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Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for NYFW: The Shows (Getty Images) As ubiquitous as superhero movies are these days, it’s still relatively rare for a slightly more obscure character with no real ties to the Justice League or the Marvel Cinematic Universe to get their own movie. So, when Michael B. Jordan announced that he was signing on to produce a Static Shock movie last year, it seemed somewhat like the kind of star-endorsed dream project that never actually gets off the ground. ...

Michael B. Jordan shares how he blew his Star Wars audition Thu May 06, 2021 at 4:26pm ET Michael B. Jordan could have been a central Star Wars character.  In a new interview, the Black Panther star opens up about how he might have landed the role of Finn in The Force Awakens only to suffer a horrible audition, due to Lucasfilm’s secrecy.  The audition process One of the key issues with casting in Star Wars has been the veil of secrecy around the projects. Even more than the MCU, Star Wars ...

Next Superman movie upsets fans hoping for Static Shock or John Stewart A new report has claimed that Warner Bros’ plans for a new Superman movie will star a Black actor as Kal-El, which has upset fans who were hoping to instead see movies based on John Stewart’s Green Lantern and Static Shock, established Black characters in the DC universe. Fans of the recently released Zack Snyder’s Justice League director’s cut who were hoping to see more from Henry Cavill’s Superman, with them n...

Michael B. Jordan Gives Update On DCs Static Shock Movie, How The Character Inspired Him The DC/Milestone Comics character Static Shock is on its way to the big screen, with Michael B. Jordan producing. During a recent interview with Collider, Jordan revealed Randy McKinnon (Chambers, Grand Army) is working on a draft currently. Jordan said he was excited about working on the upcoming project during the interview. "As a kid growing up, watching Static Shock, it was something that inspired me," ...

We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. Marvels Michael B Jordan teases big update on Static Shock movie "I cant wait to have something more to tell you guys later." Following a fresh bout of reports attaching him to the upcoming Static Shock. Based on the comic book hero Static, Static Shock will follow Virgil Hawkins, a Black teenager who gets electricity-themed superpowers and later works alongside the Teen Titans and Justice League. Jeff KravitzG...

Michael B Jordan shares update on Static Shock movie Rianne Houghton © Getty Images Michael B Jordan has teased a big update about his Worlds of DC Static Shock movie, as Superman rumours continue to build. Michael B Jordan is fast becoming the man of the moment, with titles such as Following a fresh bout of reports attaching him to the upcoming Static Shock. Based on the comic book hero Static, Static Shock will follow Virgil Hawkins, a Black teenager who gets electricity...

CinemaBlend Rather than take part in the socially distanced San Diego Comic-Con last summer, DC Comics held its own virtual event called DC FanDome, which was split into two parts. The first half, “Hall of Heroes,” primarily focused on upcoming movies, while the latter half, “Explore the Multiverse,” delved into TV shows and other kinds of DC projects. Well, evidently the powers-that-be were pleased with how DC FanDome turned out, because it’s been announced that the ev...

Before Michael B. Jordan took on Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he had a breakthrough performance in the found footage superhero movie Chronicle. And there’s still plenty of superhero action in his future, and fans actually want him to do even more. At DC FanDome last year, Warner Bros. Pictures announced a movie was in development based on the DC Comics character Static Shock. Jordan isn’t taking the title role, but he’s producing the movie and recently provided a st...

Static Shock Movie Script Has Producer Michael B. Jordan Really Excited Static Shock Movie Script Has Producer Michael B. Jordan Really Excited Static Shock producer Michael B. Jordan is thrilled with the screenplay that writer Randy McKinnon is crafting for the movie. Michael Jordans planned Static Shock movie has gotten another small update with the producer noting that hes "really excited" with how the story is turning out. In the original comic books from DC, Static is a superhero thats cr...

Screenshot: HBO Max After spending the last two decades re-watching 1997’s so-utterly-bad-it’s-good Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, fans like me finally got a new live-action movie in the franchise. Just like the previews promised, 2021’s Mortal Kombat comes with great fight scenes and a lot of faithfulness to the many characters it includes from the source material. But it also delivers a bland lead and an abundance of clichés. The combination of silly action movie tropes and seriously f...