Michael B. Jordan is producing the Static Shock movie adaptation

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The movie could birth a multi-platform franchise

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Actor and producer Michael B. Jordan has announced that he's producing the movie adaptation of the DC comic book and animated series Static Shock. 

The news of the adaptation was first revealed by Milestone Media's Reginald Hudlin during August's DC FanDome, and now we know that Jordan is attached to produce through his Outlier Society banner.

Static is a superhero created by Milestone Comics - a company founded by Black writers and artists to drive inclusivity and which is currently awaiting a DC arrival - first appearing in 1993's Static #1. His civilian identity is Virgil Ovid Hawkins, a teenage metahuman who gained electromagnetic super abilities after being doused in an experimental radioactive chemical.

The Static Shock animated series premiered in 2000 and ran for four seasons, recognized for being one of the few animated series centered around a Black character. The superhero made his way back to the mainstream DC universe in 2008 when he joined the Teen Titans. If the Jordan-produced movie adaptation is a hit, it's said that it could spawn a multi-platform franchise.

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