The BlackSupermanmovie has been canceled. David Corenswet’s take on Clark Kent just debuted in the newDC Universe. The highly-anticipated film is making waves at the box office already, surpassing projections, which could lead toSupermanrecouping its budgetand then some. While the DCU has its own Superman, another version of the character was scrapped.
According to a new DC report from theWall Street Journal,the Black Superman movie by writer Ta-Nehisi Coates was canceled for being “too woke” in the eyes of Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslavafter he assumed the studio back in 2022. The planned Superman movie reimagining would have focused on a Black Superman in the civil rights era.
J.J. Abrams was originally set to produce the Black Superman movie, among other DC ventures. While Zaslav killed the project years ago, the new DC report reveals there is still a possibility it could come back. According to theWall Street Journal, the Black Superman movie could still happen in the future underJames Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC Studios.
What The Black Superman Movie Being Canceled Means
DC Will Only Have One Man Of Steel In Theaters
Before the report, a long time had passed without updates on the state of the Black Superman movie. WithAbrams' other DC projects being scrappedand a new vision for the studio coming together under Gunn and Safran, it seemed like there would not be any space left for the project. That notion has now proven to be true.
However, with the report leaving the door open for the Black Superman movie to come back under DC Studios, there is a way it could happen. While David Corenswet is the Superman of the shared DCU, the studio now hasthe Elseworlds label for DC projects that exist outside the canon of Gunn’s DC Universe.
Much like how Robert Pattinson’s Batman will remain separate from the DCU in Matt Reeves’The BatmanUniverse,the Black Superman film could exist as an Elseworlds entry. By taking place in the civil rights era and focusing on a different Man of Steel, the project could easily exist alongside Corenswet’s Superman. However, the Black Superman movie seems unlikely.
Our Take On The Black Superman Movie Being Canceled
The Black Superman movie’s cancellation was not surprising. After all that has happened at DC with the change of leadership, recastings, and new universe, it seemed hard to believe that such a distinct project would work as a new Superman was being established. While the concept showed promise, David Corenswet’sSupermanis more than enough on the movie side for now.
