Jimmy Olsen, has always been the epitome of loyalty, but ‘cool’ was never a word that would come to mind when describing him.

(No one bats an eye at Jimmy Olsen romancing a high school student here.) But, look: Supergirl, though not without its missteps, has a more consistent command of its campy tone than Superman III ...

While we have our Superman, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen and Lex Luthor for James Gunn’s Superman Legacy, we also know a Supergirl movie, Woman of Tomorrow, is on the way in the DCU as well.

Alcock will take on the mantle of Supergirl starting with Superman ... Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor and Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen, among others. We’ll see how she fits in with that lineup.