More Details Emerge on Black Superman Movie According to a new report, Warner Bros. knows it needs a black director to helm the upcoming Superman movie-the first to feature a black actor as the Man of Steel. Yes, the J.J. Abrams-produced Superman movie, first announced in February, will likely not have J.J. behind the camera.

The news comes from The Hollywood Reporter, which reports that "Warners and DC have committed to a black director for the project. One source even said that Abrams as director is a "tone duff." The new director will bring the first black Superman to the big screen, based on a script written by writer Ta-Nehisi Coates. His writings on reparations were a major influence on the recent HBO Watchmen series.

In a sense, Warner Bros. Pictures and DC Entertainment appear to be looking for Ryan Coogler, the mastermind behind "Black Panther" and contracted by both Disney and "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" and the fictional African country He is under contract to Disney for both "Disney Plus" series set in a fictional African country.

THR notes that this situation is the latest chapter in the eternal war between Marvel and DC. Apparently, Marvel is looking through a big list of black directors to see who will direct "Blade," in which Mahershala Ali will play a daylight-walking vampire.

Big names they may consider include Regina King, who was nominated for an award for directing "One Night in Miami." Also in the mix is Shaka King, who directed "Judas and the Black Messiah" for Warner Bros.

Coogler is likely out of the running. As noted, he has a lot on his plate at Marvel. However, don't expect the next Superman film to appear anytime soon. The script is not expected to be completed until the end of the year.

There is also the question of who will be the first black Superman. No leaks have been made about who Warner Bros. and DC are considering, but a bit of chatter on social media suggests that William Jackson Harper ("The Good Place," "Midsomer") should be considered.

The most recent Superman actors - Brandon Routh in "Superman Returns" (2006) and Henry Cavill in "Man of Steel" (2013) - were both relatively unknown. However, neither film was a box office smash, so perhaps Warner/DC is trying to cast a big name to get the film even more attention.

The next Superman may not be part of the DCEU. Like Snyder-Cutt, THR reports that Abrams and Coates' Superman project "appears to be moving into its own lane and will not be part of the universe at this time."

This means that we will not see this Clark in the upcoming movie "The Flash," which will bring the concept of multi-verses to the big screen, reintroduce Michael Keaton as Batman, and tell a story similar to the Flashpoint arc in the comics. Robert Pattinson's Batman is not part of the overarching canon (like Joaquin Phoenix's Joker) and will not make a cameo in the next Superman "Metropolis."