‘Supergirl’ Star Milly Alcock Says ‘I Really Can’t Stop’ Backlash and Understands Why Scorsese and Ridley Scott Criticized Superhero Movies: ‘Not Every Film Is for Everyone’

Mar 31, 2026 9:42am PT ‘Supergirl’ Star Milly Alcock Says ‘I Really Can’t Stop’ Backlash and Understands Why Scorsese and Ridley Scott Criticized Superhero Movies: ‘Not Every Film Is for Everyone’

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Milly Alcock told Vanity Fair in a new interview that she’s aware she’ll face backlash over leading Warner Bros. “Supergirl” simply because she’s playing a female superhero. The 25-year-old actor is no stranger to dealing with intense fandoms, having broke out as young Rhaenyra Targaryen in the first season of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” prequel series “House of the Dragon.”

“It definitely made me aware that simply existing as a woman in that space is something that people comment on,” Alcock 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.”

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