We’ve talked a lot about the new generation of heroes that will make up Marvel’s Phase 4, but there’s a bit of a youth movement going on at DC Films as well. With Batgirl, Blue Beetle, and Zatanna films already in the works as part of the DCEU, one project we’ve known about since DC Fandome is Static Shock, based on the popular Milestone Comics character and star of his own hit animated series. Michael B. Jordan and Reginald Hudlin are on board as producers, and now the live-action film, which could go direct to HBO Max, has added another key piece.
THR reports Randy McKinnon has been hired to write the Static Shock movie, centering on young hero Virgil Hawkins, who gains electromagnetic powers after a chemical exposure. Static then uses his abilities to fight crime in his neighborhood, very similar to Spider-Man in a lot of ways.
McKinnon recently wrote the Disney+ football drama Safety, which Hudlin directed.
It’s good to see DC Films really diversifying its slate to reflect a wider audience. You can add this to the upcoming Superman film that Jordan is attached to, as well.
So far, Static Shock has no director attached but Hudlin has plenty of experience in that area and Jordan will, too, after he finishes with Creed III. Both have to be considered contenders.
