Warner Bros Quickly Deletes Behind-the-Scenes Video That Seems to Show Use of AI Slop During “Supergirl” Production

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“Supergirl” just can’t flop in peace.

The 2026 film is one of the biggest box office failures of the year and is the DC franchise’s lowest grossing film since Catwoman (2004).

And now it’s the subject of yet another controversy: the apparent use of AI slop during its production.

A behind the scenes video released by Warner Bros shows director Craig Gillespie and actor Jason Momoa looking at concept art for the character Lobo on a laptop. And even viewed from a distance, the design screams AI-generated.

There were other clues, like how quickly they customize the character on the fly and a window showing around a dozen other iterations of the image.

Director Craig Gillespie seemingly used AI generated concept "art" for ‘SUPERGIRL.’ pic.twitter.com/aU2h4oXHwr — Nexus Point News (@NexusPointNews) August 13, 2026

There was no way of confirming beyond a shadow of a doubt that it was slop — though, come on — but Warner Bros blundered into a textbook case of the Streisand effect by immediately taking down the video once large media accounts like DiscussingFilm and Culture Crave began sharing clips of it.

And by then, it was too late. The DCU fanbase went into meltdown, and loads of other filmgoers trashed the franchise for stooping so low. The large film accounts could now get even more attention for saying the video was removed.

To some, this reeked of hypocrisy.

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