Milly Alcock's 'Supergirl' Cape Uses Original Fabric from Christopher Reeve's 1978 'Superman' Cape
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Glenn Garner
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Milly Alcock revealed that her cape in the upcoming 'Supergirl' film (premiering June 26) was made using 16 meters of the same original fabric from Christopher Reeve's cape in the 1978 'Superman' movie. The actress shared this detail on the Raiders of the Lost Podcast, noting the material was repurposed for her costume in the Craig Gillespie-directed DCU debut.
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Yeah, I think that they found there was like 16 meters of that material, so yeah, that's in the back of my cape now.
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