Warner Bros. Drops Ava DuVernay’s DC Film ‘New Gods’ and Won’t Revive It Without Her

As Warner Bros.’ DC Extended Universe expands, it’s also reportedly contracting.

Two films as announced by The Hollywood Reporter will not be moving forward as part of the studio’s DC slate: Ava DuVernay’s tentpole “New Gods” and James Wan’s Aquaman spinoff “The Trench.”“As part of our DC slate, some legacy development titles including New Gods and The Trench will not be moving forward,” Warner Bros.

shared in a statement with IndieWire.

“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.”“I’m upset that the saga of Barda, Scott, Granny, Highfather and The Furies ends this way.

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