Ava DuVernay is sexasia | Adult Movies Onlineconfirmed to direct DC's new superhero movie New Godsand fans of the comic are losing their damn minds.
Reported by Variety, A Wrinkle in Timedirector DuVernay has signed on to steer the ship for the new DC Extended Universe epic, based on the Jack Kirby-created comic.
SEE ALSO: I'm obsessed with the cast of 'A Wrinkle In Time' and you should be tooIt'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. Selmamade 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.
Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable 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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