1980s Supergirl Helen Slater Gives Milly Alcock Her Seal of Approval

‘Hopefully she’ll ignore the trolls’: The original Supergirl’s advice to Australia’s Milly Alcock

As the Sydney-born actor cops heat for her take on Supergirl, Helen Slater recalls the trials and tribulations of playing the superhero in the 1984 version.

1980s Supergirl Helen Slater Gives Milly Alcock Her Seal of Approval

Never mind the DC Studios-James Gunn-Peter Safran-Warner Bros. Discovery era, Supergirl is the DC brand’s biggest failure by far of the last 30 years, bar none. The only entry that might sink lower is its multiversal cousin from 1984 starring Helen Slater, who at the time was a newcomer and didn’t have Christopher Reeve to play off. Superman was conveniently off-world for that schlockfest because the producers – the Salkinds – couldn’t secure Re…

Helen Slater Passes the Cape: Original Supergirl Praises Milly Alcock in New Interview

The original "Girl of Steel," Helen Slater, recently joined Australia's Today Extra morning talk show to reflect on her iconic 1984 film debut and the new era of Supergirl. Slater,…