DC Studios’ “Supergirl” has undergone another major creative shift, with Saudie Sarne now set to compose the score after fans noticed Junkie XL was no longer listed in a new Warner Bros. press release.
This marks the third composer for the film in just months. Ramin Djawadi was initially revealed as composer in December 2025, having previously collaborated with director Craig Gillespie on the 2011 “Fright Night” remake. By February 2026, Djawadi had been replaced by Tom Holkenborg (Junkie XL), the Dutch composer known for “Zack Snyder’s Justice League”, “Batman v Superman”, and “Mad Max: Fury Road”.
The revolving door of composers isn’t unprecedented for DC Studios. “Superman” also made changes months before release, with David Fleming coming aboard in April 2025 to share scoring credit with John Murphy.
James Gunn has repeatedly emphasized that DC Studios prioritizes making superhero movies that are great, not just good, standing on quality over quantity. If these last-minute changes deliver the perfect score for Kara Zor-El’s interstellar journey, fans will likely forgive the behind-the-scenes turbulence.
“Supergirl,” DC Studios’ newest feature film to hit the big screen, will be in theaters worldwide this summer from Warner Bros. Pictures, starring Milly Alcock in the dual role of Supergirl/Kara Zor-El. Craig Gillespie directs the film from a screenplay by Ana Nogueira.
When an unexpected and ruthless adversary strikes too close to home, Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl, reluctantly joins forces with an unlikely companion on an epic, interstellar journey of vengeance and justice.
Alcock stars alongside Matthias Schoenaerts, Eve Ridley, David Krumholtz, Emily Beecham, and Jason Momoa.
DC Studios heads Peter Safran and James Gunn are producing the film, which is based on characters from DC, Supergirl based on characters created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The film is executive produced by Nigel Gostelow, Chantal Nong Vo and Lars P. Winther. Behind the camera, Gillespie is joined by director of photography Rob Hardy, production designer Neil Lamont, editor Tatiana S. Riegel, costume designer Anna B. Sheppard, Visual Effects Supervisor Geoffrey Baumann, and composer Saudie Sarne.
“Supergirl” will be in theaters and IMAX across North America on June 26, 2026, and internationally beginning 24 June 2026.
I’m starting to think that DC went for a lesser-known composer because it’s trying to save on production costs.