New Gods

Sure Sounds Like Zack Snyder’s Justice League Derailed Ava DuVernay’s New Gods Movie

Director Ava DuVernay's finally opening up about why her New Gods movie with Tom King never materialized.

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DC’s New Gods Movie Isn’t Happening (Neither Is The Trench)

Darkseid is…probably one of the characters fans were most looking forward to seeing in Warner Bros.’ previously-announcedNew Gods film from director Ava DuVernay and Mister Miracle scribeTom King. Though Jack Kirby’s DC Comics character was recently revealed in Zack Snyder’s Justice League, unfortunately, New Gods’ Darkseid is…something audiences are going to be waiting quite a…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore

American Horror Story Has Some Truly Bonkers Plans for Macaulay Culkin

Ava DuVernay teases a very specific corner of the Fourth World appearing in her New Gods movie. The Russo brothers confirm they’re working on bringing Hercules to live-action for Disney. Get a glimpse of Diana vs. Cheetah in a new Wonder Woman 1984 picture. Plus, what’s to come when you re-enter The Twilight Zone. Spoilers…

Television James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson

14 Women Directing Genre Movies We’re Excited to Watch

The Oscars (and most Hollywood awards, for that matter) might be notorious for ignoring women directors but fortunately, genre cinema doesn’t feel the same way. In fact, some of our most anticipated superhero, fantasy, sci-fi, and horror films are directed by women. Imagine that! Not all of these are being released this year, but here…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

Updates from Arrow, New Gods, and More

The G.I. Joe spinoff Snake Eyes adds another to its cast. Michelle Pfeiffer is game to return as the MCU’s Janet Van Dyne. Tom King talks Ava DuVernay and her passion for New Gods. Plus, get a look at the somehow still-untitled Walking Dead spinoff, and what’s to come on Flash, Batwoman, and a cavalcade…

Television James Whitbrook

Ava DuVernay Teases a Few Familiar Faces for the New Gods Movie

William Shatner once again offers his potential return to the Captain’s Chair. Tom McLoughlin makes his pitch for a new Friday the 13th. Jill Soloway discusses her approach to Red Sonja. Plus, what’s to come in The 100’s season finale, Sam Witwer swaps National City for Riverdale, and the cast of Agents of SHIELD bid…

Television James Whitbrook

Ava DuVernay’s Co-Writer on New Gods Will Be None Other Than DC’s Tom King

Acclaimed comics writer Tom King is having a bit of a moment lately, between the rapid-fire announcements that he’d be leaving DC’s mainline Batman book a bit earlier than planned, and that he’d be part of a brand-new book for the publisher, Batman/Catwoman. And now we’ve got yet another spicy bit of King-related news, and…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

Mister Miracle and the Superheroic Power of Persistence

The New Gods of Jack Kirby’s weird and wonderful cosmic Fourth World have all sorts of superpowers—strength, speed, intelligence. You name it, they’ve got it. But Scott Free’s recent DC Comics’ miniseries concluded with a reminder that maybe the most incredible superpower of all is getting up and dusting yourself off regardless of what hits…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

A Quick Primer on the Female Furies, Apokolips’ Finest Warriors

There are, approximately, 78 billion incredibly-named New Gods in the realm of Jack Kirby’s iconic DC Comics cosmos known as the Fourth World. Of those fabulously named beings, however, one handful you should absolutely get to know is the Female Furies—the deadliest warriors dread Darkseid’s army has to offer. First introduced in the pages of…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

DC’s New Gods Movie Has Rumors Swirling About Its Main Characters

Danny Glover has joined the Jumanji sequel. John Boyega offers a cryptic peek from his time on the Star Wars: Episode IX set. Mads Mikkelsen says Bryan Fuller is still trying to find a new home for Hannibal. Plus, new footage from The Lego Movie 2, and what’s to come when Supernatural returns. Spoil-seid Is!…

Television James Whitbrook

Updates on a Potential Optimus Prime Solo Movie

A peek at Spider-Man: Far From Home’s mysterious Mysterio, John Wick meets The Director, and Hellboy rides. Plus new looks at Deadly Class, Outlander, and more. Spoilers dropping right this way… Spider-Man: Far From Home SuperBroMovie’s Daniel Richtman shared promotional art of Jake Gyllenhaal as Mysterio on Twitter. Avengers: Endgame Richtman also shared new concept…

Television James Whitbrook

Postal Apocalypse: What Was Solo‘s Problem?

As you can see, your favorite fake mailman is still catching up on the biggest questions of the past year… and beyond! Could the New Gods movie possibly be any good? Should Captain Marvel have been an origin story? And why are the DC/CW’s heroes’ heads so big? The answers may surprise you! (Or they…

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Mister Miracle Might Have Just Found a Trap Even He Can’t Get Out of

Scott Free is an escape artist. And a superhero. And the owner of the DC universe’s best T-shirt collection. But those are beside the point, which is that he’s known for escaping things. You could say he gets out of them, well… scott free. But this week’s Mister Miracle #9 might have given him, at…

io9 James Whitbrook

The Success of the Teen Titans Go! Movie Could Lead to the Return of the Beloved Original Cartoon

There’s wild rumors about who could play the next Bond villain. Silver and Black is apparently going back to the drawing board. J.K. Rowling is already at work on the next Fantastic Beasts. Liv’s family could return in iZombie’s last season. Plus, what’s to come on Westworld and Preacher, and more Legion is on the…

io9 James Whitbrook

Harley Quinn Is Heading to Apokolips to Do Battle With the New Gods

Whoever would have thought that Harleen Quinzel, everyone’s favorite well-adjusted psychiatrist from Gotham City, would one day find herself jetting off into space to rendezvous with the Apokoliptian New Gods who’ve caused the Justice League so much trouble over the years? DC Comics is setting Harley off on a very special road trip, and she’s…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

Darkseid Is… the Newest Member of the Justice League

There’s a point in every comic book supervillain’s life when they’re made to team up with the very superheroes they’d once sworn to destroy by any means necessary. For Darkseid, that time is now. During WonderCon this weekend, DC Comics’ Scott Snyder announced some major upcoming changes to the Justice League. Set to be released…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

This Week’s Mister Miracle Changed the Game for the Fourth World, in a Beautiful Way

Mister Miracle, DC Comics’ haunting, beautiful series about the small lives of Scott Free and Big Barda being swept up in the enormous scope of Jack Kirby’s Fourth World (soon to be seen in live-action), is all about contrasting the banal with the fantastical, the drama of real life amid the drama of scifi weirdness.…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Holy Shit, Ava DuVernay Is Directing DC’s New Gods Movie

Ava DuVernay is heading to superhero movies—and DC Comics’ Fourth World. DuVernay will helm New Gods—based on Jack Kirby’s legendary pantheon of gods created in the ‘70s for DC Comics that includes characters like Darkseid, Orion, Mister Miracle, Big Barda, and more. Of course, this won’t be the first time that the DC movieverse has…

Movies James Whitbrook

Your Guide to Steppenwolf, the Villain of Justice League, and DC’s Other ‘New Gods’

Justice League finally hits theaters this week, and while its villain, Steppenwolf, is not the big bad many were expecting when the movie was first revealed, he opens up the gateway to a whole new corner of DC Comics canon: Jack Kirby’s legendary Fourth World and its New Gods. Here’s a spoiler-free guide to Steppenwolf…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

This Week’s Mister Miracle Brings Game of Thrones-ian Intrigue Into Space

The first issue of Mister Miracle put Scott Free under a microscope, examining the psyche of a man trying outrun his own mortality in a hazy world where it’s hard to tell what’s real and what isn’t. Mister Miracle’s second issue offers much the same thematically, but through the deceptive lens of interstellar politics. Tom…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

New Gods

Sure Sounds Like Zack Snyder’s Justice League Derailed Ava DuVernay’s New Gods Movie

DC’s New Gods Movie Isn’t Happening (Neither Is The Trench)

American Horror Story Has Some Truly Bonkers Plans for Macaulay Culkin

14 Women Directing Genre Movies We’re Excited to Watch

Updates from Arrow, New Gods, and More

Ava DuVernay Teases a Few Familiar Faces for the New Gods Movie

Ava DuVernay’s Co-Writer on New Gods Will Be None Other Than DC’s Tom King

Mister Miracle and the Superheroic Power of Persistence

A Quick Primer on the Female Furies, Apokolips’ Finest Warriors

DC’s New Gods Movie Has Rumors Swirling About Its Main Characters

Updates on a Potential Optimus Prime Solo Movie

Postal Apocalypse: What Was Solo‘s Problem?

Mister Miracle Might Have Just Found a Trap Even He Can’t Get Out of

The Success of the Teen Titans Go! Movie Could Lead to the Return of the Beloved Original Cartoon

Harley Quinn Is Heading to Apokolips to Do Battle With the New Gods

Darkseid Is… the Newest Member of the Justice League

This Week’s Mister Miracle Changed the Game for the Fourth World, in a Beautiful Way

Holy Shit, Ava DuVernay Is Directing DC’s New Gods Movie

Your Guide to Steppenwolf, the Villain of Justice League, and DC’s Other ‘New Gods’

This Week’s Mister Miracle Brings Game of Thrones-ian Intrigue Into Space

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