Ta-Nehisi Coates has been tapped to write the script for a new “Superman” film for DC and Warner Bros., according to an individual with knowledge of the project.
J.J. Abrams will produce under his Bad Robot label and Hannah Minghella will serve as producer.
“To be invited into the DC Extended Universe by Warner Bros., DC Films and Bad Robot is an honor,” Coates said in a statement to Shadow and Act, which first reported the news. “I look forward to meaningfully adding to the legacy of America’s most iconic mythic hero.”
“There is a new, powerful and moving Superman story yet to be told.