DC‘s Superman reboot is underway and it will reportedly cast a Black Clark Kent.
Sources report Ta-Nehisi Coates, the same person responsible for Black Panther and Captain America; will be writing the upcoming film which centres around a Black Superman.
As long as the current plan does not change, the Superman reboot will make history as the first live-action DC property to portray Superman as a Black man. There’s currently no information on what route the Superman reboot will take to tell this story.
Both Warner Bros. and J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot will be producing the upcoming movie. Coates expressed in a recent statement announcing the project; saying it was “an honour” for DC Universe to invite him. “I look forward to meaningfully adding to the legacy of America’s most iconic mythic hero.”
The movie is still in its early development, and a director has yet to be named. Michael B. Jordan met with DC in the past to discuss a possible Superman movie, but it never moved forward. That said, the studios could reevaluate around to Jordan at a later date potentially.
But if Jordan is unavailable to play Superman in the future, other majors stars like Daniel Kaluuya, John Boyega, and John David Washington could find themselves in contention. Since the Superman reboot is only just starting development, it might be a while before DC casts its new Black Superman.
