Famous TV commentator Megyn Kelly believes that Milly Alcock is to blame for “Supergirl” and its poor performance at the box office. In a recent episode of her talk show, Kelly called out the 26-year-old ‘House of the Dragon’ actress and shared her thoughts on how the actress is one of the reasons why the latest superhero movie didn’t make it in theaters, and is now expected to lose a lot of money.
Megyn Kelly calls out Milly Alcock for ‘Supergirl’ low box office collection
On the June 29 episode of “The Megyn Kelly Show,” the commentator picked up on the subject of “Supergirl” and its surprisingly low box office numbers for its opening weekend. She commented on how audiences no longer want to see female-led films and force the gender of female superheroes.The 55-year-old added: “We’re past the age of forced girls. We don’t buy it anymore. It’s not like women can’t be empowered and fierce and all the great stuff. It’s just, stop forcing it on us in ‘Supergirl’ form. She also shared her thoughts on Milly Alcock, who plays the title role in the film, being a “disgusting girl”.He added in his comments: “‘Supergirl’ opened in theaters far below expectations. Because its star, Milly Alcock, is as disgusting as the girl (Rachel Zegler) who played Snow White. And he seems to appreciate women exactly the same way that other girl did. And she’s getting a similar backlash.” Kelly then went on to comment on Alcock’s height, calling her “weird looking.”Finally, he shared his thoughts on how movies like this should be made, even citing statistics shared online by The New York Times. The report he referenced on his show stated that audiences tend to reject female-led superhero movies.
What is the premise of ‘Supergirl’
The superhero film focuses on the story of Kara Zor-El and how she navigates her life while traveling the universe. With only her dog for company, Kara is happy alone; however, when an adversary hits too close to home, he will do whatever it takes to get his only family back. Supergirl teams up with some unlikely people to save her dog, Krypto, before things fall apart. Craig Gillespie directed the film and Ana Nogueira wrote the screenplay. Apart from Alcock, the film also stars Matthias SchoenaertsEve Ridley, David Krumholtz, Emily Beecham, David Corenswet and Jason Momoa.