Ava DuVernay is directing DC's 'New Gods' and fans are losing their minds
Ava DuVernay is confirmed to direct DC's new superhero movie New Gods and fans of the comic are losing their damn minds.
Reported by Variety, A Wrinkle in Time director DuVernay has signed on to steer the ship for the new DC Extended Universe epic, based on the Jack Kirby-created comic.
It'll be the second DC superhero film to be directed by a woman, following the Patty Jenkins-helmed box office smash Wonder Woman.
While DuVernay's current Disney film, A Wrinkle in Time, underperformed at the U.S. box office, she's smashed it elsewhere. Selma made her the first black female director to be nominated for a Golden Globe, she was nominated for an Oscar for her documentary 13th, and she took home the directing award at Sundance for her second feature film Middle of Nowhere. Boom.
New Gods was created in 1971 by Kirby. It centers on two planets: New Genesis, an arcadian planet ruled by Highfather, and Apokolips, an apocalyptic dystopia ruled by the formidable Darkseid.
DuVernay paired the news with a sweet Twitter tribute to Kirby, who passed away in 1994.
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Fans lost their minds over the announcement.
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Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror.
