US EditionDC Killed A 'Black Superman' Movie For Being 'Too Woke' After The Rock's 'Black Adam' Bombed: Report
UNITED STATES, JUL 11 – Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav shelved Ta-Nehisi Coates' Black Superman film citing it as 'too woke' amid efforts to reboot the DC Universe led by James Gunn and Peter Safran.
- Warner Bros. and DC Studios have launched a new Superman film helmed by James Gunn, featuring David Corenswet in the lead role, now playing in theaters as part of the DC Universe reboot.
- This follows the 2022 dismissal by Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav of a Black Superman script by Ta-Nehisi Coates deemed "too woke" amid DC's attempt to course-correct after flops.
- Coates’s script, produced by J.J. Abrams and set during the civil rights era, did not join James Gunn and Peter Safran’s announced DC slate, though Gunn said the projects are unrelated.
- The Wall Street Journal reported Gunn’s Superman film must gross over $500 million globally to meet Warner Bros.’ strategy of fewer, unified DC releases and is seen as a critical test.
- The rebooted DCU aims for narrative unity with one animated and two live-action yearly films plus TV spin-offs, while Coates’s film cancellation shows ongoing tensions over politically charged content.
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David Zaslav Pulled the Plug on the J.J. Abrams Black Superman Movie for Being "Too Woke"
In a quiet but telling moment from Warner Bros. Discovery’s post-merger restructuring, CEO David Zaslav reportedly made the call to halt development on a high-profile Black Superman movie being written by author Ta-Nehisi Coates and produced by J.J. Abrams. The project, envisioned as a civil rights-era period piece, was deemed by Zaslav to be “too woke,” according to a Wall Street Journal report published this week. The post David Zaslav Pulled …
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The Independent (US)Black Superman film ‘dismissed’ by Warner Bros CEO for being ‘too woke’
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DC Killed A 'Black Superman' Movie For Being 'Too Woke' After The Rock's 'Black Adam' Bombed: Report
black superman The live-action Black Superman movie that was in the works at Warner Bros. was reportedly killed by CEO David Zaslav for being “too woke.” The script was said to be written by acclaimed novelist Ta-Nehisi Coates. According to reports, the Black Superman movie would have been set during the Civil Rights era. The project was killed by CEO David Zaslav in 2022 around the time that Black Adam flopped, which was the final nail in the c…
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