with Carter constantly pushing Kendra to embrace both her powers and their predestined romance, often at the expense of her agency. The transformation of Hawkman and Hawkgirl from page to screen ...

The best way to answer that curiosity is to chronicle Kendra Saunders' origins, her powers ... a relationship with this Hawkgirl knowing her past as Shiera - all while Kendra had no memories ...

James Gunn hints at which version of Hawkgirl he's using in Superman, underlining his commitment to a fan-favorite iteration of the heroine.