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 Discovery CEO David Zaslav rejected a Black Superman movie script by Ta-Nehisi Coates in 2022, citing it was too woke.
- The cancellation followed earlier plans dating from 2021 involving Coates and producer J.J. Abrams to set the film in the civil rights era.
- In 2025, the newly rebooted Superman movie led by filmmaker James Gunn, featuring David Corenswet in the lead role, premiered as part of the updated DC Studios lineup.
- Gunn emphasized his Superman movie and any future Black Superman project are unrelated, while insiders say Gunn believes Coates' film could still happen.
- This decision signals Warner Bros' shift toward a leaner, unified DC cinematic strategy focused on mainstream appeal amid previous franchise struggles.
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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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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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