Supergirl is in development for CBS from Executive Producers Ali Adler, Greg Berlanti, and Sarah Schechter, and TV Line has gotten a hold of the casting breakdowns for the pilot, which means the Girl of Steel (can we call her the “Woman of Steel” by now?) is closer than before.
Here’s what we learned from the TV Line feature:
For Kara Zor-El, also known as Kara Danvers, the show is looking for Caucasian females between 22 and 26 to play 24. In this version of the story, Kara was sent to Earth from a dying Krypton at age 12. She was taken in by the Danvers family, who taught her to use caution with her amazing abilities. For more than a decade, Kara repressed using those skills, but then she had to use her abilities in public during an unexpected disaster. The TV Line breakdown says that Kara is energized for the first time in her life after that heroism, and she begins to embrace her abilities in the interest of helping the people of her city, getting a super-name along the way.
But that’s not the only character being cast right now!Kara has an older foster sister named Alexandra “Alex” Danvers who is described as “gorgeous, brilliant, and science-minded.” Growing up, Alex had some jealousy as well as fascination with her sister’s abilities, which helped fuel her interest in alien anthropology, sociology, and culture. Alex works for a secret government organization. Not gonna lie, the letters “L-E-X” in her name make us a little nervous.
We are assuming that David Rapaport, who handled casting for Arrow and The Flash, will be doing this one as well. Any casting choices? Leave them in the comments! You can read the TV Line feature here.
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I said said it before and I´ll say it again: Claire Holt is the ONLY choice for Kara A.K.A Supergirl. She has the right look, is the perfect age and is skilled in martial arts. Plus, she is super cute and enbodies the character of Kara perfectly IMO! I hope that the casting directors have been watching “the Originals”, LOL! Claire for Supergirl!!!!!