Netflix retells the story of the Central Park Five with ‘When They See Us’

An upcoming four-part mini-series on Netflix is taking a look at the harrowing story behind the Central Park Five. Called When They See Us, this new project from Ava DuVernay stars the likes of Felicity Huffman, Joshua Jackson, John Leguizamo, Vera Farmiga, and Michael Kenneth Williams. Accompanied by five new actors who play the five black teens coerced into confessing to a crime they didn’t commit: beating and raping a woman in Central Park. The trailer above dives right into the story. The series is set to hit the service on Friday, May 31.

Source: Engadget

Ava DuVernay will direct DC Comic’s ‘The New Gods’

Director Ava DuVernay continues to break the glass ceiling. Aside from being the first woman of color to direct a movie with over a US$100 million-dollar budget, she will now be the first woman of color to direct a major comic book movie. She has been tapped to helm The New Gods, an upcoming DC Comics movie based on comics by Jack Kirby. Its story focuses on all-powerful beings that live on two different planets—one resembling paradise while another like hell.

It can be considered a dream project for DuVernay as she was quoted on Twitter before admitting that Big Barda from the comics is her favorite superhero. When the news broke out she was directing the film, she tweeted the words, “‘Our dreams make us large.’ Thank you, #JackKirby.”

Source: Refinery29