We always have to remember we are talking about comic book characters, meaning there is really no limits to what you can do with them.
There is a legitimately a Spider-Ham that plays a big part in the Marvel Universe, so, by comparison, a Black Superman is not that big of a stretch.
DC Films just lost its Superman, but it’s already looking ahead to who might be the next Man of Steel. One contender is reportedly Black Panther and Fantastic Four star Michael B. Jordan.
According to Deadline, Warner Bros. is considering going in a completely different direction when it next adapts Superman into a film. That includes considering casting a black actor as Superman for the first time, specifically Jordan.
Keep in mind that this is, as Deadline puts it, “down the road.” According to the initial report of Cavill’s departure, Warner Bros. won’t put out another Superman movie for several years at least. Instead, it will focus on the Supergirl movie that is currently in development.
I think DC is trying to find any way to tap into the money that Marvel is making. They sort of lucked up with Wonder Woman so now they are doing a bunch of women based superheroes for movies. I assume now they saw the success of Black Panther and trying to tap into that market as well.
By the way there is a Black Superman in the DC universe named Calvin Ellis. Because they DC universe is split up into the multiverse, they could easily slide him into continunity if they wanted to.
We will see how it goes.
Here are some of the Twitter reactions to the news.