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Raven is a 2024 American superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name. Produced by Legendary Pictures, The Stone Quarry, and DC Films, it is the second installment in the DC Legacy Universe. The film was directed by Gareth Edwards from a screenplay by Zack Snyder, Jerry Bruckheimer, and David S. Goyer, and stars Millie Bobby Brown as the eponymous character alongside Tom Holland, Chosen Jacobs, Billy Dee Williams, Taika Waititi, Jada Pinkett Smith, Peter Stormare, and Milla Jovovich. In the film, young Rachel Roth must confront her past when dealing with her powerful demon father Trigon and must protect Gotham City from him. Raven premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on December 6th, 2024, and was released on December 15th; it received generally positive reviews with critics and audiences praising its screenplay, action sequences, themes, Brown's performance, Edwards' direction, score, characters, and special effects but criticizing its story and lack of predictability. It was also a box-office success, grossing $817 million worldwide. A sequel is in development.