‘Naomi’: Ava DuVernay On Expanding The Naomi-Verse Beyond The Comic Book Via New CW Series—TCA

presentation on Thursday. “In terms of crossovers, we’re not thinking about that right now. She’s on her own path and I really think this is the first part of the Naomi-verse. People need to be trying to crossover into here! So we’ll see what happens, but you won’t see any crossovers in Season 1. We’re focused on Naomi’s journey singularly.”Based on the eponymous comic book series that debuted in 2019, co-written by Brian Michael Bendis and David F.

When the series kicks off, Naomi is unaware that she has any powers to speak of. But as the first two episodes unravel, she learns about her abilities gradually. This helped Walfall ease into becoming a teen superhero. “As [Naomi] is finding out, I’m finding out which is really helpful as an actor,” she shared. “How I embody the powers in episode 2 is going to be different than how I embody those powers in episode 11. I think that allows me and the character to grow. I work out so I can stay fit but also maintain energy, which is helpful as she goes getting better and better in each episode.”

Naomi features a diverse cast of talent including Daniel Puig, Camila Moreno, Mouzam Makkar, and Cranston Johnson. DuVernay says her goal goes beyond just representation into normalization. “It’s not about representation, it’s about normalization,” DuVernay said. “We’re doing really muscular things that relates to race and gender and class but we’re doing it by playing it normal like it’s just a part of the everyday. I say it kiddingly but it’s real. The more you can portray images without underlining or highlighting them and putting a star next to them. By showing a different type of hero that centers a girl, a Black girl, that centers different kinds of folks.

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