Static Shock

October 18, 2020

Michael B. Jordan to produce a Static Shock movie!

After playing the supervillain Killmonger on the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Black Panther, Michael B. Jordan will join the DCEU. Michael B Jordan’s production company got chosen by DC comics and Warner Brothers to produce a movie adaptation for Static Shock. Michael B Jordan will be one of the head producers of the film. He will not be playing the title role. In an interview at Hollywood reported Michael B Jordan said: “I’m proud to be a part of building a new universe centered around Black superheroes; our community deserves that,” Static is the secret identity of Virgil Hawkins, A geeky African American teen who becomes a superhero after he got exposed to a mutagen gas during a gang fight. Static has electromagnetic powers. Fans had made comparisons between Static and both Spidermen Peter Parker and Miles Morales because all three started as awkward teenagers who becomes superheroes. Static Shock is part of the Milestone universe. It is a side brand of DC comics founded by African American artists. It got

June 16, 2017

Black Lightning Showrunner Would Like Static Shock In Show

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While the main DC/CWverse shows are coming back next season, the midseason is going to bring another DC Comics superhero to the spotlight in Black Lightning. The show is already teasing some connections to the DC Comics universe at large, but as Arrow, Flash, Supergirl, and Legends of Tomorrow have shown, that’s only the beginning. We know that other DC Comics characters coming into the show should it go beyond its initial order…but who? Well, if it’s up to showrunner Salim Akil, he would love to bring another electric African-American hero into the mix: Static Shock. “I love the idea of Static Shock, and in success, hopefully, we’ll be able to pull other characters in that way,” Akil said. “So I’m holding out hope because I love that character.” he said at the ATX Television Festival in Austin, Texas. Funnily enough, Static Shock has long been rumored for a live-action TV debut, including via a special internet show run by DC Comics, but nothing ever came of it. In the

May 24, 2015

Jaden Smith Rumored to Play Static Shock

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When Will Smith was cast as Deadshot for Suicide Squad, there was an in-joke that he did it with a caveat that his son, Jaden Smith, would be cast in a superhero role himself. Not so long before (and after) this happened, it was rumored that Jaden Smith was going to be cast as Virgil Hawkins, aka Static Shock, in a live-action series that will air digitally via WB’s Blue Ribbon imprint. Well, if one actor is to be believed, Jaden may have just been confirmed to be Static Shock. Tyler James Williams (who also has been rumored for certain superhero roles) was doing an interview with Flicks and the City (which you can see below) and said the following things: “I don’t know… What you’re taking about,” Williams says to Flicks And The City with a knowing smile. “But yeah no, it’s great to see Static Shock is happening with Jaden.” Now obviously no confirmation has come from anyone attached to the project, but it’s curious that he would