Milly Alcock is entering the DC Universe as Supergirl this summer, and the fandom around comic book characters is fierce.
However, the DCU is not the first time Alcock has faced a passionate fandom, as she previously played a young Rhaenyra Targaryen in House of the Dragon, the Game of Thrones spinoff on HBO.
“It definitely made me aware that simply existing as a woman in that space is something that people comment on,” she said in an interview with Vanity Fair. “We have become very comfortable having this weird ownership of women’s bodies. I can’t really stop them. I can only be myself.”
Alcock was also asked about filmmakers like Martin Scorsese and Ridley Scott playing down the superhero genre.
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“I get it. They’ve been around for fucking ever making phenomenal films,” she said. “Not every film
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