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The character of Superman has been portrayed, refreshed, and shown in Hollywood movies and series countless times. And yet, people cannot get enough of this iconic superhero and neither can J.J. Abrams.
Back in 2021, the director had announced a Black Superman movie to be in development over at Warner Bros. 3 years later, we may not have any updates about it but we do know that the Black Superman movie is fighting with everything that it has got.
J.J. Abrams’ Black Superman movie is still in the works!
It was part of a $500 million mega-deal between the director and Warner Bros. However, it doesn’t seem the studio has much to show for it. According to a report byVariety, Warner Bros. wanted to keep Abrams as a sort of hiring authority for various projects and movies.
Back in 2021, Abrams announced that a Superman movie starring a person of color in the iconic role would be put into pre-production soon. As the days passed on by, people started hearing less and less of it.
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Amidst reports that J.J. Abrams’ deal with Warner Bros.has been dropped to very low levels, Variety alleges that the Black Superman project is still alive, breathing, and fighting every day for its survival.
On the big screen, plenty of hype surrounded an Abrams-produced Black Superman film with a script by Ta-Nehisi Coates. That project is technically still alive but has seen no forward movement since early 2023.
Instead of any updates about Abrams’ take on the role of Superman, the DCU &James Gunn’sSupermanhas been given the spotlight for quite a while. Even the world is excited and waiting for that one.
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Having a Black Superman project came with its own sorts of problems for theStar Trekdirector too. From trolls to racist comments, the project is quite the challenge but former Superman actor Henry Cavill… had the best say.
What does Henry Cavill think about this project?
It was the year 2013 when Henry Cavill was hired by DCEU director Zack Snyder for the role of Superman in his 2013 filmMan of Steel.Donning the iconic cape, Cavill found worldwide fame and critical acclaim as Superman over the next 9 years.
After some mishaps and unfortunate things over at DC Studios and Warner Bros., Cavill was fired from the role of Superman but the actor doesn’t regret it one bit.
In fact, back in 2021, the actor sat for a chat withThe Hollywood Reporterwherein he talked about how Superman is more than skin color with regards to theJ.J. Abrams’project.
Superman’s far more than skin color. Superman is an ideal. Superman’s an extraordinary thing that lives within our hearts.
Despite the world wanting to see J.J. Abrams’ take on the iconic role, there have been no updates about the Black Superman project yet. On the other hand, the world is ready for James Gunn and David Corenswet’s version of this iconic character.
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With Gunn in the director’s seat and Corenswet as the new Superman, DCU’sSupermanis one of the most anticipated movies of all time.The film is set for a release date of 16 June 2025 in theaters across the U.S.
Visarg Acharya
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
