Supergirl actress Milly Alcock has sparked a split reaction among fans after weighing in on whether her character could be queer.
The 26-year-old Australian star has been on the promotional circuit for Supergirl, ahead of the latest DC Studios franchise film arriving on June 26.
During a recent interview, Alcock — who plays Kara Zor-El, better known as Supergirl, in the upcoming movie — was asked directly about the superhero’s sexuality.
In response, she noted that the film’s plot does not give her character a male love interest.
‘What make this film beautiful is that it’s not centered around a man, not centered around love at all,’ she told Queerly Radio. ‘I don’t really know. I don’t know.
‘I don’t know,’ she said again, before offering her personal take. ‘She probably goes both ways.’
Supergirl star Milly Alcock shared her candid view on her character’s sexuality after being asked whether the superhero is queer
While promoting her upcoming DC film Supergirl, Alcock also commended the movie for avoiding a romance-driven storyline
‘I think because she doesn’t live inside the binary of what we think a woman should be,’ Alcock said about why her character resonates with LGBTQ+ fans during an interview with Narrativa Feminina‘s Ana Paula Barbosa.
‘That is what makes her so special and so exciting and so new.’
She later added that she also had a queer reading of the superhero character.
‘I kind of thought that as well. I was like … She’d do what she’d want to do in that regard anyway.’
Many fans slammed the actress for her comments about de-centering men in the story with some drawing a political line between differing opinions of Alcock being cast as the leading star.
Some claimed her answer was the most neutral one she could give, while others said they were not concerned with Supergirl’s sexuality.
Her comments come shortly after the Sirens star faced furore over her looks upon being cast as the lead in the big screen DC Studios remake.
In the Craig Gillespie-directed film, Jason Momoa also stars alongside Alcock.
Their fellow castmates include David Corenswet as Superman as well as Eve Ridley, Emily Beecham and Matthias Schoenaerts in supporting roles.
The drama began when Lois and Clark star Dean Cain faced backlash from Superman fans after seemingly mocking Alcock’s appearance on social media.
The conservative actor, 59, came under fire after responding to a meme that likened her to the primitive, ape-like human Cha-ka from the 1974 series Land of the Lost.
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She inevitably said that her character Kara Zor-El, also known as Supergirl, ‘probably goes both ways’ at one point
‘What make this film beautiful is that it’s not centered around a man, not centered around love at all,’ she added; pictured in October 2025
A troll responded to Cain on X with an unflattering photo of Cha-ka and asked, ‘And why does she look like this guy?’
Cain then responded, ‘Dang it… I laughed,’ followed by a smiling emoji. The actor’s reaction to the cruel comparison quickly spread on social media, leaving a number of superhero fans outraged.
‘What a fantastic way to kill your legacy. And what a glorious way to lose the respect of millions of kids that looked up to you three decades ago. What a disgrace,’ wrote one person.
Another social media user commented: ‘Your Superman performance is never going to be looked back upon fondly, your bitter jealousy has tainted any legacy you had left.’
Cain eventually clarified that he ‘never said she was ugly’, but seemed overall unconcerned by the backlash.
The American actor is best known for playing Superman in the ’90s TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.
In a separate interview, she said she had a queer reading of her character like many fans did too ‘because she doesn’t live inside the binary of what we think a woman should be’
Supergirl premieres in theaters on June 26
Alcock later issued a defiant response in the face of backlash over her casting in the iconic role.
The Sydney-born actress told Variety Magazine that she was ignoring the criticism.
‘[The criticism] is from a lot of people whose profiles have no photo, who are burner accounts, or someone’s name and then “Dad of four, Christian,” which is hilarious to me,’ Alcock said.
‘I mean, whose opinion do you really care about? If you’re p***ing the right kind of people off, you’re doing okay!’
