‘New Gods’ Director Ava DuVernay Teases Her Favorite Character

New Gods director Ava DuVernay surprised DC fans this weekend, revealing her favorite character from the Jack Kirby created comic book series.

During an impromptu Q&A on Twitter, Ava DuVernay teased her favorite New Gods character from the comic book series, Big Barda. You can check out her tweet below.

Ava DuVernay has previously teased Big Barda, along with Highfather and Orion for The New Gods film as well. Official plot details have yet to be revealed, however, the film has been rumored to be focusing on Mister Miracle and Big Barda trying to escape the hellish planet known as Apokolips. There will also be political conflict between Apokolips and its rival world, New Genesis.

Ava DuVernay is set to direct The New Gods from a script written by Kario Salem.

Warner Bros. and DC Films has many other projects in development including The Batman, The Flash standalone film, Green Lantern Corps, Black Adam, and Supergirl. Meanwhile, production on DC’s Birds of Prey spin-off titled Birds of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) starring Margot Robbie is currently underway in Los Angeles, CA.

The DCEU continues forward with Aquaman which is now playing and will be followed by Shazam! on April 5, 2019, Birds of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), on February 7, 2020, and Wonder Woman 1984 on June 5, 2020. A standalone Joker film set outside of the DC Films universe starring Joaquin Phoenix as the Clown Prince of Crime is also set to hit theaters October 4, 2019.

David F. Sandberg (Annabelle: Creation) has directed Shazam! from a script written by Henry Gayden and Darren Lemke. Shazam! is being produced by New Line Cinema in conjunction with Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment.

Shazam! stars Asher Angel, Zachary Levi, Mark Strong, Jack Dylan Grazer, Grace Fulton, Ian Chen, Jovan Armand, Faithe Herman, Cooper Andrews, Marta Milans and Djimon Hounsou. Here’s the official synopsis for DC’s Shazam!:

“We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In Billy Batson’s (Asher Angel) case, by shouting out one word—SHAZAM!—this streetwise 14-year-old foster kid can turn into the adult Super Hero Shazam (Zachary Levi), courtesy of an ancient wizard. Still a kid at heart—inside a ripped, godlike body—Shazam revels in this adult version of himself by doing what any teen would do with superpowers: have fun with them! Can he fly? Does he have X-ray vision? Can he shoot lightning out of his hands? Can he skip his social studies test? Shazam sets out to test the limits of his abilities with the joyful recklessness of a child. But he’ll need to master these powers quickly in order to fight the deadly forces of evil controlled by Dr. Thaddeus Sivana (Strong).”

We’ll be sure to keep you updated on all news regarding The New Gods and DC’s future slate as soon as more information becomes available. Do you have a particular hero or villain you want to see in the film? Who would you like to be cast in the film? Share your thoughts below!

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