"Although Marvel didn’t list the sometime-Avenger in their roster of upcoming films, Gibson told Sci-Fi Wire that the script is currently undergoing revisions and it looks like he will star in the adaptation. He also suggested that his Baby Boy director, John Singleton, will direct the adaptation." - Cinema Blend, 6/19/2007 [link]
Director John Singleton - Singleton seems to lead with his gut reaction before pulling back a bit: "Well, because it's a black superhero and so studios still, some studios, don't understand that yeah, it is a black superhero but so what? He's a superhero. That hasn't been done yet."
He also adds the following: "We have a great script. We have a couple of great scripts. It's just a matter, like I said, some people have not got it yet. I'm not saying every studio on the board, some people haven't got it that multi-ethnic sells." Singleton also gives a rundown of what must be the most current synopsis of the project: "It's basically a guy that gets out of jail, basically breaks his way out of jail and he's basically a superman. He has to learn to be a hero for the sake of being a hero, not because somebody pays him to be a hero. What would an ex-con do if he had powers? He'd go back to the neighborhood and be like 'Okay, yeah, I'll help you but you've got to pay me.....he's going to be kind of a thug but then he's got to realize that you do things for the right thing, not just for profit." - Source: Cinematical, 2/13/07 [link]
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