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A Black Superman? It s happened, and could again
13 May, 2021 07:00 AM
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On his world, Calvin Ellis is Superman and Nubia is Wonder Woman. Photo / DC Comics via The New York Times
On his world, Calvin Ellis is Superman and Nubia is Wonder Woman. Photo / DC Comics via The New York Times
New York Times
By: George Gene Gustines
As renewed rumours of a Black Superman movie swirl, here is the complicated history of reimagining the most iconic comic hero as a Black man. In 2008, during his presidential campaign, Barack Obama told a joke at a charity event. Contrary to the rumours you have heard, I was not born in a manger, he said. I was actually born on Krypton and sent here by my father, Jor-El, to save the planet Earth.
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Black-Superman | Image: Screenrant A black actor is set to suit up as the next Superman for the first time ever. According to a new report by The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros.’ is searching for a black actor to don the famous cape. The report also added that the upcoming film will be directed by a black director. “… insiders say Warners and DC are committed to hiring a Black director to tackle what will be the first cinematic incarnation of Superman featuring a Black actor,” The Hollywood Reporter wrote. Warners had announced in February that Ta-Nehisi Coates, the acclaimed novelist who expanded the world of Wakanda for Marvel comics, is writing the screenplay of the black Superman film. Coates is expected to turn it in to Warner Bros bosses in December.
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