Coates expressed his excitement about writing a new DC superhero in 2021... but then we never heard anything about it again.

Photo: Getty Images North America Warner Bros CEO David Zaslav reportedly “dismissed” a film depicting a Black version of Superman, claiming the idea was “too woke.” According to the Wall Street ...

The JJ Abrams and Ta-Nehisi Coates Black Superman project was too woke for David Zaslav, so it might be done for permanently.

Acclaimed writer Ta-Nehisi Coates' Black Superman script was set during the Civil Rights era and was apparently nixed by ...

His Superman would have been, per comments made at the time, his attempt at “meaningfully adding to the legacy of America’s ...

According to the Wall Street Journal, Warner Bros. reportedly canceled Ta-Nehisi Coates and J.J. Abrams' Black Superman film ...

According to a new report, executive David Zaslav decided to scrap plans for a Superman movie with a Black lead after deeming ...

Revered author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates, a play about Ruth Bader Ginsburg, country singer Mickey Guyton, and a tribute to Taylor Swift are among the highlights of the O'Shaughnessy's 2025–26 ...

MICHEL MARTIN, BYLINE: Ten years ago, Ta-Nehisi Coates published the book "Between The World And Me. The memoir, written as a letter to his then-15-year-old son, was a literary phenomenon.

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Black Superman film ‘dismissed’ by Warner Bros CEO for being ‘too woke’ - The film was penned by award-winning author ...

Another Man of Steel project from writer Ta-Nehisi Coates was in the works, but Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav shelved it in ...