The DC Universe is expanding with more heroes coming to life.
James Gunn’s superhero franchise has had a busy 2026 following the Supergirl and Clayface films, along with HBO’s Lanterns TV series. While more DCU movies and shows are on their way, DC Studios is also building out their animated slate.
In a new interview with Collider, Mackenzie Davis, who is set to voice Big Barda in the upcoming Mister Miracle animated series, finally spoke out about landing the gig, but also teased that things are already in motion for her future with the franchise. To begin with, she shared her excitement about being cast in the project, saying how Barda is “really cool,” with this being the first major DC project where the character is a pivotal player, after having appeared in supporting roles through other animated properties.
As actors who get cast in prominent roles through animation will play their live-action counterparts in the DCU timeline, Davis added that “I think it would be really fun to explore in live action. She’s really funny and strong and angry and has a very traumatic childhood.” She elaborated on how “there’s lots of interesting stuff about her. Coming from complete unfamiliarity and now knowing her quite well, I think she’s incredible.”
She also commented that “for me, everything has been a discovery. I believe Big Barda and Mister Miracle were less prominent characters in the DC world, and then Tom King wrote this extraordinary graphic novel a few years ago that really brought a lot of attention to them. And that’s what we’re using for our show.” While the Mister Miracle TV show has not landed a release date yet, DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran has suggested that 2028 may be the year it gets launched.
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In a previous interview with Collider, Safran stated, “We haven’t actually announced a date for it. We’re very advanced on it. I mean, we’ve seen animatics of the whole season. But I think we’ve always thought of it as ’28.” The animated adaptation will star Hunger Games’ Josh Hutcherson as Scott Free, with King serving as the showrunner, while artist Mitch Gerads is also attached as part of the producing team.
There are still many characters left to announce, as Darkseid is confirmed to be part of Mister Miracle. Nathan Fillion, who plays Guy Gardner, will be making his animated debut in the DCU’s Chapter 1: “Gods and Monsters” project, which is described as follows:
No prison can hold him. No trap can contain him. He is Scott Free, the worldwide celebrity sensation known as Mister Miracle, and he is the greatest escape artist who ever lived. But can he pull off the ultimate trick — and escape death itself? Something has gone horribly wrong with the perfect life that Scott and his warrior wife Big Barda have built for themselves on Earth. With war raging between their home worlds of Apocalypse and New Genesis, Scott’s cruel adoptive father Darkseid seems to have finally captured the Anti-Life Equation — the ultimate weapon that will give Darkseid total dominance over the universe.
As the mountains of bodies on both sides grow ever higher, only Mister Miracle can stop the slaughter and restore peace. But the terrible power of the Anti-Life Equation may already be at work in his own mind, warping his reality, exposing his long-buried pain, and shattering the fragile happiness he’s found with the woman he loves. And so begins the odyssey of Scott Free, Mister Miracle: a harrowing, hilarious, heart wrenching journey across the pitfalls of the ordinary and extraordinary as the son of God raised by the devil tries to save his family, his world, and maybe even himself.
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No prison can hold him. No trap can contain him. He is Scott Free, the worldwide celebrity sensation known as Mister Miracle, and he is the greatest escape artist who ever lived. But can he pull off the ultimate trick — and escape death itself? Something has gone horribly wrong with the perfect life that Scott and his warrior wife Big Barda have built for themselves on Earth. With war raging between their home worlds of Apocalypse and New Genesis, Scott’s cruel adoptive father Darkseid seems to have finally captured the Anti-Life Equation — the ultimate weapon that will give Darkseid total dominance over the universe.
As the mountains of bodies on both sides grow ever higher, only Mister Miracle can stop the slaughter and restore peace. But the terrible power of the Anti-Life Equation may already be at work in his own mind, warping his reality, exposing his long-buried pain, and shattering the fragile happiness he’s found with the woman he loves. And so begins the odyssey of Scott Free, Mister Miracle: a harrowing, hilarious, heart wrenching journey across the pitfalls of the ordinary and extraordinary as the son of God raised by the devil tries to save his family, his world, and maybe even himself.
HBO Max’s Mister Miracle has yet to land a premiere date.
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