Nearly six months since the film was first announced to be in development at the studio, Warner Bros. Pictures’ film adaptation of Milestone and DC Comics’ Static Shock is gaining steam as Safety scribe Randy McKinnon has signed on to pen the script for the film, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Static, alter ego Virgil Hawkins, made his debut in the eponymous comic of the same name in 1993 from the now-defunct Milestone Comics, a publisher founded by Black writers and artists looking to create a more inclusive space.
The feature project is set to be produced by Michael B. Jordan (Just Mercy) vis his WB-based banner Outlier Society alongside Emmy, Oscar and Golden Globe nominee Reginald Hudlin (Safety), with the latter having previously announced the film being in development last August.
Jordan’s Outlier is currently set to be the main creative force behind the project, with the self-proclaimed major comic book fan and multi-hyphenate getting the opportunity to develop the multi-platform franchise around the cult favorite superhero the studio is hoping for.