Darkseid and the Female Furies will be the villains in DC’sThe New Godsmovie. Director Ava DuVernay revealed the news on social media when responding to fan questions. The ruler of Apokolips was originally supposed to be inJustice League, but the villain was cut out and is only in the mythical Zack Snyder cut of the movie. DC fans have been waiting to see Darkseid on the big screen for quite some time, so this should be good news for them. Unless the Snyder Cut gets some kind of surprise release, this will be the first time the character has shown up in a live-action movie.
TheDarkseidnews shouldn’t come as too big of a shock since he is the main antagonist in the Jack Kirby-created comics. However, the Furies were not expected forThe New Godsby many fans. “How could any self-respecting Barda fan not include The Furies?! I’m looking forward to them so much,” said Ava DuVernay when asked about the Female Furies making an appearance in the upcoming movie.
Ava DuVernaywould not reveal any possible casting ideas she had when asked. Instead she said, “Keeping my mind open…” The director previously teased, “there is a 99.9% chance” that an actor from her Netflix seriesWhen They See Uswill appear inThe New Gods. The director also said she is ahuge fan of Tom Kingand is happy to be working with him on the project, which is still in the very early stages of development. With that being said, we should start to hear some casting news in the near future.
It’s unclear ifThe New Godswill be connected to the DCEU, but it seems unlikely at the moment. Warner Bros. and DC have been stepping away from the interconnected universe for their latest movies and it would make sense to see them continue on that route. It would be a wise decision since the DCEU never really took off the way the studio originally envisioned when Zack Snyder was still at the helm. Regardless,The New Godshas the potential to be pretty huge for everybody involved.
The New Godswas first announced in 2018 with Ava DuVernay attached to direct. There is no official release date set at this time and the same can be said for a production start. There’s still a chance for themythical Snyder Cutto see the light of day beforehand, but with Darkseid about to make his big screen debut, it seems even more likely that the studio will not release the original version ofJustice League, though it hasn’t really seemed like they were ever interested in doing so. A group of passionate DC fans have been begging the studio release the Snyder Cut for nearly 2 years now. You can check outAVa DuVernay’s Twitteraccount confirmations onThe New Godsvillains below.
