{"id":1781405,"date":"2022-12-20T07:56:02","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T12:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1781405"},"modified":"2022-12-20T10:19:56","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T15:19:56","slug":"report-suggests-warner-bros-still-developing-j-j-abrams-and-ta-nehisi-coates-black-superman-movie-with-henry-cavill-gone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-suggests-warner-bros-still-developing-j-j-abrams-and-ta-nehisi-coates-black-superman-movie-with-henry-cavill-gone\/","title":{"rendered":"Report Suggests Warner Bros. Still Developing J.J. Abrams\u2019 and Ta-Nehisi Coates\u2019 Black Superman Movie With Henry Cavill Gone"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freport-suggests-warner-bros-still-developing-j-j-abrams-and-ta-nehisi-coates-black-superman-movie-with-henry-cavill-gone%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1781405&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A project at DC Studios that was left over from the WarnerMedia and DC Films authority that was thought to be dead \u2013 or just equal parts \u201ccold turkey\u201d \u2013 still has life. According to a recent report about co-DC Studio head James Gunn\u2019s plan for Superman, the standalone film about a Man of Steel of Color remains in \u201cactive development.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_189639\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-189639\" class=\"size-full wp-image-189639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.11.18-02.03-boundingintocomics-637790cd60e16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.11.18-02.03-boundingintocomics-637790cd60e16.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.11.18-02.03-boundingintocomics-637790cd60e16-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.11.18-02.03-boundingintocomics-637790cd60e16-768x410-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.11.18-02.03-boundingintocomics-637790cd60e16-750x400-1.jpg 750w\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-189639\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Henry Cavill as Superman in Man of Steel (2013), Warner Bros. Pictures<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/12\/16\/henry-cavill-announces-plans-to-develop-a-warhammer-cinematic-universe-across-films-and-tv-in-partnership-with-amazon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Henry Cavill Announces Plans To Develop A Warhammer Cinematic Universe Across Films And TV In Partnership With Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/film\/news\/james-gunn-writing-superman-movie-henry-cavill-out-1235461889\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The report by <em>Variety<\/em><\/a> notes this piece of information amid coverage of Gunn\u2019s proposed Superman movie he is writing and Henry Cavill\u2019s sudden exit from the iconic hero role that came two months after his eagerly anticipated return. The trade\u2019s \u201csources said the new Gunn project will not replace the previously announced J.J. Abrams-Ta-Nehisi Coates Superman concept (which is still in active development).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As noted, the project comes from producer-director J.J. Abrams and writer Ta-Nehisi Coates who is still trying to perfect the script. It was announced in February 2021 but wasn\u2019t getting far internally at Warner during the course of the entire year. This is mainly due to <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/04\/05\/geekosity-scooper-mikey-sutton-says-j-j-abrams-and-ta-nehisi-coates-black-superman-movie-is-cold-turkey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coates reportedly not delivering<\/a> on a first draft until the following April.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_121646\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-121646\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121646\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2021.05.28-06.33-boundingintocomics-60b137789a899.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2021.05.28-06.33-boundingintocomics-60b137789a899.png 750w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2021.05.28-06.33-boundingintocomics-60b137789a899-300x160.png 300w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-121646\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ta-Nehisi Coates at the University of Virginia during the MLK Celebration 2015 Photo Credit: Eduardo Montes-Bradley, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https: \/>, via Wikimedia Commons<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/12\/15\/james-gunn-claims-the-reason-henry-cavill-is-out-as-superman-is-very-simple-hes-a-different-age\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Gunn Claims The Reason Henry Cavill Is Out As Superman Is Very Simple: \u201cHe\u2019s A Different Age\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is again little in the way of updates to report about his progress after nearly another year has passed, but Warner must still see potential in the idea under David Zaslav. The old regime reportedly looked at the \u201cconcept\u201d as Oscar bait and inspiration for children \u2013 even if it goes over their heads or no one wants to see it.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a problem and a sign of the same old mistakes by the studio when their BIPOC Kryptonian Oscar contender might cost them $300 million. Zaslav, who\u2019s akin to Jason Voorhees when it comes to budget slashing, signing off on that is inconceivable. He has lots of debt left to trim and the Abrams project may yet wind up on the chopping block.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_116613\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-116613\" class=\"wp-image-116613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2021.04.08-10.10-boundingintocomics-606f7f62d3d5b.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2021.04.08-10.10-boundingintocomics-606f7f62d3d5b.png 750w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2021.04.08-10.10-boundingintocomics-606f7f62d3d5b-300x160.png 300w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-116613\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Multiversity v1 Issue #2 (2015), DC Comics. Words by Grant Morrison, Art by Ivan Reis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2021\/04\/06\/marvel-comics-author-ta-nehisi-coates-compares-jordan-peterson-to-the-red-skull-in-latest-issue-of-captain-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marvel Comics Author Ta-Nehisi Coates Compares Jordan Peterson To The Red Skull In Latest Issue of Captain America<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important too to remember these two things: one, <em>Variety<\/em> called it a concept which is a bad sign for where it is at this stage of development. The term hints that they still don\u2019t have a story after all this time. Two, the trades reported earlier that a \u201cjoyful\u201d <em>Man Of Steel<\/em> <em>2<\/em> starring Henry Cavill was happening and we know that\u2019s not the case.<\/p>\n<p>Those caveats may soothe the fears of those not looking forward to this project, primarily people who haven\u2019t forgotten Coates\u2019 remarks about first responders who rushed into the crumbling twin towers on 9\/11.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_186504\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-186504\" class=\"wp-image-186504\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.10.24-04.28-boundingintocomics-635614646d616.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.10.24-04.28-boundingintocomics-635614646d616.jpg 994w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022.10.24-04.28-boundingintocomics-635614646d616-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.10.24-04.28-boundingintocomics-635614646d616-768x1159-1.jpg 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-186504\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Superman Returns: \u201cThe Prequels\u201d (2006). Words by Michael Dougherty, Dan Harris, and Bryan Singer. Cover art by Adam Hughes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>But we want to leave it up to you to determine that. Keep the conversation going below and tell us your reaction to this news.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/12\/15\/petition-launched-to-have-david-zaslav-keep-henry-cavill-as-superman-and-remove-james-gunn-as-dc-studios-head\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Petition Launched To Have David Zaslav Keep Henry Cavill As Superman And Remove James Gunn As DC Studios Head<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A project at DC Studios that was left over from the WarnerMedia and DC Films authority that was thought to be dead \u2013 or just equal parts \u201ccold turkey\u201d \u2013<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1781408,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[9197,4547,4212,5458,6965,9200,10566,6707,9196,10567,4868,3819,4774,10565,6976],"class_list":["post-1781405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-superman","tag-abrams","tag-black","tag-bongino","tag-bros","tag-cavill","tag-coates","tag-developing","tag-henry","tag-j-j","tag-movie","tag-report","tag-suggests","tag-ta-nehisi","tag-warner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1781405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1781405"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1781405\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1781408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1781405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1781405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1781405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}