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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. Advertisement Collider—though he does specifically say he can’t offer any “real updates or any...

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 writers and directors are tight-lipped on anything that can leak to fans. 

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 now expressing their annoyance that the report seems to suggest that Warner Bros isn’t moving forw...

Michael B. Jordan Gives Update On DC's 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," Jordan told Collider. "And had that type of representation at a young age, it was really important ...

We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. Marvel's Michael B Jordan teases big update on Static Shock movie "I can't 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 KravitzGetty Images Jordan, who is "really excited" about the big-screen adaptation, told Collider that w...