It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Another Superman Reboot

On Feb. 26, Deadline confirmed that author Ta-Nehisi Coates would be writing the script for the new feature. “To be invited into the DC Extended Universe by Warner Bros., DC Films and Bad Robot is an honor,” said Coates in a statement to Shadow and Act. “I look forward to meaningfully adding to the legacy of America’s most iconic mythic hero.”

Coates is best-known for penning The Beautiful Struggle, We Were Eight Years in Power, Between The World And Me, and The Water Dancer. In the comic book world, he’s written issues of Black Panther and Captain America.

J.J. Abrams will be producing under his Bad Robot label, Deadline verified on Feb. 26. “There is a new, powerful and moving Superman story yet to be told. We couldn’t be more thrilled to be working with the brilliant Mr. Coates to help bring that story to the big screen, and we’re beyond thankful to the team at Warner Bros. for the opportunity,” Abrams told Shadow and Act. Hannah Minghella will also serve as a producer.

Plot details are currently under wraps, although Warner Bros. Picture Group chairman Toby Emmerich had this to say in a statement, “Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Between the World and Me opened a window and changed the way many of us see the world. We’re confident that his take on Superman will give fans a new and exciting way to see the Man of Steel.”

A source told The Hollywood Reporter the project is currently “being set up as a Black Superman story.” This wouldn’t the first time a Black Superman story option has been explored as Michael B. Jordan tried to develop a similar project in 2019.

Although the project has been poised as a reboot, there’s still a possibility that Cavill could return as Superman. Deadline previously stated that he was in talks to reprise the role in the DC universe and that he was eager to return.

Shadow and Act also reported that the search for an actor to play Kal El/Superman hadn’t yet started.