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Tom King , the Eisner Award - winning comic author whose employment includesMister MiracleandBatmancomics , will co - write the screenplay for Warner Bros. ‘New Godsmovie with manager Ava DuVernay . The picture is based on the comic created by Jack Kirby in the 1970s , depicting the battle between the twinned planets of New Genesis and Apokolips .
The New Gods movie was first herald , withDuVernay set to direct , in March 2018 . DuVernay ’s 2014 filmSelmawas nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars , and this week will see the departure of her Netflix drama miniseriesWhen They See Us , which is found on the true story of the Central Park Five . When the movie was first announced , Kario Salem ( Chasing Mavericks)was said to be writing the movie , but it ’s unclear if Salem is still involved or if King and DuVernay will be make over Salem ’s script .
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The Wrapbroke the news that King will be connect DuVernay in writing the script forNew Gods , after terminate his current run onBatmanwith Issue # 85 . Though this is his first feature screenwriting project , King seems like a raw fit for New Gods , since he lately won the Eisner Award for Best Writer in part because of his work onMister Miracle(which is part of the New Gods quoin of the DC Universe ) . King this week tease onTwitterthat he was " headed abroad for a undercover matter . That ’s all they say I can say . Should be interesting . " DuVernay support the news show they are sour together onNew Godsby portion out a photo of herself and King :
Late last year , DuVernay droppedanother minx forNew Godson Twitter , with a laughable instrument panel usher the New Genesis team of Highfather , Mister Miracle , Big Barda , Lightray , Orion , and Metreon . There ’s no meter reading yet that the movie will be part of the DC Extended Universe , though it ’s worth take note that Apokolips play a peripheral role in the plot ofJustice League , with New Gods villain and Apokolips aboriginal Steppenwolf serving as the master antagonist of that movie . Steppenwolf may not seem inNew Godsat all , as rumors have suggested thatGranny good and the Female Furiescould be the main villains .
New Gods does n’t have a freeing date yet and there has n’t been any casting news , so filming is likely still some style off - particularly if the playscript is still in ontogeny . However , with King joining the creative squad it ’s fairly safe to assume that Mister Miracle and Big Barda will be the flick ’s chief characters . We desire to bring you more word aboutNew Godssoon .
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Source : The Wrap
