Ava DuVernay explained why so few Black filmmakers present their movies at famous film festivals.

Ava DuVernay, who was set to direct DC's New Gods and write the script alongside Rebirth-era Batman comics writer Tom King, has strongly hinted that Zack Snyder's Justice League was to blame for the film not making it to theaters.

Tributes pour out after Melvin Van Peebles' passing, honoring the Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song director's life and work.

Ava DuVernay has another sweet exchange after New Gods' cancellation.

Ava DuVernay and New Gods co-writer Tom King are definitely not happy to see the project come to an end.

The New Gods director Ava DuVernay has a ton of projects on her plate.

More like "Old Gods" at this point, amirite?

Director Ava DuVernay is set to return to Netflix to direct her third project — and first feature film — for the streamer: An adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson's 2020 New York Times bestselling non-fiction book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. Previously, DuVernay directed the documentary 13th and the four-part television series When They See Us for Netflix. Both projects went on to earn DuVernay and Netflix acclaim and awards season attention, with each respective title scooping up Emmys, BAFTAs, and more. [caption id="attachment_693434" align="alignright" width="360"] Image via Disney[/caption] Now, DuVernay will turn her attention …

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HBO Max is delivering a gift to cinephiles, partnering up with Oscar nominee Ava DuVernay for One Perfect Shot. Based on the popular Twitter account, the half-hour docu-series will take an in-depth look at some of cinema's most stunning moments using the voices of the filmmakers who created them. This announcement initially got a firm ehhhhh from me, because the account itself borders on self-parody—sometimes you get a bonafide once-in-a-lifetime shot, other times it really is just a lamp in a Coen Bros. movie but you're not allowed to say …

I think it’s fair to say that Colin Kaepernick has made more history through his activism than as a football player. He was certainly a solid QB, and deserved a job more than some of the guys that teams chose to contract instead of him, but his legacy is now cemented as someone who was willing to risk his lucrative career to protest police brutality through the simple act of taking a knee during the National Anthem. Netflix will now take a look at Kaepernick’s formative years with Colin in Black & White, a six-part scripted series …

The Selma, The 13th, and A Wrinkle in Time director has had quite a career and it's just the beginning.

Yeah, this looks awesome.

Nearly two years ago, we got our first look at Jessica Chastain as a deadly assassin in Eve, an action thriller that doubled as an unlikely reunion between the actress and The Help director Tate Taylor. The film hasn't been heard from since... until today, that is. Vertical Entertainment has released the first trailer for Ava, which is the film's new title. I bet there's a really juicy backstory about that switcheroo, but I don't have the time or inclination to run it down. Perhaps they changed it because the script was written by the original …

13th director Ava DuVernay’s upcoming Array Film Fellowship tweet-a-thon has assembled an impressive list of over 50 participants, including Oscar-winning director Guillermo Del Toro, Wonder Woman 1984 director Patty Jenkins, and Crazy Rich Asians filmmaker John M. Chu. As reported by Deadline, DuVernay’s annual social media event will take place this Thursday, April 30th, beginning at 9 am PST. The event provides a way for fans and aspiring filmmakers to interact with a diverse group of directors from every level of experience. Participants will be tweeting to share personal stories, insights about the craft, details …

Selma and A Wrinkle in Time director Ava DuVernay is getting into the animation business. Warner Bros. has announced that they've teamed up with the acclaimed filmmaker to develop "a high-end serialized animated family television series based on the #1 New York Times and USA Today best-selling book series Wings of Fire, from author Tui T. Sutherland." Per the press release "Wings of Fire book series is an epic adventure set in a world entirely ruled by dragons. Across two continents and 10 tribes, the series explores vicious wars, enduring friendships, and heroic quests that span generations …

Ava DuVernay is a talented filmmaker whose subjects of focus alternate between incisive portrayals of real-life events (Selma) and big-dreaming, hard-hitting flights of high-concept fantasy (A Wrinkle in Time). Now, a new sci-fi series at Amazon promises to blend the two impulses together -- and DuVernay is bringing along rising talent Victoria Mahoney for the ride. Per Variety, the two are developing Dawn, an adaptation of the influential sci-fi novel, for the streamer. The original novel, written in 1987 by Octavia E. Butler, is part of a three-novel series that continues with Adulthood Rites …

Up next on Season 5 of The CW series Legends of Tomorrow, John Constantine’s (Matt Ryan) life is hanging in the balance, as Ray (Brandon Routh), Nora (Courtney Ford) and Gary (Adam Tsekhman) all try to find a way to help him. At the same time, Sara (Caity Lotz, who also directed Episode 505, “Mortal Khanbat”) is still away from the Waverider, so the Legends head out to defeat a new Encore, Genghis Khan, in 1990s Hong Kong. At a recent L.A. press day for the series, Collider was invited (along with a handful of other media outlets) …

Rosario Dawson is an actor who thrives in gritty works of genre, from Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, to comic book adaptations like Sin City and the dearly departed Netflix Daredevil-universe, to the upcoming USA mystery Briarpatch. Now, she's adding a new gritty piece of comic book genre storytelling to her resume. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Dawson is set to star in DMZ, the forthcoming HBO Max comic book series from director/executive producer Ava DuVernay. The show, based on the Vertigo comic from Brian Wood and Riccardo Burchielli, takes place in a near-future Manhattan. And …

That's high praise!