Supergirl Star Milly Alcock Says Starring in Game of Thrones Spinoff House of the Dragon 'Made Me Aware That Simply Existing as a Woman in That Space Is Something People Comment On'

Milly Alcock is set to play Supergirl in the next big DC Universe movie, and with that comes an intense scrutiny from fans. But, she says, she already has experience working under the microscope of fandom: on Game of Thrones spinoff House of the Dragon. Alcock played the younger version of Rhaenyra Targaryen in the HBO show, and won plaudits for her performance. Off the back of that, she was cast as Kara Zor-El in the follow-up to James Gunn’s Superman, in which she made a cameo. Now, Alcock is firmly rooted in the rebooted DCU, headlining a movie of her own, and may end up in subsequent DCU movies such as next year’s Man of Tomorrow. And so, in an interview with Vanity Fair, Alcock was asked if “the famously fickle Game of Thrones fandom” had prepared her for “the inevitable backlash.” She replied to say that due to her experience working on House of the Dragon, she understands that she will get comments about her appearance, but it sounds like she won't let them bother her. “It definitely made me aware that simply existing as a woman in that space is something that people comment on. We have become very comfortable having this weird ownership of women’s bodies,” she said. “I can’