JJ Abrams and Ta-Nehisi Coates Working on the restart

Los Angeles. The American bestselling author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates will write the script for a new Superman film. The 45-year-old African American, who often deals with socio-political issues, released the well-known Superman logo on Instagram on Friday. It was an honor to be invited to the DC universe, the industry journal "Variety" quoted from a message from the author. He is looking forward to making significant contributions to the legend of the legendary superhero.

Author and director want "new, strong, moving Superman history"

Director JJ Abrams ("Star Wars: The rise of Skywalker") is on board as a producer. Abrams promised that they wanted to tell a “new, strong and moving” Superman story. Nothing was initially known about a possible director and the occupation of the "Man of Steel" from the planet Krypton, who grows up on Earth as Clark Kent. According to "Hollywood Reporter", there is speculation in the industry that the new Superman could be a black hero.

in the award-winning non-fiction book "Between me and the world" Coates had dealt with racism. His novel "The Water Dancer" is an unusual slave story. Coates also has comic experience. For Marvel publishing house he wrote a series about the black superhero "Black Panther".