Michael B. Jordan to Produce ‘Static Shock’ Live Action Film

Michael B. Jordan has signed on to another major superhero blockbuster. However, this time, he’ll be behind the scenes. 

On Friday night, the Black Panther star announced he is producing the live-action adaption of Static Shock, a feature film from Warner Bros. and DC. Filmmaker Reginald Hudlin confirmed the project was in development while speaking on a DC FanDome panel back in August. He told fans he was excited to revive the Static character, which was created by the now-defunct Milestone Media—a coalition of Black artists and writers who specialized in comic books distributed by DC Comics.

“One of the things we’re really excited about, we really want to live up to the name of the company, Milestone Media,” Hudlin said during the panel discussion. “When we spoke to Jim [Lee] about reviving the Milestone line, we said ‘Look, we all know this has been a hit comic book and hit animated series. It’s time to expand back into all those areas and then some.’ So we’re in serious conversations about, as we’re launching the comic book series, developing the Static Shock movie. That will be a theatrical feature film.”

Static, aka Virgil Hawkins, is a Black teenager who develops electromagnetic powers after being exposed to radioactive tear gas. The character was also the center of a WB Kids animated series, which ran from 2000 to 2004. Since then, there have been few reports about a Static Shock revival, specifically a rumored web series starring Jaden Smith.