Supergirl: Which version will we get in a DCEU movie?

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Supergirl will join the DC Extended Universe, but which version will moviegoers see?

You know the news of Supergirl coming to the silver screen now. With all the various incarnations in the DC Universe, which one will we get?

In the world of DC Comics you have Pre-Crisis, Post-Crisis, New 52 and now Rebirth. Throw in Earth-2 and many Elseworlds in can be hard to keep up sometimes. Say Batman and some may think the Adam West version or The Dark Knight Returns or more along the lines of modern comics. One can argue Tim Burton’s Batman is more like the Golden Age Pre-Crisis Batman. Whereas Zack Snyder’s is more Post-Crisis and Miller inspired. Supergirl is no different whatsoever with various versions.

Silver Age Supergirl

Everyone probably knows this iteration of Supergirl best. Here, Kara Zor-El or Linda Lee is a survivor of Argo City. Her parents jettison her to Earth. Argo City originally survived the destruction of Krypton. Instead, the city drifted through space until succumbing from radiation poisoning. She arrives on Earth and is found by her cousin, Superman, Kal-El. He cannot let her become public yet and instead gives her the disguise of Linda and puts her in Midvale Orphanage.

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Adding further secrecy is his desire to have her abilities from the world. Not only can Kara be seen using her powers, he does not even want Supergirl being seen. And here people though Pa Kent in Man of Steel was bad. Eventually she is adopted by the Danvers.

If you keep up with the Supergirl television series then this origin sounds relatively familiar to you. Exceptions there are, for example, she never has a sister in the comics. Argo City’s peculiar story is not in the CW series either. Even for those who do not watch the Supergirl show know this origin of her best and usually identify with this one the best. It is quite similar to her cousin’s origin, hence making it a rather simple origin to remember and stick with.

Warner Bros. and DC may not use this origin though. Yes, it is the one most susceptible to people but they may want to differentiate it as much as possible from their television series. Yes, there is the case of The Flash. However, we still know very little of Barry Allen after Justice League. Both versions seem to borrow from post-Flashpoint Flash with the dead mother and the incarcerated father. That is where the similarities end, at least until we see a film. Warner Bros. is already making headway with Wonder Woman as far as women go in superhero films.

Do they really want to make a derivative Superman film in a sense? Perhaps they can borrow more from the original Pre-Crisis comics. Yet, I dare argue this may invite the wrath of many feminists.