Tom King To Co-Write Screenplay For "New Gods" Movie

Tom King, the critically acclaimed and fan-favorite comic book writer of Batman, Mister Miracle and more, will bring his talent and knowledge of the DC Universe to the big screen. 

King will co-write the screenplay for a New Gods movie alongside director Ava DuVernay, who shared the news on Twitter. 

— Ava DuVernay (@ava) May 29, 2019

DuVernay is an Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated filmmaker who has directed Selma, A Wrinkle in Time and the documentary 13th. 

Created by Jack Kirby in 1971, the New Gods is both a comic series and a collection of characters—literal new gods living on the planets of New Genesis and Apokolips who are almost perpetually at war with each other. In their most famous story, the leaders of both worlds—Highfather and Darkseid, respectively—exchanged sons in an attempt to end their ongoing dispute. Darkseid’s son, Orion, was raised in the peaceful realm of New Genesis, while Highfather’s boy, Scott, would struggle to survive among the fire pits of the cruel Apokolips. Ultimately, Scott escaped from Apokolips with the aid of Barda and the war was reignited, something that was secretly planned for by Darkseid.

Production on the New Gods film has not yet begun.