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Things haven’t exactly got off to a flying start for Supergirl.<\/a> The new DC film has fallen well short of expectations at the box office, despite arriving with loads of hype after the success of James Gunn’s Superman last year.<\/p>\n

Starring House of the Dragon breakout Milly Alcock<\/a> as Kara Zor-El, Supergirl brought in $38 million (\u00a328 million) domestically. Considering the film reportedly cost around $170 million to make before marketing costs, it’s now facing a tough battle to make its money back.<\/p>\n

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Via Warner Bros<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The disappointing debut feels even more heartbreaking when you look back at what Milly Alcock said before the film was released. Speaking to Variety<\/a>, the 26-year-old admitted the pressure of taking on such an iconic superhero role left her feeling terrified, even before she’d landed the part.<\/p>\n

“It’s the stakes, you know?” she said.<\/p>\n

Once she’d actually been cast, the reality of leading a huge blockbuster quickly hit home.<\/p>\n

“I was like, ‘I have to do all that?! No!’ Because she’s in, like, every scene.”<\/p>\n

She even revealed she briefly considered saying no before talking herself into accepting the role.<\/p>\n

“I looked at myself in the mirror, and I was like, ‘Who am I to turn down this opportunity?'” she explained, adding: “I knew that it was what I needed to do, because it scared me. And I thought, ‘Well, I get one big, bad, beautiful life. Why not f*cking go for it?'”<\/p>\n

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Warner Bros<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Although she embraced the challenge, Milly has been open about how difficult life can become after joining a massive franchise.<\/p>\n

Following her breakout role in House of the Dragon, she spoke about becoming the target of online abuse and how reading negative comments could sometimes feed into her own self-doubt.<\/p>\n

“Because sometimes people reinforce beliefs that you have about yourself, and you’re like, ‘Now someone’s said it! It’s true!’ And you’ve got to remind yourself that it’s not,” she said.<\/p>\n

She also explained that making Supergirl ended up changing her in ways she never expected.<\/p>\n

“What Kara was going through that I was going through is she’s someone who has been at war with themselves. And I think that’s a very universal feeling, especially for women.<\/p>\n

“So it’s been a really surprising journey. I never thought taking on a superhero film would do that. But it has! And what a beautiful thing.”<\/p>\n

Those comments feel even more poignant after the film’s release, with Alcock becoming the focus of misogynistic abuse online<\/a> and some fans attempting to pin the film’s disappointing box office performance on her.<\/p>\n

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Warner Bros<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Speaking to Vanity Fair<\/a> before the movie came out, she reflected on the way women are treated once they step into huge franchises.<\/p>\n

“It definitely made me aware that simply existing as a woman in that space is something that people comment on,” she said. “We have become very comfortable having this weird ownership of women’s bodies. I can’t really stop them. I can only be myself.”<\/p>\n

She later told Variety that people reacted angrily even when she deliberately avoided singling anyone out.<\/p>\n

“I didn’t even say ‘men’, I said ‘people!'” she said. “And they got so angry. I was like, ‘You’re proving my point. You’re proving my point!'”<\/p>\n

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