A stunning new piece of fan art imagines Hobbs and Shaw and The Suicide Squad star Idris Elba as the next Superman for the DC Extended Universe.
Henry Cavill’s future as Superman has been in doubt for months now, but a Supergirl movie is currently in development at Warner Brothers. With Henry Cavill reportedly out as Superman, actors like Black Panther star Michael B. Jordan have expressed interest in taking over the role. However, the actor has said that he would want to play Calvin Ellis, the Superman of Earth-23.
In Hobbs and Shaw, James Bond favorite Idris Elba plays a character named Brixton Lore, who possesses super-strength and even calls himself “Black Superman.” As comic book movie fans know, Idris Elba was previously a part of Marvel’s Thor franchise, but is now moving to DC for James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad. Idris Elba’s role in the upcoming supervillain team-up movie is being kept under wraps, but popular digital artist BossLogic has created an image that shows the actor suited up as Superman. You can check it out below.
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The first Suicide Squad followed a team of supervillains who were recruited by the government for a dangerous black ops mission in exchange for reduced sentences. The ensemble cast included Will Smith as Deadshot, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn and Jared Leto as The Joker. James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad is expected to deliver a fresh take on the supervillain team, with Idris Elba playing a new character, Jai Courtney reprising his role as Captain Boomerang, Joel Kinnaman playing Rick Flag again, David Dastmalchian starring as Polka-Dot Man, and Viola Davis returning as Amanda Waller. John Cena is reportedly in talks for an undisclosed role.
Opening in theaters on August 6, 2021, The Suicide Squad is one of many projects currently being developed by Warner Bros. and DC. The list also includes The Batman, The Flash, Green Lantern Corps, Birds of Prey, Black Adam, Nightwing, Supergirl and New Gods.
Idris Elba can currently be seen in Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw. Here’s the official synopsis for the movie:
Ever since hulking lawman Hobbs (Johnson), a loyal agent of America’s Diplomatic Security Service, and lawless outcast Shaw (Statham), a former British military elite operative, first faced off in 2015’s Furious 7, the duo have swapped smack talk and body blows as they’ve tried to take each other down. But when cyber-genetically enhanced anarchist Brixton (Idris Elba) gains control of an insidious bio-threat that could alter humanity forever — and bests a brilliant and fearless rogue MI6 agent (The Crown’s Vanessa Kirby), who just happens to be Shaw’s sister — these two sworn enemies will have to partner up to bring down the only guy who might be badder than themselves. Hobbs & Shaw blasts open a new door in the Fast universe as it hurtles action across the globe, from Los Angeles to London and from the toxic wasteland of Chernobyl to the lush beauty of Samoa.
Directed by David Leitch from a script written by Chris Morgan, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw stars Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, and Helen Mirren.
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