‘Supergirl’ Casts David Krumholtz And Emily Beecham As Kara Zor-El’s Parents

The cast of Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow just got bigger with two key additions. THR reports David Krumholtz and British actress Emily Beecham have joined the cast of James Gunn’s DCU film, which will follow the release of Superman this summer.

Krumholtz and Beecham will play Zor-El and Alura In-Ze respectively, the parents of Kara Zor-El, the Kryptonian cousin to Superman aka Kal-El. Kara in the film will be played by House of the Dragon breakout Milly Alcock. Others in the cast include Eve Ridley as Ruthye, Matthias Schoenaerts as villain Krem of the Yellow Hills, and Jason Momoa who recently joined as Lobo.

The film will be directed by Craig Gillespie (Cruella) from a script by Ana Nogueira adapted from the comic book series by by Tom King and Bilquis Evely.

Krumholtz is best known for his roles in Freaks & Geeks, NUMB3RS, and most recently in Lousy Carter and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. Beecham broke out in 2015 with her role in the hit series Into the Badlands, followed in 2019 with her role in Little Joe that won her Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival. She also had a role in Cruella, connecting her with director Craig Gillespie, and Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant.

Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow opens on June 26th 2026.