Ta-Nehisi Coates will write a new Superman film for DC Films and Warner Bros.
The project is in very early development, but the new film is being produced by J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot. Hannah Minghella will also produce.
There is no director attached to the project at this time and the search for an actor to play Kal-El / Superman has not yet begun.
Coates is the acclaimed author of bestsellers including “Between the World and Me,” “The Beautiful Struggle,” “We Were Eight Years in Power,” and “The Water Dancer.” Coates also wrote the comic book series for “Black Panther” and “Captain America” for Marvel Comics.
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