Ava DuVernay adds to 'A Wrinkle in Time', casts Gugu Mbatha-Raw

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By Darian Scalamoni

               Ava DuVernay has quickly become one of the best up-and-coming directors in the industry today. Her first feature, Selma was beloved and nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars. She’s already garnering huge awards buzz for her new film that was just released, 13^th, which you can now watch on Netflix. Her next film though, A Wrinkle in Time looks to be a slam dunk and she just added more talent to the cast.

            According to Variety, Gugu Mbatha-Raw is set to join the film. Mbatha-Raw will be playing the role of Dr. Murry, which is Meg and Charles Wallace’s mother. She’s a scientist who comes up with the notion of “the wrinkle in time”. She’ll be joining other talents such as Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling who all have been confirmed to join the cast as well. The story follows children as they travel through time and visit different worlds in order to find their missing scientist father.

            Mbatha-Raw just starred in Free State of Jones with Matthew McConaughey a few months ago and is also set to appear in an episode from the new season of Netflix’s anthology series, Black Mirror. In addition to that, she’s set to appear in the gun-law drama Miss Sloane in November and have roles in Beauty and the Beast and Bad Robot’s next project God Particle as well. Check back here for more info on DuVernay’s next film or any other roles Mbatha-Raw snatches up!