Tom King and Ava DuVernay are co-writing The New Gods screenplay
It seems like Tom King will get so as to add one other cool job to his resume. The beloved comedian ebook author and ex-CIA officer penned DC Comedian’s Mister Miracle, is at present writing DC’s Batman, and received a 2018 Eisner Award for Greatest Author for his work on each. Now, he will get to co-write The New Gods screenplay with famend filmmaker Ava DuVernay.
We had been already excited that DuVernay was tapped because the director for New Gods, however this information of a stacked screenplay duo bodes nicely for the all the time questionable DC Prolonged Universe. Not solely do DuVernay’s imaginative visuals in A Wrinkle in Time place her as an ideal match to create fantastical imagery in New Gods, however King’s work on Mister Miracle will clearly steer the script in a devoted course given the character is rumored to be a predominant focus within the movie.
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The 2 appear genuinely excited to work collectively. DuVernay took to Twitter to share an image of them smiling and tease the excellent news. “Hey @TomKingTK,” she wrote. “Prepared to write down NEW GODS, buddy? A. ✨✨✨”
Hey @TomKingTK. Prepared to write down NEW GODS, buddy? A. ✨✨✨ pic.twitter.com/FFpLDt75mm
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) Might 29, 2019
Comedian ebook followers who’re unfamiliar with New Gods will doubtless fall for it shortly. For starters, it follows dozens and dozens of characters — Justice League villain Steppenwolf, Orion, Massive Barda, Mister Miracle, Metron, Wonderful Godfrey, Devilance the Pursuer, Desaad, and extra — dwelling in a realm past house and time known as the Fourth World. This place is occupied by the dual planets New Genesis, a utopia dominated by the Highfather, and Apokolips, a hellscape dominated by Darkseid.
With such an enormous assortment of heroes and villains at their disposal, DuVernay and King might write a wholly new universe throughout the DCEU. Maybe beginning contemporary with outdated characters can be greatest. DC Movies has been flailing within the wake of the monetary and significant failure of their current movies. Who higher to liven issues up than an esteemed director who can discover the underrepresented viewpoints of girls and folks of colour, and a buzzed-about comedian author who’s solely been rising in reputation?