DC Superhero Girls

DC Superhero Girls is a computer-animated American superhero film directed by Lauren Montgomery from a screenplay co-written with Rich Fogel, based on characters published by DC Comics and inspired by the series of the same name by Lauren Faust, itself a reboot of the 2015 franchise of the same name. Produced by Warner Animation Group and DC Studios, the film is the sixth entry in the DC Youngverse. The film centers on a group of superheroes who team-up to stop Lex Luthor's plans.
After Batgirl was released in 2025, it was reported that the film would be the first in an animated shared universe, with a DC Superhero Girls film adaptation set to culminate the first batch of films. Development on the film itself began by 2030, with Montgomery set to write and direct. Justice League episode writer Rich Fogel was announced in 2031 as co-writer, alongside the film's main cast, composed of actors reprising their roles from previous DCY films. Montgomery wrote the film as an hoimage to treadure hunt films such as Indiana Jones. Animation services were provided by Boulder Media, who previously worked on the 2019 series.
== Synopsis ==
Younger heroes have been arising, and time couldn't be better. Evil mastermind Lex Luthor is currently on a worldwide search for the Mother Boxes, planning to draw their power into his armor and rule the world. By circumstances of destiny, Batgirl, Harley Quinn, Supergirl, Bumblebee, Jessica Cruz, Zee Zatanna, and Wonder Woman are brought together. The newly-formed group must learn to work together and find a way to stop Luthor, lest the world be doomed.
== Plot ==
In Gotham City, a group of LexCorp mercenaries attacks a S.T.A.R. Labs facility holding a mysterious object of alien origin. Kareen Bleecher / Bumblebee attempts to stop them with help from the Bat-family, while Kara Danvers / Supergirl arrives to track down the mercenaries herself and expose Lex Luthor's crimes. The fight moves to a train, where the group ends up losing control of it. Before any accident could befall, Zee Zatanna opens a portal where she joins the battle alongside Diana Prince / Wonder Woman and Jessica Cruz / Green Lantern. Prince explains that the object is one of three Mother Boxes. Were the three combined, they could be used to alter reality. Lex is planning to use the Mother Boxes' energy to create a reality-altering suit.
== Voice cast ==
* Rachel Zegler as Stephanie Brown / Batgirl: A young vigilante from Gotham City, and Batman's adopted daughter and guard. Zegler said Batgirl has to "grow into become the soul of the team" as well as "the one who keeps the team up when they are down".
* Genesis Rodriguez as Harleen Quinzeel / Harley Quinn: A clown-themed vigilante from Gotham, and Batgirl's adopted sister and best friend. According to Rodriguez, Quinn is "still reeling from her loss of sanity" and "make her question if she's even useful". She also said the film would explore the guilt she feels from the incident at Ace Chemichals. Regarding Harley's characterization in the film, Montgomery said she "is a big child. She can at times be naive and fail to read the room, but she wears her heart up her sleeve and likes having fun, and more importantly, loves having fun with her friends. And pretty much everyone she meets is her friend to her". Montgomery also wanted Quinn ti be the character that "embraced her femminity the most" without being less skilled then the redt of the team.
* Grey DeLisle as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman: An Amazon from Themyschira and member of the Justice League. DeLisle descrived Diana in the film as "a mentor-in-training" who struggles with leading the team due to their young age.
* Stephanie Beatriz as Kara Danvers / Supergirl: A Kryptonian survivor of the planet's destruction, and Superman's cousin. According to director Lauren Montgomery, Kara "learns to make friends" in the film, which further explores her psychological status following the events of Supergirl.
* Kimberly Brooks as Karen Beecher / Bumblebee: A scientist from San Francisco with a suit capable of altering her size. Brooks says Bumblebee seeks to "prove her worth" in the eyes of the other heroes because "she wants them to see she can be a crucial part of the team".
* Sofia Carson as Zee Zatanna: A magician from New York with actual supernatural powers. Carson described the film as "a chance to explore Zatanna beyond her relationship with her father".
* America Ferrera as Jessica Cruz / Green Lantern: A member of the Green Lanter Corps., who suffers from PTSD after an incident with her late friends. Ferrera said Cruz in this film is "in the second phase of her healing" after the events of the first film.
* Zahn McClarnon as Bruce Wayne / Batman: A vigilante from Gotham City, and Batgirl and Harley Quinn's adoptive father.
* Clancy Brown as Lex Luthor: An evil genius and leader of LexCorp International, who regularly faces off against Superman.
Additionally, director Lauren Montgomery and executive producer Bruce Timm voice cameo as two of Luthor's henchmen. Mohamed Diab, who served as a cultural consultant on the film, makes a cameo as a food seller on Khandaq. Jennifer Hale voices Mercy Graves, Luthor's assistant.
== Music ==
Kathryn Bostic would compose the score for the film, returning from previous DCY films. She would recycle her themes from rpevious movies, while also altering them to make them "capable of being with each other while still standing on their own". She would also re-use the theme "Super Life" from the 2019 DC Superhero Girls series, combingin it with melodies from her previous themes to "truly make it the team's main theme". The film's end credits would feature "Come Together" by Gary Clark Jr., from the live-action film Justice League (2017).
== Trivia ==
* This is the second film to be inspired on Lauren Faust's incarnation of DC Superhero Girls, after the direct-to-video follow up film to the series Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse.
* Kimberly Brooks and Grey DeLisle reprise their roles as Bumblebee and Wonder Woman from the 2019 series.