NEW YORK 鈥� Ta-Nehisi Coates, the acclaimed essayist and novelist who expanded the world of Wakanda for Marvel comics, will write the script for a new 鈥淪uperman鈥� film from Warner Bros.
The studio announced Friday that Coates will pen the screenplay for an upcoming 鈥淪uperman鈥� film that's early in development. J.J. Abrams will produce. No director or star has yet been announced.
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Coates is best known as the author of bestsellers including 鈥淏etween the World and Me,鈥� 鈥淭he Beautiful Struggle鈥� and 鈥淲e Were Eight Years in Power.鈥� Since 2016, he has also penned the Black Panther comics for Marvel, with artist Brian Stelfreeze, a run set to conclude with a final issue in April. He was thanked in the credits of Ryan Coogler's 2018 film 鈥淏lack Panther."
鈥淭a-Nehisi Coates鈥檚 鈥楤etween the World and Me鈥� opened a window and changed the way many of us see the world,鈥� said Toby Emmerich, chairman of Warner Bros. Pictures Group. 鈥淲e鈥檙e confident that his take on Superman will give fans a new and exciting way to see the Man of Steel.鈥�
The news was first reported by Shadow and Act.
鈥淭here is a new, powerful and moving Superman story yet to be told,鈥� said Abrams. 鈥淲e couldn鈥檛 be more thrilled to be working with the brilliant Mr. Coates to help bring that story to the big screen.鈥�
Jake Coyle, The Associated Press
