Casting Ava DuVernay's New Gods

10. Lightray - Dev Patel

The actor has been in quite the number of films over the years and a wide variety of different genres too, his performances in each of them just serving to show diverse range of talent that he has - talent which should be put to use as the character of Lightray.

As the character's name may suggest, Lightray is often the bright, optimistic presence of the worlds of the New Gods, such a personality that Patel has previously depicted in movies such as Chappie - hence why he would suit this role.

And, while it may be an inconsequential detail in the grand scheme of the movie, the longer hair that Patel often sports would really work with the flowing style that Lightray usually has - making Patel a solid fit from a visual standpoint also.