{"id":35238,"date":"2025-08-31T20:58:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T20:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/35238\/"},"modified":"2025-08-31T20:58:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T20:58:08","slug":"supergirls-milly-alcock-lands-fresh-and-outrageous-new-lead-movie-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/35238\/","title":{"rendered":"Supergirl&#8217;s Milly Alcock lands &#8220;fresh and outrageous&#8221; new lead movie role"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/a60835978\/supergirl-movie-release-date\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/a60835978\/supergirl-movie-release-date\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Supergirl\" data-node-id=\"1.0.0\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Supergirl<\/a>&#8216;s Milly Alcock has landed the lead role in a &#8220;fresh and outrageous&#8221; new dark comedy.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/08\/milly-alcock-akiva-goldsman-thumb-1236500094\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/08\/milly-alcock-akiva-goldsman-thumb-1236500094\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Deadline\" data-node-id=\"3.1.0\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Deadline<\/a>, Thumb tells the story of a lonely woman whose mundane life is changed when she receives a severed thumb in the post. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">The woman, played by Alcock, is determined to return the mysterious thumb back to its rightful hand. But her self-appointed mission takes her on an unexpected journey. <\/p>\n<p>What to Read Next<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">The movie is written by Cesar Vitale and will be directed by Tuesday&#8217;s Daina Oniunas-Pusi\u0107, with filming set to begin this Autumn in New York.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"11\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">Star Trek: Strange New World boss Akiva Goldsman and Greg Lessans will serve as producers under Weed Road Pictures, while Richard, Brooke and Annie Saperstein will produce for Bluestone Entertainment alongside Beau Turpin.<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"milly alcock on set of supergirl\" title=\"Milly Alcock on set of Supergirl\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1274\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/milly-alcock-supergirl-686fb6a639307.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Parisa Taghizadeh<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"14\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"14.0\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/a46265799\/best-film-tv-tours-2024\/\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/a46265799\/best-film-tv-tours-2024\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Best film and TV tours for 2025\" data-node-id=\"14.0.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Best film and TV tours for 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"16\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">&#8220;Cesar Vitale is a unique and exciting new voice on the page, Daina Oniunas-Pusi\u0107 is an impossibly talented artist behind the camera and none of us can stop watching the extraordinary Milly Alcock,&#8221; said Goldsman. &#8220;Greg Lessans and I could not feel more privileged to help make this one a reality.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"18\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">&#8220;It&#8217;s a privilege to collaborate with our friends at Weed Road Pictures and such a stellar team on this fresh and outrageous comedy,&#8221; added Richard Saperstein.<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"meghann fahy, milly alcock, sirens\" title=\"Meghann Fahy, Milly Alcock, Sirens\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"3600\" height=\"2400\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/meghann-fahy-milly-alcock-sirens-682d9e6253515.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Netflix<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"21\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"21.0\">Related: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/a65622829\/daniel-mays-next-lead-role-believe-me\/\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/a65622829\/daniel-mays-next-lead-role-believe-me\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Daniel Mays&#039; next lead role confirmed in &quot;emotional&quot; ITV crime drama - here&#039;s what we know\" data-node-id=\"21.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong data-node-id=\"21.1.0\">Daniel Mays&#8217; next lead role confirmed in &#8220;emotional&#8221; ITV crime drama &#8211; here&#8217;s what we know<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"23\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">Alcock most recently appeared in Netflix&#8217;s drama series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/ustv\/a64592490\/sirens-netflix-meghann-fahy-milly-alcock-release-date-trailer\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/ustv\/a64592490\/sirens-netflix-meghann-fahy-milly-alcock-release-date-trailer\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Sirens\" data-node-id=\"23.1.0\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sirens<\/a>, where she played Simone DeWitt, the preppy personal assistant to enigmatic billionaire Michaela Kell (Julianne Moore). <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"25\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">Simone&#8217;s organised life is thrown into chaos by the arrival of her sister Devon (Meghann Fahy), who is disturbed by the intense and controlling relationship between Simone and her boss.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"27\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">Meanwhile, the actor also made a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/a65361936\/superman-supergirl-cameo\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/a65361936\/superman-supergirl-cameo\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"brief cameo\" data-node-id=\"27.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">brief cameo<\/a> in the James Gunn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/superman\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/superman\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Superman\" data-node-id=\"27.3.0\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Superman<\/a> reboot, as Clark&#8217;s cousin Kara (aka Supergirl). The character&#8217;s appearance set the stage for her own movie Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/a63424287\/supergirl-woman-of-tomorrow-filming\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/a63424287\/supergirl-woman-of-tomorrow-filming\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"which has already begun filming in the UK\" data-node-id=\"27.7\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">which has already begun filming in the UK<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"29\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"29.0\">Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow is set for release on June 26, 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"31\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"31.0\">Digital Spy&#8217;s new print issue is here! 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