With Michael B Jordan and JJ Abrams offering new visions of the DC hero, calls for a major overhaul are unnecessary
Sometimes it is necessary to thank the Kryptonian heavens for small mercies. Reports that Michael B Jordan is being considered for the role of Superman in the DC extended universe (if we can even call it that any more) might easily have formed the basis of the latest race swapping backlash from the darker corners of the internet. After all, narrow-minded keyboard warriors have recently managed to get their knickers in a twist over such “oh-so shocking” shifts as Disney’s live action The Little Mermaid being played by an African American.
Instead, Variety’s report this week on all things DC has inspired some
Twitter users to lament the eminent publication’s suggestion that Superman needs to be made more relevant for modern audiences. It is for this reason, the
Hollywood trade suggests, that Jordan has been in talks to pitch his own vision, while
Star Wars and Star Trek’s JJ Abrams has also been sounded out about a reinvention for the age-old hero.