Vixen (film)

Vixen is an imagined film based on the superhero of the same name. It is set in the DC Cinematic Universe.

Plot

 * Flashback to thousands of years ago: the mythical Anansi the Spider creates a totem to Ghanian warrior Tantu to protect his tribe and the innocent. The totem gives the wearer the power of the animal kingdom. It is passed down generations to Esi. The totem has not been used in years and it is a secret that she holds onto it. She is killed by a local warlord named Aku Kwesi, but her daughters Mari and Kuasa and the totem are saved by Rev. Jiwe.
 * Years later, Rev. Jiwe is killed by his half-brother Maksai after the latter learns that he has the totem. Maksai takes Kuasa. Mari escapes. Mari is eventually saved by a peacekeeper named Chuck McCabe and moves to Metropolis to become a model.
 * Meanwhile, Buddy Baker is co-operating with STAR Labs workers Cisco Ramon and Sarah Charles to find out why he has powers. The find out that he was exposed to alien technology from the Darkseid invasion that came into contact with the totem in Ghana. The three go there, with the protection of

Cast

 * Lupita Nyong'o as Mari McCabe/Vixen