Supergirl soars into theaters this week and continues James Gunn and Peter Safran’s reworked DC Universe. The new film from Craig Gillespie gives Milly Alcock an opportunity to shine as Kara Zor-El after making her debut as the character in last year’s Superman. But it also features a number of other notable characters and actors, including one of the industry’s most well-regarded comedians.
Supergirl follows Kara Zor-El, the jaded cousin of Kal-El, as she celebrates her 23rd birthday. When Krypto is shot with a poison dart by the villainous Krem (Matthias Schoenaerts) and is given 72 hours to live, Kara relentlessly pursues Krem in order to secure an antidote that will save her beloved dog. Joining Kara on this quest is Ruthye Marye Knoll (Eve Ridley), a young girl who seeks revenge against Krem for murdering her family.
Kara and Ruthye’s intergalactic journey takes them to multiple worlds and finds them interacting with all manner of strange characters. While Jason Momoa’s Lobo has featured prominently in promotional material and is one of the film’s standout supporting players, another famous actor makes an appearance in the movie, albeit in a role no one would see coming.
Emmy-winning actor and comedian Seth Rogen follows up a recent cameo in the final season of The Boys with another brief appearance in one of 2026’s most anticipated superhero projects.
Seth Rogen Enters The DC Universe In The Most Unexpected Of Ways
Entering the second act of the film, Kara boards a bus-like spaceship that will take her to the planet Bilquis, where she hopes she will find information to lead her to Krem and, in turn, the antidote to save Krypto’s life.
Kara, who is soon joined by Ruthye, boards the bus and is greeted by a mute bus driver and a wise-cracking tiny alien. The alien, who is responsible for one of the film’s best laughs, is voiced by Rogen. When Kara asks the alien, “Hey, how close are we to a yellow sun? Can you get any closer?” Rogen’s character replies, “Yeah, sure, if I had a bigger engine or some balls, but I have neither. So, no.”
Rogen has played roles in superhero fare before, but Supergirl marks his first venture into the DCU. After playing the titular character in the 2011 remake of The Green Hornet, Rogen went on to executive produce The Boys and voice Allen the Alien in Invincible. Given Rogen’s reverence for comic books, as evidenced by his work behind the scenes on Preacher and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, it seemed to be only a matter of time before the actor made an appearance in a Marvel or DC movie, but few would have anticipated that this would manifest as a voice cameo in a live-action Supergirl movie.
Seth Rogen’s Cameo Demonstrates The New DCU’s Willingness To Be More Humorous
Although Rogen making an appearance in Supergirl makes sense given his enduring love for comic book characters, such a cameo would have been inconceivable in previous iterations of the DC Universe on the big screen.
A tiny CGI alien with an attitude would fit right in with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but only recently would it fit in the DCU. Guardians of the Galaxy and Captain Marvel, for instance, are filled with strange aliens and creatures, many of whom are played or voiced by famous actors. Bradley Cooper voiced Rocket Raccoon, Taika Waititi voiced Korg, and Seth Green voiced Howard the Duck, just to name a few.
A similar cameo from a famous actor playing an odd, quirky alien makes sense given the tonal shift the DC Universe has taken under Gunn and Safran.
The previous DCEU, largely overseen by Zack Snyder, opted for darker, more grounded storylines and more somber iterations of established characters. Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice were not the kind of films in which a fun creature voiced by a known actor popped up for a quick cameo, instead opting for far less humor and exploring decidedly darker subject matter.
With Superman, however, Gunn announced a new-look DC Universe, one characterized by hope rather than doom. Superman markedly departed from Snyder’s Man of Steel in its depiction of an exceedingly kind-hearted and warm Superman spearheading a bright, energetic movie filled with jokes and needle drops.
It may seem fairly inconsequential, but the fact that a little alien voiced by Rogen pops up in Supergirl perfectly encapsulates how different Gunn’s DCU is compared to Snyder’s. Gunn’s universe dabbles in serious subject matter, as evidenced by Krem and his men kidnapping women to produce their male heirs in the new movie, but, overwhelmingly, the films take a more crowd-pleasing approach. Largely absent are the heavy philosophical themes of the DCEU of old and in are more optimistic tales willing to have a bit more fun.
- Release Date
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June 26, 2026
- Runtime
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108 minutes
- Director
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Craig Gillespie
- Writers
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Ana Nogueira
- Producers
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James Gunn, Lars P. Winther, Nigel Gostelow, Peter Safran
This story originally appeared on Screenrant
