - Obsessed? It's called being a fan...& Im NOT a fan of THIS FAILING DCU. I listen to guys like you about Creature Commandos (200 views on YouTube) Peacemaker(CANCELED 700 thousand views) Superman 2025 (YANKED from theaters from UNDERPERFORMING & looking over $40 MILLION Dollars. I get it knowing these numbers & facts dont work for you😂🤣🤣 Buy you some Supergirl tickets & stream GFunns DC content & stop trolling because GUNN NEEDS YOU!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
ClarkJoeKent
ClarkJoeKent - 6/14/2026, 11:14 AM
@FinnishDude - 😂Desperate? 😂😂 Desperate is your trolling. Facts are facts & your DCUs "Domestic Man" isn't catching on outside Gunns SMALL following in the United States😂😂 sorry facts. Screenrant also talks about EVERY MOVIE so lets not act like its not major news that a movie that was released in 2016 is rated in the TOP 10 of NETFLIX streaming content isn't relevant because if it was ANY of Gunns content that means its being received well! But it's NOT!!!😂😂😂😂READ that knuckdragger😂😂😂
ClarkJoeKent
ClarkJoeKent - 6/14/2026, 11:17 AM
@bobevanz - I know you cant read whats on the walls..thats why Gunns DCU for DUMMIES was made for YOU! Including Diaper-man who gets scared just like you, & his drunken punk rock Star-Lord Kara Zoe El in Star-lords Trench coat & headphones playing the same '70s music😂🤣🤣🤣eating alien shit!😂😂😂cant make this shit up!
OmegaBlack13
OmegaBlack13 - 6/14/2026, 11:27 AM
@ClarkJoeKent - Why guys saw

Man of Steel - A movie about SUPERMAN making about as much money as Thor, a guy most of the world hadn’t heard of 5 years before.

BvS - Threw in Batman to generate excitement, still made less money than Civil War, a movie with a similar hook with, again, characters who are not THE TWO MOST FAMOUS SUPERHEROES IN THE WORLD

and think more Snyder is the answer is beyond me. Then after all the Birds of Preys and Shazam’s doing what they did, do you not see how the brand itself is kinda poison? Do you not get that after their Batman Superman team up movie, and their [frick]ing Justice League movie, failing to crack a billion their standards for success might be a bit lower now? It’s an uphill battle that absolutely got harder 10 years ago when they failed to sell Superman as well as Ant-Man was being sold.
ClarkJoeKent
ClarkJoeKent - 6/14/2026, 11:48 AM
@OmegaBlack13 - I like guys like you..lead with your opinion's. Man Of Steel made $680 Million so if thats Thors #'s what does it say of Gunns Superman 2025 which only made a measly $612 Million after LOOSING over $40 Million & being YANKED early for underperforming in theaters said Ted Saranos under OATH. Adjusted for inflation Man Of Steel makes $950 MILLION DOLLARS selling THE SAME amount of tickets. Gunns Superman sold HALF as many tickets loosing over HALF THE FAN BASE! BvS with the theatrical cut that DC made Nolan do still made $875 MILLION Dollars & it came out the same time as Marvels Civil War which introduced its Spider-Man!! So to say it was a failure is complete Bull Shit! The expectations of DC to OUT do marvel by its 2nd Film was LUDICROUS! Marvel had a 8 year jump!! But lets look at Gunns Numbers..oh, you dont want to do that😂😂🤣
FinnishDude
FinnishDude - 6/14/2026, 12:58 PM
@ClarkJoeKent - More you spam emojis, more you just give off this energy:

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ClarkJoeKent
ClarkJoeKent - 6/14/2026, 1:31 PM
@FinnishDude - When you can't debate the facts you can always try insults! Gunn bots are easily triggered. smfh. The reason why they don't understand movies that have depth. They need Gunns DC For Dummies! Starring Diaper-man! He gets scared just like YOU!😂😂😂
TheJok3r
TheJok3r - 6/14/2026, 10:03 AM
There is no DCU Batman; move on already.
UltimaRex
UltimaRex - 6/14/2026, 10:20 AM
@TheJok3r - Creature Commandos begs to differ.
TheJok3r
TheJok3r - 6/14/2026, 11:39 AM
@UltimaRex - WB isn't going to have two franchises for the same character competing with each other, so the soonest we can expect a DCU Batman is after Reeves finishes his trilogy. Could we get animated cameos and mentions of him here and there ? absolutely, but I highly doubt we're going to get anything more than that. That all changes if Batman II flops at the box office next year, but the chances of that are slim to none.
UltimaRex
UltimaRex - 6/14/2026, 1:08 PM
@TheJok3r - *shrugs*
Watch it happen.
TheJok3r
TheJok3r - 6/14/2026, 1:52 PM
@UltimaRex - I can see Batman being used as part of team up movies, like Justice League and World's Finest, but a standalone movie while another Batman franchise is still on-going ? I just don't see the financial logic behind such a move.
FireGunn
FireGunn - 6/14/2026, 10:06 AM
There is no Batman. The Batman doesn't exist in this horrendous, parody of the universe. The closest you'll get to this universe's Batman before it's rebooted is Clooney's Batman in B&R!

Reboot the MCU and DCU
19Batman84
19Batman84 - 6/14/2026, 10:20 AM
@FireGunn - get alive dude seriously
FireGunn
FireGunn - 6/14/2026, 10:34 AM
@19Batman84 - I am alive
WruceBayne
WruceBayne - 6/14/2026, 10:49 AM
@19Batman84 - don’t waste your time, he’s not looking for progressive dialogue, he’s looking for interaction.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 6/14/2026, 11:07 AM
If everyone stopped replying to this idiot, we win
Odonnell23
Odonnell23 - 6/14/2026, 12:30 PM
@FireGunn - quick, name three woman you’ve kissed who aren’t related to you. I’ll wait.

Troll the trolls
FireGunn
FireGunn - 6/14/2026, 12:46 PM
@WruceBayne - Get off my nuts
FireGunn
FireGunn - 6/14/2026, 12:47 PM
@Odonnell23 - Bot
J0RELLC00LJ
J0RELLC00LJ - 6/14/2026, 10:10 AM
I maybe wrong, but that look from the question felt like "I don't care, you wanna take this one? DC told me not to pull a 'Ziegler' if I want to make any money." Lol

Jokes aside: Reading into it
UltimaRex
UltimaRex - 6/14/2026, 10:17 AM
You want to know about the DCU Batman? OK, here's what I figured.

This is an educated guess. Salt required.

1, Batman is Cavill's role to lose. Gunn talked to Cavill FIRST thanks to the Black Adam affair. They talked roles and Gunn has said he'd love to cast Cavill in the DCU. What other role than Batman?

2, if there is a script on Gunn's desk, he's being super secretive about it. But that could be because:

3, no BatB announcement until the Batman Part II hype train is in full swing. No doubt, the DCU Batman is separate so Batman Part II (and later Part III) will need their own breathing room.

4, if BatB is ready to go, expect "Superman Saga" levels of turnaround. It could be in theatres as early as 2028. And could have a sequel BEFORE Batman Part III.
FireGunn
FireGunn - 6/14/2026, 10:35 AM
@UltimaRex - The delusion is off the charts
bobevanz
bobevanz - 6/14/2026, 11:08 AM
@FireGunn - the irony coming from you
UltimaRex
UltimaRex - 6/14/2026, 12:20 PM
@FireGunn - you'd know.

See you in 2034.
Astroman
Astroman - 6/14/2026, 12:33 PM
@UltimaRex - Cavill as Batman wouldn’t surprise me at all if Brave and the Bold actually moved quick enough, which seems unlikely. I could totally see Gunn doing something like that just for the twist of him having played Superman in the Snyderverse.
BillyBatson1000
BillyBatson1000 - 6/14/2026, 10:33 AM
"We might be reading too much into it.."

MAN! You said it yourself.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 6/14/2026, 11:14 AM
Yeah , It seems like something is up and that Kara might indeed know about Batman as Gillespie says.

I do rather like the idea that this Kara has her own demons and even survivors guilt perhaps which could make her relate to Bruce if she found out his story but while their relationship is somewhat strained , she does want to be like Clark or aspires to be deep down…

That’s kinda beautiful and I hope they explore that in the future!!.
ClarkJoeKent
ClarkJoeKent - 6/14/2026, 11:20 AM
Gunns DC track record Suicide Squad, Shazam, The Flash, Blue Beetle, Creature Commandos< Peacemaker, Superman 2025, Supergirl
ALL FAILURES & very bad movies with horrible costumes, writing, direction😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
DocSpock
DocSpock - 6/14/2026, 11:26 AM

Gunn has fumbled the Batman in his new DCFU issue so spectacularly, that it is hardly worth talking about anymore. If he tries to influence Batman into his juvenile crap like he has done with Peacemaker season 2/Superman, he will wreck Batman.

Supergirl may be good or bad, but it won't make any money. And, as they now do when their movies flop, the studio will gaslight us with already worn-out BS about not caring if their movie bombs because they will make it up in streaming.

His 2nd Superman movie better be fantastic, or his dopey goose is cooked.


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