Why Warner Bros Shelved Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Superman Script 📜⚡with@aleahfinalgirl
10What really happened to Ta-Nehisi Coates’ powerful Superman movie?
Warner Bros. once had a bold new vision: a Black Kal-El landing in 20th-century America during the Civil Rights Movement. But CEO David Zaslav reportedly shut it down—calling it “too woke.”
In this video, we dive deep into:
🚫 Why the project was shelved
📜 The historical and cultural themes behind the story
🧠 The powerful vision from writer Ta-Nehisi Coates
⚖️ Whether James Gunn might revive it as an Elseworlds film
This wasn’t just another superhero movie. This was a cultural statement that could’ve changed the landscape of comic book cinema.
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