Renowned TV commentator Megyn Kelly believes that Millie Alcock is responsible for ‘Supergirl’ and its underperformance at the box office. In one of the latest episodes of his talk show, Kelly called out the 26-year-old ‘House of the Dragon’ actress and shared her opinion on how the actress was one of the reasons why the latest superhero movie didn’t play in theaters and is now expected to lose a lot of money.
Megyn Kelly calls out Millie Alcock for ‘Supergirl’ com box office collection
On the June 29 episode of ‘The Megyn Kelly Show,’ the commentator brought up ‘Supergirl’ and its surprisingly low opening weekend box office numbers. She comments on how audiences no longer want to see films directed by women and the forcing of the female superhero genre.The 55-year-old added, “We’re past the forced girlboss era. We’re not buying it anymore. It’s not like women can’t be empowered and fierce and all that cool stuff. It’s just, stop forcing it on us in ‘Supergirl’ form. He also shared his thoughts on Millie Alcock, who plays the lead role in the film, as a “despicable girl”.He added in his comments, “The movie ‘Supergirl’ opened less than expected in theaters. Because its star, Millie Alcock, is as despicable as the girl (Rachel Zeigler) who played Snow White. And he seems to appreciate women as much as any other girl. And getting similar reactions.” Kelly then went on to comment on Alcock’s height, calling her “weird looking”.Finally, he shared his comments on how such films should actually be made, citing statistics shared online by the New York Times. The report he mentions on his show says that audiences tend to reject superhero movies that are directed by women.
What is the premise of ‘Supergirl’?
The superhero film centers on the story of Kara Zor-El and how she navigates her life while traveling through the universe. With only her dog to keep her company, Kara is happy on her own; However, when an adversary hits too close to home, she will do everything in her power to get her only family back. Supergirl teams up with some unlikely people to save her dog Krypto, before everything comes crashing down. Craig Gillespie directed the film and Ana Nogueira wrote the screenplay. Apart from Alcock, the film also stars Matthias SchweinertsEve Ridley, David Krumholtz, Emily Beecham, David Korenshwaite and Jason Momoa.
