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Naomi trailer: Kaci Walfall gets superpowers in the CW’s new series

Posted 5 years ago

Kaci Walfall is getting powered up in the new first-look trailer for The CW‘s Naomi. Hailing from Ava DuVernay alongside Arrow writer and co-producer Jill Blankenship, Naomi tells a different kind of superhero story set in the DC Universe. Based...

Wings of Fire: Ava DuVernay’s animated series takes flight at Netflix

Posted 5 years ago

Dragon enthusiasts, you had best steel yourselves because Ava DuVernay's Wings of Fire animated series is set to take to the skies at Netflix. Wings of Fire, written by Tui T. Sutherland, will be adapted into ten 40-minute episodes. That's 400...

Ava DuVernay’s New Gods and James Wan’s The Trench have been scrapped

Posted 5 years ago

Warner Bros.' upcoming slate of DC movies is looking a little lighter as THR has reported that the studio will not be moving forward with Ava DuVernay's New Gods and James Wan's Aquaman spin-off, The Trench. "As part of our...

Naomi: Ava DuVernay comic book series casts Kaci Walfall as title character

Posted 5 years ago

Ava DuVernay has found the actress to lead her superhero DC drama Naomi, and it's Kaci Walfall (Army Wives, Power). The young actress will play the titular role in The CW pilot, from DuVernay’s Array Filmworks and Warner Bros. Television. Joining Walfall...

New Powerpuff Girls series and more ordered by The CW

Posted 5 years ago

The CW has ordered a fresh batch of pilots for three projects: Ava DuVernay's superhero drama Naomi, the live-action reboot of The Powerpuff Girls, and a millennial nun dramedy from executive producer Jennie Snyder Urman. The network has also given a straight-to-series...

Naomi: Ava DuVernay to bring DC Comics series to The CW

Posted 6 years ago

Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! No! It's Ava DuVernay, and she's developing an adaptation of the DC Comics series Naomi for The CW. DuVernay will partner with Arrow writer and co-exec producer Jill Blankenship on the...

DMZ: HBO Max orders adaptation from Ava DuVernay, Roberto Patino

Posted 6 years ago

HBO Max has handed out a series order to DMZ, a four-episode limited-series based upon the comic-book by Brian Wood and Riccardo Burchielli that will be produced by Ava DuVernay (When They See Us) and Roberto Patino (Westworld). The futuristic...

Paramount makes Ava DuVernay’s Selma free to rent for the month of June

Posted 6 years ago

Just days after Warner Bros. made director Destin Daniel Cretton's JUST MERCY (Buy Here) available to rent for free during the month of June across all digital platforms, Paramount Pictures has announced that they'll be offering cinephiles the same deal for director Ava...

Ava DuVernay to launch tweet-based Q & A with 60 celebrated filmmakers today

Posted 6 years ago

Today at 9 AM PT, filmmaker Ava DuVernay (A WRINKLE IN TIME, THE NEW GODS) and ARRAY will be launching an epic online Q & A with an expected 60 directors for the fourth filmmaker tweet-a-thon! Throughout most of the...

What Guillermo del Toro, Edgar Wright & more are watching during quarantine

Posted 6 years ago

As many of us have been self-isolating in an effort to help curb the spread of COVID-19, we've found ourselves with a lot of time on our hands to watch movies, read books, play games, and despair for the fate...

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