CBS and DC/Warner Bros. have released a trailer for their upcoming Supergirl series – and it looks remarkably similar to Saturday Night Live‘s Black Widow parody…
Scarlett Johansson was hosting SNL and she appeared in a hilarious mock-trailer for a Black Widow spin-off movie.
The premise of the gag was that Marvel (or anyone) couldn’t do female superheroes without reverting to the tired old ditzy-girl formula.
Well the Supergirl trailer, starring Melissa Benoist in the lead role, kinda proves their point. It’s an almost beat-by-beat reflection.
There’s the Devil Wears Prada-style top floor workplace; very similar domineering female boss; housemate/sister providing moral support; a hint of romance; and the obligatory OC soundtrack.
Compare and contrast the two. It’s quite hard to tell which one is for real…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm46-envrHo
