DCStudios giving Supergirl: Woman Of Tomorrow a peak SUMMER 2026 release is a rarity that can’t be ignored. First time in almost a decade a female-led solo CBM is trusted by a studio with a theatrical-only SUMMER slot. The last time was Wonder Woman in 2017.
After that, the closest we got to see a theatrical-only female-led CBM during SUMMER was Black Widow, which was used to test the waters on SUMMER 2021 with a day&date hybrid release on Disney Plus ( with the infamous Premier Access ) & in theatres, after being pushed back from its original MAY 1, 2020 slot, when it would have been a traditional theatrical-only MCU film kicking off that legendary SUMMER 2020 that never happened:
Then, Wonder Woman1984, at some point meant to debut on SUMMER 2020 (THE-ONE-THAT-NEVER-HAPPENED) but pushed back several times by the COVID Crisis until ending up released on HBO Max, Pirates Bay & a few theatres on Christmas 2020,
And then we had Captain Marvel 2, which was supposed to originally debut on SUMMER 2022, before being renamed as The Marvels and in some point being meant to come out on SUMMER 2023, but ended up opening in NOV last year.
The fact that we will finally have a female-led CBM getting a theatrical exclusive release on peak SUMMER with no shenanigans, ifs and buts, is a miracle in itself.