Variety reports tonight that Michael B. Jordan is getting back into the superhero movie business, with the Chronicle and Black Panther star signing on to serve as producer on a Static Shock movie. The most high-profile product from Milestone Comics—founded in association with DC Comics back in 1993, with Black creators like Denys Cowan, Michael Davis, Derek T. Dingle, and the late Dwayne McDuffie leading the charge—Static previously served as the basis for a well-remembered animated series on The WB, back when The WB was still a thing.
No more confusion now, though: Static—a.k.a. Virgil Hawkins, a teen who finds himself granted electromagnetic powers after a run-in with (wouldn’t you know it) radiation—now has the backing of Jordan, whose Hollywood track record is running pretty firmly toward “Gets to make whatever he wants” at the moment. In addition to his star power, Jordan also served as a producer on 2018's Creed II, and will serve as same on the film’s still-planned sequel in 2021.
