Ava DuVernay of award winning movie, Selma, has hit big with her upcoming adaptation of 'A Wrinkle in Time' - becoming the first black woman to direct a live-action film with a budget of over $100 million.
The DuVernay's project was included on a list of big-budget films receiving California tax incentives, with Deadline reporting that A Wrinkle in Time's budget hits $100 million.
She's the first woman of color and the third woman in history to be granted a big budget movie like this.
DuVernay also made history in 2012 as she became the first African-American woman to be named "Best Director" for Selma, at the distinguished Sundance Film Festival.
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