Origin, 2023. Written and Directed by Ava DuVernay. Starring Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Jon Bernthal, Niecy Nash, Emily Yancy, Finn Wittrock, Victoria Pedretti, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Isha Blaaker, Vera Farmiga, Audra McDonald, Connie Nielsen, Blair Underwood, Nick Offerman, Stephanie March, Myles Frost, Suraj Yengde Ph.D, Donna Mills, Franz Hartwig, Daniel Lommatzsch, Mieke Schymura, John Hans Tester, Leonardo […]
First teaser for Ava DuVernay’s Origin starring Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Ahead of its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival this Wednesday, Neon has debuted the first trailer for Origin, the upcoming drama from writer-director Ava DuVernay’s which is inspired by journalist Isabel Wilkerson’s New York Times bestseller Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents; watch it below… While grappling with tremendous personal tragedy, Isabel sets […]
Ava DuVernay introduces new trailer for DC series Naomi
With less than three weeks to go until its series premiere, a new trailer has arrived online for The CW’s new DC superhero drama Naomi featuring an introduction from writer and executive producer Ava DuVernay; watch it here… NAOMI follows the journey of a cool, confident, comic book–loving teenager as she pursues her hidden destiny. […]
Ava DuVernay’s New Gods movie seemingly axed due to Zack Snyder’s Justice League
Back in 2018 it was announced that Oscar-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay was set to bring Jack Kirby’s Fourth World to life with a feature film adaptation of DC Comics’ New Gods, a superhero epic pitting the noble and heroic inhabitants of New Genesis against the fearsome Darkseid and the evil forces of Apokolips. Unfortunately it […]
First look at Ava DuVernay-produced DC series Naomi
A first look clip was released at FanDome for superhero drama Naomi, the upcoming DC adaptation from Ava DuVernay and Jill Blankenship which stars Kaci Walfall in the title role as a teenager pursuing her hidden destiny; take a look here… NAOMI follows the journey of a cool, confident, comic book–loving teenager as she pursues […]
Ava DuVernay’s DMZ series adds Venus Ariel, Rutina Wesley, Nora Dunn and more
HBO Max and producer Ava DuVernay have revealed nine actors joining the cast of the limited event series DMZ, an adaptation of the Vertigo comic series. Joining Rosario Dawson (Zombieland: Double Tap) and Benjamin Bratt (Law & Order) in the series are Venus Ariel (NCIS: New Orleans), Rutina Wesley (Queen Sugar), Nora Dunn (The Big […]
Ava DuVernay’s DC series Naomi gets a full-season order at The CW
Earlier in the year Ava DuVernay’s adaptation of DC’s New Gods was cruelly shelved by Warner Bros., but now she has been given the green-light to yet another of her DC adaptations with the news that The CW has granted a full-series order for superhero drama Naomi. The critically acclaimed 13th director took to Twitter […]
Warner Bros. and DC Films shelve Ava DuVernay’s New Gods and James Wan’s The Trench
With the radio silence from both production teams in recent months, this news comes as no shock yet fans of DC Films will still be upset by the news that Warner Bros. has shelved two of their upcoming projects. THR reports that Warner Bros. and DC have decided not to move forward with Ava DuVernay’s […]
Ava DuVernay’s DC series Naomi finds its lead in Kaci Walfall, adds three more to cast
Casting is underway on Naomi, The CW’s upcoming DC comic book adaptation from Ava DuVernay (Selma, When They See Us), with Deadline reporting that young actress Kaci Walfall (Army Wives, Power) has secured the title role of teen superhero Naomi McDuffie. The potential series “follows a teen girl’s journey from her small northwestern town to […]
Ava DuVernay developing adaptation of DC’s Naomi for The CW
It seems that the New Gods movie and the upcoming DMZ TV series aren’t the only DC projects on Ava DuVernay’s slate, as DC Entertainment has announced that the Oscar-nominated filmmaker is developing a TV adaptation of the recent series Naomi from DC’s Wonder Comics imprint. The CW – home to the Arrowverse of DC […]
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