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DC used a Star Wars character in weird Supergirl movie mix-up

A piece of Supergirl movie merch features an out-of-place Glup Shitto In one of the most bizarre mix-ups by a major studio in recent memory, DC has mistakenly included an obscure Star Wars character in a piece of official art promoting DC Studios' Supergirl movie hitting theaters later this month. While the error is puzzling, the explanation for how a deep-cut alien from the Star Wars sequels wound up in Supergirl promotional artwork might be simple. On Tuesday, DC announced a new collection for its official online shop that featured a "curated selection of limited-edition art, apparel, and collectibles featuring Bilquis Evely’s artwork from Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow and designs inspired by the upcoming film." One of those pieces is a print called "Across the Galaxy" that features new Evely artwork of Kara Zor-El (aka Supergirl), Ruthye Marye Knoll, and a collection of alien passengers they encounter on their adventures. Strangely, one of those aliens appears to be Lexo Sooger from Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Who is it supposed to be? Apparently Screecher, an alien who will appear in Supergirl who looks vaguely like Lexo Sooger. At this point, one might be asking, "What in the Glu

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Supergirl director talks adapting the beloved DC source material: 'I didn't want to just do the comic book'

Craig Gillespie eventually read Woman of Tomorrow and even lifted a few visuals, but that was never the focus of his DCU movie When DC Studios first announced its Supergirl movie, the official title was Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, a…

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Supergirl director talks adapting the beloved DC source material: 'I didn't want to just do the comic book'

Craig Gillespie eventually read Woman of Tomorrow and even lifted a few visuals, but that was never the focus of his DCU movie When DC Studios first announced its Supergirl movie, the official title was Supergirl: Woman…

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DC used a Star Wars character in weird Supergirl movie mix-up

A piece of Supergirl movie merch features an out-of-place Glup Shitto In one of the most bizarre mix-ups by a major studio in recent memory, DC has mistakenly included an obscure Star Wars character in a piece of…

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Craig Gillespie eventually read Woman of Tomorrow and even lifted a few visuals, but that was never the focus of his DCU movie When DC Studios first announced its Supergirl movie, the official title was Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, a…

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A piece of Supergirl movie merch features an out-of-place Glup Shitto In one of the most bizarre mix-ups by a major studio in recent memory, DC has mistakenly included an obscure Star Wars character in a piece of official art promoting DC…

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