{"id":60548,"date":"2026-06-14T03:39:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T19:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=60548"},"modified":"2026-06-14T03:39:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T19:39:45","slug":"supergirl-star-milly-alcock-reveals-her-cape-was-made-with-material-used-by-christopher-reeve-in-superman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=60548","title":{"rendered":"Supergirl Star Milly Alcock Reveals Her Cape Was Made With Material Used By Christopher Reeve in Superman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">When Milly Alcock makes her standalone debut as Kara Zor-El in <u>Supergirl<\/u> later this month, she&#8217;ll do so while wearing portions of the cape Christopher Reeve used in the original Superman movie.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The star of the second feature-length DCU movie confirmed the touching tribute during an interview with the <u>Raiders of the Lost Podcast<\/u>. When asked if she had any favorite costume details from her upcoming superhero movie, Alcock revealed that part of her red cape had been crafted using material from one of the most important pieces of comic book movie memorabilia in history.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZdb2tgBUsG\/embed\" height=\"710\" width=\"612\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;My cape in this film was remade using material from the original Superman cape,&#8221; Alcock said. When asked if it was specifically pulled from the fabric used by Reeve in the <u>1978 Richard Donner-directed original film<\/u>, she said, &#8220;Yeah, I think that they found there was like 16 meters of that material, so yeah, that&#8217;s in the back of my cape now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Clark Kent&#8217;s history in movies and TV pre-dates the four-part series that premiered through the &#8217;70s and &#8217;80s, but it&#8217;s Reeve&#8217;s version of the character that has remained in audiences&#8217; minds as the first real incarnation of Superman on the big screen. The actor, who <u>passed away at 52 in 2004<\/u>, clearly helped lay the groundwork for super men going forward. That includes Brandon Routh, Henry Cavill, and David Corenswet, who portrayed their own versions of the hero in Superman Returns, Man of Steel, and last year&#8217;s Superman, respectively.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><button type=\"button\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"\/><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Supergirl Costume Photos<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/RightChevron.272be43c.svg?cors=1) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"\/><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Now, Supergirl will carry some of Reeve&#8217;s bright reds to modern moviegoers when it premieres in a few weeks. The way her cape incorporates the 1978 movie&#8217;s fabric may not be something noticed by the average fan who sees the film, but it&#8217;s the latest in a series of ways the new DCU has commemorated one of the genre&#8217;s most significant releases.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The 2025 Superman movie, for example, is backed by a score inspired by the original main theme composed by John Williams. It also features a cameo from Reeve&#8217;s son and real-life journalist, <u>Will Reeve<\/u>, who <u>appears as a reporter<\/u>.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-video\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Supergirl swoops into theaters June 26, 2026. For more while we wait to see how Alcock and the DC Studios team has done its best to live up to the legacy of Superman, you can read about <u>what co-CEO Peter Safran had to say about the recent discussion surrounding &#8220;superhero fatigue.&#8221;<\/u> You can also <u>see Jason Momoa talk about the one thing he needs to sign on for a Lobo movie<\/u>.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Michael Cripe is a freelance writer with IGN. He&#8217;s best known for his work at sites like The Pitch, The Escapist, and OnlySP. Be sure to give him a follow on Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and Twitter (@MikeCripe).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/milly-alcock-says-her-supergirl-cape-was-made-with-material-from-christopher-reeves-superman-suit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Milly Alcock makes her standalone debut as Kara Zor-El in Supergirl later this month, she&#8217;ll do so while wearing portions of the cape Christopher&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":60549,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[24710,14645,13929,21137,24709,24711,535,297,7987,1322],"class_list":["post-60548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-gadgets-reviews","tag-alcock","tag-cape","tag-christopher","tag-material","tag-milly","tag-reeve","tag-reveals","tag-star","tag-supergirl","tag-superman","wpcat-32-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=60548"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60548\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/60549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=60548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=60548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=60548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}