Ava DuVernay

Ava DuVernay wasn't kidding when she announced last week that her upcoming series adaptation of DC Comics comic book DMZ had officially started production – and the award-winning writer-director-producer isn't wasting any time going all-in on filming. Directing the pilot for HBO Max from a Roberto Patino (Westworld) screenplay and with Matthew Lloyd (Daredevil) serving […]

Victoria Mahoney and Ava DuVernay, two powerhouses in directing, are joining forces to develop Dawn, a science fiction television series for Amazon. Based on Octavia E. Butler's 1987 work of the same name, the novel follows an African-American woman working with aliens to resurrect the human race 250 years after a nuclear war. "Dawn" Origins […]

Ava DuVernay's upcoming series adaptation of Vertigo comic DMZ is climbing up our list of series to keep our eyeballs on if it gets the greenlight, so today's update from DuVernay was exactly the kind of thing we'd been waiting for. Taking to Twitter, the writer-director-producer posted an official notification that shooting was underway – […]

Ava DuVernay's 2020 (and beyond) is going to start getting pretty "super" pretty quickly, with the critically-acclaimed and award-winning director heading behind the camera for a film adaptation of Jack Kirby's New Gods. On the "television" side, we're excited for DuVernay's other venture in the DCU: overseeing production and directing the pilot for HBO Max's […]

Ava DuVernay is having a pretty good run of things creatively heading into the early days of 2020, coming off of her critically-acclaimed and award-winning Netflix limited series When They See Us and heading towards a turn behind the camera that puts her at the helm of a film adaptation of Jack Kirby's New Gods. […]

Ava DuVernay is having a pretty good run of things creatively, including critically-acclaimed Netflix limited series When They See Us scoring big at the Emmy Awards (though getting royally screwed by the Golden Globes) and a turn behind the camera that puts her at the helm of an adaptation of Jack Kirby's New Gods. DuVernay […]

Ava DuVernay is having a pretty good run of things creatively as of late, including her critically-acclaimed Netflix limited series When They See Us scoring big at this year's Emmy Awards and an upcoming directorial turn that puts her at the helm of an adaptation of Jack Kirby's New Gods. Now it looks like DuVernay […]

After no real updates on the state of Warner Bros. Pictures planned film adaptation of Jack Kirby's New Gods with Ava DuVernay in the director's seat, it sounds like we may know who'll be handling the script. According to a report over on The Wrap, a source confirmed to them that King would be co writing the script with […]

Ava DuVernay's long-awaited series When They See Us about the so-called "Central Park 5" premieres this week on Netflix, and now the streaming service is sharing the limited series' official trailer. It looks soulful, gritty, infuriating, enlightening, and inspiring – and is available for you to check out below. The four-part project examines the lives […]

Netflix and Ava DuVernay have announced the official title and release date for their "Central Park 5" limited series, with When They See Us (previously titled The Central Park 5) set to hit the streaming service on May 31, 2019. The four-part project examines the lives of Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, […]

While the 2018 midterm elections proved to be a huge win for Democrats overall and for 52nd Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi in particular, 2019 hasn't gotten off to a smooth start. Recently-reopened parts of the goverment are threatened with yet another shutdown in only a matter of days – just weeks after the […]

It's been awhile since we've heard anything new about Warner Bros. Pictures planned New Gods film being helmed by Ava DuVernay. In fact, the most recent thing we know for sure is that DuVernay just signed a pretty big multi-year deal with Warner Bros. Television back in November. This COULD mean that maybe the New Gods film project […]

CBS is ready to roll out a new drama series (The Code), a new event series (The Red Line), and a returning series for its third season (Ransom), with "The Eye Network" unveiling the Spring 2019 premiere dates and times for all three projects–which you can find out more about below: Written by Limitless creator […]

Welcome to The Bleeding Cool Top 25 TV Influencers 2019, a look inside our "crystal ball" as we predict the individuals, shows, and events that could have a major influence on you this year. Our twenty-five choices were based on a year's worth of Bleeding Cool television coverage, third-party coverage, analytics, and raw gut instinct. We started with more than […]

Andy Kaufman scared the living hell out of me when I was ten – and I've been thankful for it ever since. When I was growing up, there were four gospels to Friday nights. Bedtime set at 8 p.m. No debate. No discussion. Dad would pass out in his recliner after working shifts at the […]

A Wrinkle In Time is officially coming to a home theater near you, and we've got the details on the bonus features and content that'll be available on the digital and physical media release. Directed by Emmy winner Ava DuVernay, the long-awaited film was lovingly adapted by Oscar winner Jennifer Lee and Jeff Stockwell from the generation-favorite […]

Warner Bros. is closing a deal with A Wrinkle in Time director Ava DuVernay to direct a big-budget adaptation of Jack Kirby's The New Gods. Once the deal is done, Deadline is reporting that a screenwriter will be chosen to craft the narrative and work closely with DuVernay. The expected budget should be $100M plus […]

With 117 million subscribers and its ability to both buy existing projects as well as develop original content from ground up, Netflix has proven itself to be a growing influential force throughout every corner of the multimedia landscape — which is why the streaming service's policy towards adding "inclusion riders" is catching a number of […]

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] A Wrinkle in Time is such a beloved novel that it almost felt like they should never have attempted to put it on screen. Yet here we are with the big-budget film hitting theaters this weekend. Director Ava DuVernay had the unenviable task of breathing life into this project, and while the star-studded […]

Noah Wyle (Falling Skies) has gotten the lead in CBS drama pilot called Red Line. According to Variety, In the pilot, a white cop in Chicago mistakenly shoots and kills a black doctor. The show follows three different families that are all connected to the case, telling the story from each perspective. He joins a […]