As The Flash speeds into cinemas around the world this week, where the titular superhero uses his powers to alter the events of his past, changing the course of the very future he once knew, we’re entering a new dawn of DC superheroes – including none other than Supergirl!

As embodied by Sasha Calle, the first Latina actress to play the role, Supergirl will be flying alongside The Flash and Batman in Andy Muschietti’s emotional, action origin tale of the legendary DC property. To coincide with the release, Peter Gray spoke with Calle about the importance of representation within the superhero space and how it felt to work with such vast special effects.