Sasha Calle is Supergirl

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Yeah gonna trust the casting directors on this one, that video announcement with her alone makes me more than willing to give her the chance to prove herself in the role.

 

[Kev4000]

For Supergirl, it's enough that an actress have done a few acting gigs in the past and done decent performances. Actual raw acting skills isn't what they want for Supergirl because the hero has never been about amazing character development. .
It's enough to have just a little acting talent, nothing more is required.

Elizabeth Olsen played Wanda as a supporting character for years and see what she did with the material. For an awesome performance in your movie even your supporting actresses should act on a good level.
Thats not cheesy CW area where everything depends how you look (Stephen Amell *caugh*)

 

[terry78]

She's on that young and the restless soap if you want to see recent stuff she's done.

 

[metaphysician]

Thank you!

And I agree with your point as well. If someone was chosen over 400 people... They obviously have something no one else has to bring the character to life. People were complaining about Gal because she didn't have blue eyes. And honestly, I never take first reactions from fans about casting.

I mean, so she doesn't have blue eyes or blond hair. Contacts and dye exist. . . and honestly, any natural blond actress would probably use dye and/or wig for a Supergirl role a good chunk of the time, anyway.

 

[Boy Scout]

BossLogic's manip of her looks great, especially with the dark hair.

I especially love the boots. I could do without the skirt/dress portion of it, but that’s as good a way as any to incorporate it if you don’t want to go all the way (which I’d rather they didn’t).

 

[SupermanFan]

Thank you!

And I agree with your point as well. If someone was chosen over 400 people... They obviously have something no one else has to bring the character to life. People were complaining about Gal because she didn't have blue eyes. And honestly, I never take first reactions from fans about casting.

If fans cast these films they’d literally look like porn parodies IMO

 

[Dark Raven]

I've never heard of her and am unsure about her casting from the images alone. But then I was unsure of Melissa Benoist when I first saw her pics but hadn't seen any actual video footage of her or her acting.

And Melissa Benoist was a brunette before she dyed her hair for Supergirl. In fact, so was Helen Slater. So there's no problem getting an actress who isn't a natural blonde for the role. She can always change her hair colour.

That said, I'm not quite liking what I'm seeing here and can't see her in the role:

 

[KaijuDude1992]

I've never heard of her and am unsure about her casting from the images alone. But then I was unsure of Melissa Benoist when I first saw her pics but hadn't seen any actual video footage of her or her acting.

And Melissa Benoist was a brunette before she dyed her hair for Supergirl. In fact, so was Helen Slater. So there's no problem getting an actress who isn't a natural blonde for the role. She can always change her hair colour.

That said, I'm not quite liking what I'm seeing here and can't see her in the role:

I've never seen her in anything either, but I did really like the interview portions with her in that video. She seemed to show way more charisma and personality in those bits than anything I saw in those clips of The Young and the Restless .

I was unsure of her too when I first saw the casting news last night, but looking at some of her pics on google I do think she could look great in the suit as Supergirl.

They are obviously going in a different direction with the character anyways and while I actually enjoyed Melissa Benoist in the role the poor quality of that show really brought it down for me, so I'm more than willing to give her a chance as long we get a Supergirl movie that's actually good.

 

[Primal Slayer]

When Melissa was cast practically everyone was like "you got the girl from Glee??? Whose character was THE WORST????"

And now its "how dare you not have Melissa in this film"

Im sure it'll go the same way for Sasha

 

[Dark Raven]

I don't want Melissa for this film, but I was hoping for someone much younger. I saw that Sacha Calle is 26, which is putting her already in the age bracket Melissa was when she started. And I would've preferred a Supergirl who wasn't a Latina. But even if she were a Latina, is there no-one younger? I wanted a Supergirl in movies who was meant to be a teenager. We've just been having an adult Supergirl series.

 

[Frodo]

I've never heard of her and am unsure about her casting from the images alone. But then I was unsure of Melissa Benoist when I first saw her pics but hadn't seen any actual video footage of her or her acting.

There's tons of clips of her acting on the soap The Young and The Restless if you want to get a sense of her as an actress.

 

[Frodo]

When Melissa was cast practically everyone was like "you got the girl from Glee??? Whose character was THE WORST????"

And now its "how dare you not have Melissa in this film"

Im sure it'll go the same way for Sasha

There was also, " That skinny soap actor Reeve as Superman?" and that was from execs on the 78 film, these are screentest shots

Just to make the point that things change during production and how things are during the casting process aren't always the same by the time the film comes out. As Batman says, "Things change".

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

I don’t mind if they want to keep her eyes dark a season i love dark eyes, but the blonde hair is probably a must.

 

[Zarex]

The pre Crisis version of Supergirl wore a brunette wig while in alter ego mode as Linda Lee Danvers. Maybe this version could wear a blonde one while superheroing?

My guess is they will settle on blonde highlights like they did with Mamoa. You dont want her looking like Jessica Alba in ROTSS.

I'm wondering if Ms. Calle is the Cyclops replacement, and if so if she will get a Boo-Yah?

 

[Mister J]

Didn't even know Supergirl was in the film until yesterday. Seems that she'll be a multiverse pull-in rather than straight origin.

 

[Juan1193]

From Datrinti! She looks good as a blonde, can totally see her as Supergirl! Blonde as Supergirl, brunette as Kara Danvers

 

[writer0327]

I'm gonna say there is a pretty good chance she will remain brunette.

 

[Vaibow]

My initial thoughts are... the director and her have chemistry - speaking her mother language at times, kinda flirty.... either way, he likes the actress and that, as we know can go a long way... if the face fits.

Acting wise... do I see anything to make me feel she knocked it out the park... not really. Do I know what interpretation she will portray?? no idea.... time will tell, however those manias look great.

 

[KaijuDude1992]

I definitely think they are going to keep her brunette hair as well since it looks alot more natural on her anyways, but I wouldn't be surprised if they went with the blonde hair either.

 

[Lobo]

I'm very happy with this casting. She'll knock it out of the park. No doubt.

And yes the video of her getting the part is super emotional

Furthermore with the multiverse we can't be sure which supergirl she will be. Though odds are it will be Kara

 

[Frodo]

She can, and act well, so I really have no doubts in my mind that she'll knock it out of the park.

I can understand some of the skepticism, especially since a the vast majority of fandom has never heard of her. But I actually have no doubts about her. She's got it.

The question for me, as the question all ways is with WB , is the script and the story good?. An actor can only go so far and can't carry a weak story.

So WB has to get it together with this one.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

I don't want Melissa for this film, but I was hoping for someone much younger. I saw that Sacha Calle is 26, which is putting her already in the age bracket Melissa was when she started. And I would've preferred a Supergirl who wasn't a Latina. But even if she were a Latina, is there no-one younger? I wanted a Supergirl in movies who was meant to be a teenager. We've just been having an adult Supergirl series.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

Didn't even know Supergirl was in the film until yesterday. Seems that she'll be a multiverse pull-in rather than straight origin.

Or time travel.

There's still a hanging thread from MOS that could be fodder for the DCEU Supergirl.

 

[X Knight]

For me it's solely down to how much a character means to me personally. So, I want a dark haired Batman, a dark haired Superman, a dark haired Wonder Woman, a blonde Supergirl, a blonde Power Girl (one day?), and a blonde Harley Quinn. Aquaman was never a character that meant much to me so it doesn't bother me that they changed his hair colour. And Momoa rocked it. Likewise, I've never been a huge Flash fan, so that change doesn't bother me. The more the character means to me, the more I want to see what's on the page up there on the screen.

Yep. I'm with you. This is basically my attitude towards these changes, too.

The more I'm a fan of that character, and the more attachment I have towards that character, the more resistant I am towards changes to that character.

I'm a fan of Supergirl and she's probably my favorite female superhero. I'm also a fan of Raven from Teen Titans. Yet, those characters have completely different looks and personalities. I would not want a Supergirl who looks (and acts) more like Raven nor a Raven who looks and acts more like Supergirl. Otherwise, they'd become completely different characters!

These characters were created with a specific visual design. And for comic book characters especially, that visual design is a big part of their identity. It's partly what attracts us to the character in the first place and maintaining a consistent familiar design is partly what keeps us hooked on the character throughout the years.

For example, Superman is by far my favorite hero. But, if I he looked and acted more like Lobo, I doubt I would be interested in the character. Or, if Supergirl were still a blonde but sported a mohawk and was covered in tattoos and piercings and trash-talked with a foul mouth. Again, I wouldn't be interested.

Granted, those are extreme deviations. But even something simple like changing hair color from blonde to brunette throws me off and makes the character less recognizable (to me) as that character.

When I see the manips of Sasha as dark hair Supergirl, I don't immediately see Kara Zor-El because that's not how Kara has always looked. I see "female Superman" or Superman's daughter or Lois as Superwoman. Even as an alternate universe Kara, it doesn't strike me immediately as Supergirl.

But, when I see the manips of Sasha as blonde hair Supergirl, I see Kara Zor-El. I recognize that character. When I see a blonde in a Superman looking costume, I immediately assume that's a version of Supergirl because I associate that particular visual identity with that character.

With all that being said, I'm willing to give Sasha a chance as Supergirl. But I'm going to withhold final judgement until I see what she actually looks like as the character in costume and until I find out more about her character's role.

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Yep. I'm with you. This is basically my attitude towards these changes, too.

The more I'm a fan of that character, and the more attachment I have towards that character, the more resistant I am towards changes to that character.

I'm a fan of Supergirl and she's probably my favorite female superhero. I'm also a fan of Raven from Teen Titans. Yet, those characters have completely different looks and personalities. I would not want a Supergirl who looks (and acts) more like Raven nor a Raven who looks and acts more like Supergirl. Otherwise, they'd become completely different characters!

These characters were created with a specific visual design. And for comic book characters especially, that visual design is a big part of their identity. It's partly what attracts us to the character in the first place and maintaining a consistent familiar design is partly what keeps us hooked on the character throughout the years.

For example, Superman is by far my favorite hero. But, if I he looked and acted more like Lobo, I doubt I would be interested in the character. Or, if Supergirl were still a blonde but sported a mohawk and was covered in tattoos and piercings and trash-talked with a foul mouth. Again, I wouldn't be interested.

Granted, those are extreme deviations. But even something simple like changing hair color from blonde to brunette throws me off and makes the character less recognizable (to me) as that character.

When I see the manips of Sasha as dark hair Supergirl, I don't immediately see Kara Zor-El because that's not how Kara has always looked. I see "female Superman" or Superman's daughter or Lois as Superwoman. Even as an alternate universe Kara, it doesn't strike me immediately as Supergirl.

But, when I see the manips of Sasha as blonde hair Supergirl, I see Kara Zor-El. I recognize that character. When I see a blonde in a Superman looking costume, I immediately assume that's a version of Supergirl because I associate that particular visual identity with that character.

With all that being said, I'm willing to give Sasha a chance as Supergirl. But I'm going to withhold final judgement until I see what she actually looks like as the character in costume and until I find out more about her character's role.

Perfectly put