A new movie “Static Shock” is perhaps on the way.
At a DC FanDome panel on Saturday, filmmaker Reginald Hudlin said there have been “serious talks” about bringing the electrically powered teen hero to the big screen.
Virgil Hawkins, aka Static Shock, was created in the 1990s by Milestone Media and DC Comics and played an animated series Kids’ WB in the early 2000s. The series received nominations from multiple Daytime Emmy Awards and is still highly regarded by fans because it is one of the few superhero series with a Black character.
“One of the things we’re really excited about, we want to make the company’s name, Milestone Media, come true,” Hudlin said. ‘When we talked to Jim [Lee] about reviving the Milestone line, we said ‘Look, we all know this has been a hit comic book and animated series. It’s time to move on in all those areas and then some. ‘That we’re in serious talks about, as we launch the comic strip, developing the film’ Static Shock ‘. That will be a theater film. “
Hudlin also added that other characters in the comic strip Milestone Media might get projects in various forms.
“What we’re talking about is unbelievable,” Hudlin said. “We also talk to all of Warner’s other divisions, such as the animation department. They make those great animated films for home team. And we’re talking about doing one of those feature films with the Milestone characters. We also look at new media, such as podcasts, and do some serious stories that are available on podcasts. We will deliver Milestone Media wherever you are, on whatever platform you want. ”
Fellow panelist Phil LaMarr, who voiced Static Shock on the animated series, joked about who could direct the film and that he could even return to the live-action role with some “Irishman” -style de-aging -technology.
“Talk to me about Scorsese, will I?” he said. “They got the technology. I could play 14.”
In 2015, Hudlin helped Milestone Media relaunch. He served as president of entertainment at BET from 2005-2008 and received an Oscar nomination for Best Picture as a producer on Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained.”
No other details were given about “Static Shock’s” to the big screen, but he will star in a digital comic strip in February 2021.
