In a statement from Warner Bros. and DC, it has been confirmed that both Ava DuVernay‘s “New Gods” movie and the “Aquaman” spinoff “The Trench” are dead for the time being. The report does clarify that the door is open for both films to be brought to fruition at a later date.Ava DuVernay’s New Gods movie is dead for the time being
As part of our DC slate, some legacy development titles including “New Gods” and “The Trench” will not be moving forward,” Warner Bros. and DC said in a statement. “We thank our partners Ava DuVernay, Tom King, James Wan and Peter Safran for their time and collaboration during this process and look forward to our continued partnership with them on other DC stories. The projects will remain in their skillful hands if they were to move forward in the future.”
Warner Bros. is doing its best to try to build an upcoming slate of DC movies and HBO Max shows, and the statement released by the studio, it was determined that there was not “a natural spot” for either film in the coming future, whatever that means. With “New Gods,” one determining factor was the recent appearance of Darkseid and other characters from that corner of the universe in Zack Snyder’s “Justice League,” indicating that “there was a desire to have space between” the recently-released HBO Max film and any future appearances. Could it be that the success of previous Warner Bros and DC Comic films caused the delay? We may never know.
“New Gods,” which DuVernay has officially been attached to to direct since 2018, follows the inhabitants of New Genesis and Apokolips, twin planets battling in a cosmic war. It was reported that DuVernay had been working on the screenplay with “Batman” and “Mister Miracle” writer Tom King.
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