Michael B. Jordan as the Man Of Steel?

[theenglish]

Earth 23 is Calvin Ellis, not Val-Zod.

Yes, so it seems a little odd that they are using the Earth 2 reference whom I'm not even sure is still in continuity.

 

[BillJ]

I found this part of the article interesting...

As previously reported, J.J. Abrams and his company Bad Robot are set to produce a Black Superman movie for Warner Bros. that is expected to follow the Kal-El/Clark Kent version of the character. Though Clark Kent is traditionally depicted as white in the DC comics, the character will be played by a Black actor in the Bad Robot movie, which will likely be directed by a Black filmmaker, as Abrams is simply expected to produce. Author and cultural critic Ta-Nehisi Coates is already hard at work on the script for that project.

I have no issue with a black writer, though I would like to see someone with more of a background writing in TV and film. The only credit Coates has that has been produced is for a documentary.

 

[Timby]

Coates did have a very celebrated run writing Black Panther, though obviously writing for comics and writing for film are two completely different animals.

 

[BillJ]

Coates did have a very celebrated run writing Black Panther, though obviously writing for comics and writing for film are two completely different animals.

Ah, I did not know that. Thanks for the information!

 

[theenglish]

Coates did have a very celebrated run writing Black Panther, though obviously writing for comics and writing for film are two completely different animals.

He's also an acclaimed writer outside of comics.

 

[BillJ]

He's also an acclaimed writer outside of comics.

I knew about his writing beyond the comic credits. Him writing a Superman script makes quite a bit more sense with a comic book background.

 

[thribs]

They couldn’t get Michael A. Jordan?
What about Routh? They could do something with him. They set that up pretty well.

 

[Nerys Myk]

They couldn’t get Michael A. Jordan?
What about Routh? They could do something with him. They set that up pretty well.

To play Val-Zod? Problematic.

 

[thribs]

I mean as Superman for a short miniseries. That could be fun. We’ve never seen a post Lois Lane Superman in live action before.

 

[The Realist]

I mean as Superman for a short miniseries. That could be fun. We’ve never seen a post Lois Lane Superman in live action before.

Don't think Routh's Superman is post-Lois post-Crisis. The black emblem on his chest changed to the traditional yellow, implying the Planet tragedy had been erased.

 

[thribs]

Maybe but they could set it years later where Lois has died of old age.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Maybe but they could set it years later where Lois has died of old age.

What did Lois do to you?

 

[The Realist]

Maybe but they could set it years later where Lois has died of old age.

Uh ... huh.

A Superman story without Lois Lane is hobbled badly and needlessly in my estimation. As commentator Lauren Winn once observed, "Superman is inherently a love story. If it's not a love story, then revisit what you've written."

 

[thribs]

What did Lois do to you?

Nothing. I just think it would be a interesting area to explore.

 

[dupersuper]

I'm more excited for this than the movie. Question though. Which version do people think is more interesting. Calvin Ellis or Val-Zod?

I'd go Calvin Ellis, but I'll still happily watch Val Zod.

Ah, I did not know that. Thanks for the information!

He also had a captain America run.

 

[Nightowl1701]

If there's no Lois, then there has to be some other lady - Lana Lang, Wonder Woman, even that mermaid Lori Lemaris - to ground him. Lois Lane is what makes Superman human, what keeps him tied to Earth once both his foster parents are gone. Take that away, you're on the road to Dr. Manhattan. Or the Knightmare figure we saw in Snyder's movies.

 

[Jayson1]

Maybe he stays grounded by his kids and his kids kids. We could see what a grandpa Supes is like.

 

[thribs]

I always liked the idea that he takes a sabbatical from Earth and explores the universe. Leaving his descendants to protect it.
You don’t need to shoehorn another love intert right away. There is always Diana which he has a romance with in the comics and had a kid.

 

[dupersuper]

If there's no Lois, then there has to be some other lady

In the comics he hooked up with Power Girl.

 

[Jayson1]

In the comics he hooked up with Power Girl.

His cousin? Well he was from Kansas so I guess that is okay.