Filmmaker Ava DuVernay has come on board to direct "New Gods" at Warner Bros as part of the studio's DC Extended Universe.
"New Gods", based on the DC Comics series of the same name, is aimed at creating a new universe of properties for the studio, reported Variety.
Created and designed by Jack Kirby, the comic was first released in 1971.
For DC, the movie marks the second major superhero tentpole directed by a woman, after Patty Jenkins' "Wonder Woman."