TOM KING to write NEW GODS film -- thoughts?
Yesterday, it was confirmed that Batman/Mr. Miracle/Heroes in Crisis/Vision/Omega Men writer Tom King will write the New Gods film for DC with Ava DuVernay (A Wrinkle in Time) previously attached to direct.
In fact, she confirmed it herself with a post on Twitter:
[quote=Ava DuVernay]Hey @TomKingTK. Ready to write NEW GODS, buddy? A.[/quote]
[url]https://twitter.com/ava/status/1133872711200063488/photo/1[/url]
The Twitter reaction seems highly positive so far, but given the reaction Heroes in Crisis has been getting -- especially for its last 2 issues -- is "Tom King" a good brand right now?
I haven't read Mr. Miracle and probably won't, but if it's written in the same style as Batman or HIC with lots of emo-dialogue and stuttering coupled with the tiresome "break the hero down" plot, this will really be a wasted opportunity for a New Gods film.
I want a New Gods film to be big, colorful, cosmic, and epic, and I don't know if we're going to get that from Tom King. Then, there's the reality that Ms. DuVernay has never actually had a hit movie.
That would be okay if her big feature, A Wrinkle in Time, were at least well-reviewed and a cult classic or something, but it isn't.
[quote=Wikipedia]A Wrinkle in Time premiered at the El Capitan Theatre on February 26, 2018, with its theatrical release on March 9, 2018. With a total production and marketing budget of around $250 million, the film was a box office bomb, grossing $132 million worldwide. The film received negative reviews, with critics taking issue "with the film's heavy use of CGI and numerous plot holes", while others "celebrated its message of female empowerment and diversity".[/quote]
So, getting back to Tom King, are you confident that he can deliver a great New Gods film script? What elements of Tom King's writing do you think are best suited and least suited to a film of this type?
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