J.J. Abrams to Produce Black Superman Film

Feb 26, 2021 02:54 PM EST

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J.J. Abrams to Produce Black Superman Film

J.J. Abrams will be producing a "Superman" reboot, this time with a black Superman.

Essayist and novelist Ta-Nehisi Coates will be writing the script for the film, and he was happy to comment about the news to the website Shadow and Act.

"To be invited into the DC Extended Universe by Warner Bros., DC Films and Bad Robot is an honor. I look forward to meaningfully adding to the legacy of America's most iconic mythic hero."

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