unilad homepage
unilad homepage
  • News
    • UK News
    • US News
    • World News
    • Crime
    • Health
    • Money
    • Sport
    • Travel
  • Music
  • Technology
  • Film and TV
    • News
    • DC Comics
    • Disney
    • Marvel
    • Netflix
  • Celebrity
  • Politics
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Archive
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
TikTok
YouTube
Submit Your Content
Former Superman actor Dean Cain sparks backlash after remark about Supergirl star Milly Alcock
Home>Celebrity
Updated 16:11 22 Jun 2026 GMT+1Published 20:03 10 Jun 2026 GMT+1

Former Superman actor Dean Cain sparks backlash after remark about Supergirl star Milly Alcock

Dean Cain reshared a post on Twitter about a movie poster with 26-year-old Molly Alcock on it

Niamh Shackleton

Niamh Shackleton

google discoverFollow us on Google Discover
Featured Image Credit: Gilbert Flores/Variety/Penske Media via Getty Images

Topics: Celebrity, News, Social Media, DC Comics, Twitter

Niamh Shackleton
Niamh Shackleton

Niamh Shackleton is an experienced journalist for UNILAD, specialising in topics including mental health and showbiz, as well as anything Henry Cavill and cat related. She has previously worked for OK! Magazine, Caters and Kennedy.

X

@niamhshackleton

Advert

Advert

Advert

Dean Cain has been criticized online for seemingly egging on someone who was making unkind comments about Milly Alcock.

Alcock, who found fame on House of the Dragon, stars as Zara Zor-el in the upcoming Supergirl movie, which hits theaters on June 26.

Ahead of the film's release, there's Supergirl promotion everywhere at the the moment – and one of the posters has had DC Universe fans pointing something out.

One person shared the poster to Twitter and circled 26-year-old Alcock's ears. The captioned the post: "Wait... if Supergirl's skin is bulletproof, how does she have ear piercings?"

Advert

People were quick to share their serious (and not so serious) thoughts on the matter. One commented: "Probably did it when she was on Krypton. No Earth sun there to give her powers."

Milly Alcock plays the lead in the new Supergirl movie (Medios y Media/Getty Images)
Milly Alcock plays the lead in the new Supergirl movie (Medios y Media/Getty Images)

"The ear piercer was made from kryptonite," joked another.

Former Superman actor Dean Cain has since reshared the post to his feed along with a thinking face emoji.

One of his followers then responded to the post and compared Alcock to Land of the Lost character Cha-Ka.

"Dang it... I laughed," Cain responded to the cruel comparison.

People have now hit out at Cain and the other person on Twitter for commenting on Alcock's appearance.

"She is like the most conventional attractive woman ever. We can't win," someone said on a Reddit thread.

Another added: "I still remember when these chuds used to call Sydney Sweeney a mid chick with big t*ts. Then they found out she was maga and suddenly they started acting like she was the most beautiful woman in the world."

A third argued: "Why do some men think that if a woman is not physically attractive TO THEM, that they don't deserve basic human decency?"

"She’s doing A list work and she’s good at it. What does he have going on?" questioned somebody else in a swipe at Cain.

UNILAD has reached out to Cain and Alcock for comment.

Dean Cain admitted that he laughed at the unkind comparison (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Dean Cain admitted that he laughed at the unkind comparison (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Cain announced last year that he planned on joining ICE so he could supposedly 'save America'.

It was later suggested by political strategist Tim Miller that it wasn't a good idea for Cain to join ICE because he was 'untrained', but the actor wasn't backing down.

Cain hit back at the time: "I'm not untrained. I've been a sheriff's deputy for almost 10 years. I've been a sworn sheriff's deputy and a reserve police officer. So, I don't know why you're saying untrained."

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) then confirmed in August 2025 that the Superman star was set to become an 'honorary ICE officer', which does not give Cain any actual police power.

The DHS went on to say, per BBC News: "Superman is encouraging Americans to become real-life superheroes by answering their country's call to join the brave men and women of ICE to help protect our communities to arrest the worst of the worst."

  • The student tool that’s making university more manageable
  • Trump sparks major backlash for ‘disgusting’ new comment about Alex Pretti after he was killed by feds
  • Kendall Jenner's ex Devin Booker responds to her Super Bowl prediction with brutal remark about marriage
  • Kevin Hart sparks backlash after making comment about Timothee Chalamet's body

Choose your content:

an hour ago
2 hours ago
22 hours ago
a day ago
  • Photo by John Nacion/WireImage
    an hour ago

    Matt Damon opens up about career setback that led him to write Good Will Hunting

    Matt Damon's 1997 role as Will Hunting in Good Will Hunting transformed his and Ben Affleck's lives

    Celebrity
  • Photo by Katie Jones/Variety via Getty Images
    2 hours ago

    John Cusack shares why he stepped away from Hollywood after decades of blockbusters

    John Cusack attended the San Diego Comic-Con event on Friday, July 24, where he revealed a new project

    Celebrity
  • John Lamparski/Getty Images
    22 hours ago

    Matthew Broderick credits one key detail for Ferris Bueller becoming a 'timeless classic'

    Matthew Broderick's 1987 Ferris Bueller's Day Off film is 40 years old

    Celebrity
  • Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for SiriusXM
    a day ago

    Tom Hanks' brother lives very different life worlds apart from acting legend but still has 'stage name'

    His older brother has also won numerous awards for his work

    Celebrity