As part of DC Comics’ new initiative in 1993, a character named Static was created and now stars in Static shock, his very first live-action film. While nothing is set in stone, the rumors surrounding the film’s development have particularly affected invested fans due to the recent stream of changes happening within the walls of Warner Bros. Luckily for fans, however, the writer and artist of Static shock comic, Nikolas Draper-Ivey actively dispelled all these rumors.
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Static shock Comic Writer & Artist Provides DC Updates
Static shock was first announced at the DC FanDome 2020 event where CCO Jim Lee confirmed the film was in development. However, since then there have been many changes in and around DC Films and its parent company, Warner Bros. – which are both owned by Warner Bros. Discovery by David Zaslav.
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The announcement of a new management coupled with the abdication of the old one also paralyzed more than a dozen projects. The most affected among them were abandoned and canceled films, bat girl, wonder twinsand Scoob! Holiday haunted. Fearful of receiving similar treatment under the barrage of ruthless axes from society coupled with the fact that 2 years later the film still lacks a lead actor, fans have rightly grown anxious over time. However, according to Draper-Ivey, there is no need to worry.
“I mean it’s true! People make it up and have no idea what’s going on behind the scenes. Things change, but they won’t bother Static. There is a lot of work going on, but these things take time.
He further tweeted to reassure fans of the film’s ongoing development, saying: “Stop speculating about the movie Static. Don’t worry about these items and be patient. I won’t dwell on that any further. »
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What We Know About DC’s Live-Action So Far Static shock
The DC movie was adapted from Static comic which was first published in June 1993 in the issue entitled Static #1. He was one of the first characters to come out of DC Comics’ new initiative, Milestone Comics, which was created in order to lend a platform to underrepresented voices and integrate more African-American characters into The mixture. The movie’s announcement in 2020 was also tied to the announcement of the Milestone Comics revival.
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Static was additionally part of the DC Animated Universe and ran well from 2000 to 2004. The current DC film will be the comic book character’s first live-action appearance and it follows the life of a young metahuman superhero black, Virgil Ovid Hawkins, imbued with the power of electromagnetism, who grows up to be one of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. The film’s screenplay was written by Security writer, Randy McKinnon, and Static shock will be directed by Reginald Hudlin. mcu Black Panther Actor Michael B. Jordan also joined the team as producer in October 2020 and announced the involvement of his production initiative, Outlier Society with the film and its director.
Source: Twitter/Nikolas Draper-Ivey
