Live-Action "Static Shock" Series

[TurtleTitan97]

http://comicbook.com/2014/10/21/static-shock-live-action-shorts-coming-from-new-wb-digital-conte/

A series of live-action digital short based on the DC Comics property Static Shock is in the works at Warner Bros. newly named short-form digital content studio, Blue Ribbon, according to Variety.

Static Shock features the character Static, originally created in 1993 by Dwayne McDuffie, Robert L. Washington III, and John Paul Leon for Milestone Comics, the DC Comics imprint meant to increase representation of African-American creators and characters in mainstream comic books. Static, whose real name is Virgil Hawkins, possesses a suite of electricity based powers.

Static is best known from the Static Shock animated series that aired originally on Kids WB, and was part of the shared DC Animated Universe. Following the events of Final Crisis in 2009, Static – and the other characters from Milestone’s “Dakotaverse” – were introduced into the DC Comics universe, with Static joining the Teen Titans. Following the events of Flashpoint in 2011, Static received a solo series as part of the first wave of New 52 ongoing titles, though it was cancelled after just eight issues.

Blue Ribbon is also working on a virtual reality experience based on Batman: The Animated Series, a new Mortal Kombat series, and other projects featuring DC Comics characters, with creators such as Bruce Timm – possibly the Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles digital miniseries that will debut on Machinima, though that was not confirmed – as well as Akiva Goldsman, Reginald Hudlin, and Rob Thomas.


Seriously can't wait for this. Static Shock was one of my favorite shows as a kid.

[CyberCubed]

Never been much of a Static fan. I remember when his show first came out the KidsWb commercials would advertise it like, "Look, its the first black superhero to get his own cartoon!" over and over again.

Even though it WAS the first superhero show with a black hero, I don't know why they shoved that down our throats.

[Raph's Girl]

This'll be interesting to see what all they can do. Especially since it's gonna be a web series.

[Leofan26]

Hey, if they can do that live action Teen Titans series right I'm all for this, I was once a Static Shock fan :)

I have no idea how those people are going to handle the static part but they'll be working with characters like Raven and Star Fire so :lol:

[turtlefanforever]

I liked the cartoon but just no. I want no part of this

[TurtleTitan97]

I liked the cartoon but just no. I want no part of this

No offense, but care to explain why?

[Allio]

So...original comic design Static or Cartoon Static?

[TurtleTitan97]

Jaden Smith is rumored to be eyed for the role of Static: http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/notyetamovie/news/?a=109983

[Cure]

Jaden Smith is rumored to be casted as Static: http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/notyetamovie/news/?a=109983

That would completely turn me off of this.

[Brodie]

Are there no other young African American actors? I was into it, until the Jaden Smith ****.

What about that kid from Everybody Hates Chris?

[Netkeeper]

What's wrong with Jaden Smith? I know nothing about him, but he really looks the part.

I'm heavily interested in this series.

[Brodie]

Probably the biggest problem is that he can't ****ing act.

[snake]

Jaden Smith is rumored to be eyed for the role of Static: http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/notyetamovie/news/?a=109983

Aaaaaaaand I just dropped it.

If it's not Jaden, hell yeah! I'd love a Static live action show.

[Raph's Girl]

Aaaaaaaand Jaden is confirmed as Static according to Tyler James Williams :ohwell:

http://comicbook.com/2015/05/24/jaden-smith-confirmed-as-static-shock-by-tyler-james-williams-

[Leo656]

Well, at least people know in advance not to watch it! :lol:

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

As if Jaden didn't have a big enough ego already.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

C'mon guys, he's not THAT bad. I kind of liked him in the few movies I've seen him in. He's not his dad, to be sure, but he could easily grow into a really good actor with more experience. But he could certainly work for this. And I'm a fan of Static. (He's one of the FEW DC characters I've really liked.)

[Redeemer]

C'mon guys, he's not THAT bad. I kind of liked him in the few movies I've seen him in. He's not his dad, to be sure, but he could easily grow into a really good actor with more experience. But he could certainly work for this. And I'm a fan of Static. (He's one of the FEW DC characters I've really liked.)

Agreed he gets a lot of hate for no reason imo.
I thought he did great in the remake of Karate Kid. Honestly I thought they should have done a sequel with him.
But anyone who goes to prom dressed up as Batman is a fan in my book!

[Allio]

can't wait for his twitter posts, outta be another classic for jaden

[BabyTurtles]

Jaden is not that bad....I liked him in Karate Kid :ohwell:

I heard he was bad in After Earth but come on! That was directed by M.Night Shyamalan! and he has the power to make actors bad at acting in his movies....even Will wasn't saved.

I think Jaden will be fine as long as he has some direction.

[Amaranthus]

can't wait for his twitter posts, outta be another classic for jaden

He deleted his Twitter.

[Leo656]

Kid couldn't even get a gig playing the lead in a high school drama club production of "Fresh Prince of Bel Aire" if not for who is Daddy is.

[BabyTurtles]

Kid couldn't even get a gig playing the lead in a high school drama club production of "Fresh Prince of Bel Aire" if not for who is Daddy is.

Well he has his privileges but honestly there are tons of actors that got into acting because of their parents being actors. :ohwell:

I just don't get why people think he's a horrible actor? (other than After Earth)

The kid has only been in....like 4 movies....and I liked 2 of those movies he was in.....

[Leo656]

"You liked" doesn't equal "Is good", is the thing.

He's passable compared to most kid actors, but the inordinate amount of money, attention, and opportunities he gets is pretty ridiculous considering it's all based on an accident of birth. It doesn't help that every time he talks in public he comes off as a pretentious little douche. Which is kind of insufferable without any life experience behind it. Past that, it's just such a lazy choice for the role. You know they didn't even work at finding anyone. "We need a young-ish black guy. I know! Will Smith's kid! I mean, he's awful, but people know who he is! Make it so!"

Objectively, his old man was no great shakes as an actor, either. I'd argue that Will Smith is not an actor. Will Smith simply plays Will Smith, in a manner which makes us enjoy him and occasionally want to see more of him. But I'd stop short of calling him an "actor", he just does his thing, even having his own script doctors to make all his roles "Will Smith-ier". His kid has zero percent of his charisma, though, so the fact that he can't act is only highlighted further. Kinda sucks for anyone who might get some of those roles on merit, but doesn't have a famous Daddy. I'unno.

You're right nepotism happens a lot in the entertainment business but I won't say I'm a fan of it. Other than Kiefer and Emilio it really never seems to pan out or be worth it for everyone else. And even when you do get an Emilio, you still have to put up with Charlie. So yeah, kinda not a fan of people getting big parts based on DNA. There's people wasting hundreds of thousands of dollars at "performance arts" schools who can't even get a toothpaste commercial, y'know? Eh.

[BabyTurtles]

I disagree I think Will is an awesome actor ^_^ my favorite movie of him is I-robot (pretty sure that's not how he usually acts in real life so I don't get what you mean by he's just "playing himself")

and Jaden is not going to be the reason I don't give this show a shot, especially since we haven't even seen him in action.

I mean it's a Static Shock show, I'm gonna give it the benefit of the doubt, and if it turns out horrible then it turns out horrible, but not giving it a chance is ridiculous.

[Leo656]

Will Smith has a "guy", whose entire job is to rewrite all of the dialog for any character Smith plays, to ensure that every character Will Smith plays talks exactly like Will Smith would in that situation. True story.

That is the complete and total opposite of "acting".

[BabyTurtles]

Will Smith has a "guy", whose entire job is to rewrite all of the dialog for any character Smith plays, to ensure that every character Will Smith plays talks exactly like Will Smith would in that situation. True story.

That is the complete and total opposite of "acting".

Well then I guess his fake acting is working, cause I enjoy him.

[Leo656]

That's fine, he's totally non-offensive and even charming. There's nothing wrong with people liking Will Smith as a person, or the cadence or comedic timing of his speaking voice.

But he's not an actor, if we're applying the "acting" part literally. He doesn't "act", he reads lines and delivers them as Himself. Which *should* be a completely different thing. Swimming isn't fishing, just because you do both things in the water, y'know?

[BabyTurtles]

That's fine, he's totally non-offensive and even charming. There's nothing wrong with people liking Will Smith as a person, or the cadence or comedic timing of his speaking voice.

But he's not an actor, if we're applying the "acting" part literally. He doesn't "act", he reads lines and delivers them as Himself. Which *should* be a completely different thing. Swimming isn't fishing, just because you do both things in the water, y'know?

I still think that's kinda a harsh assumption to make about Will. That's like saying he doesn't try and I don't think that's a fair remark.

[Leo656]

I disagree. It's a perfectly valid criticism of the guy's range or lack thereof and I'm far from the first person to point it out.

"Here, Script Guy. Make sure every word my character says sounds *exactly* like it would if Fresh Prince said it." That's not acting! :lol: If anything it would be more accurate to call him an "entertainer" than an actor.

Still fine, by the way. Dude has ALL the money, so y'know, He Wins. :lol: But he's in the same pile as Hulk Hogan, Dwayne Johnson, Roddy Piper, and that guy from the Transporter movies. Call it the "I Do Movies, But Only Play Myself" club. They're not actors; they do movies, but they only play One Part: "Themselves". Stick Tony Danza in there, too. :lol:

I mean it's fine, they get paid. THEY clearly don't care, or they'd, y'know, have learned to act, at some point. :lol: But they don't have to, people want to pay them to be themselves, so that's what they give the audience. If they ain't mad, why are you? Did Will Smith drive you to school or something? Stop taking everything so personally! :lol: So he isn't an actor, just a super-rich "Entertainer". He still wins! I was just pointing out a fact that the dude's got zero range. It's not harsh if it's true!

[snake]

Why.


Jayden is such an unemotional little sh*t.

[BabyTurtles]

I disagree. It's a perfectly valid criticism of the guy's range or lack thereof and I'm far from the first person to point it out.

"Here, Script Guy. Make sure every word my character says sounds *exactly* like it would if Fresh Prince said it." That's not acting! :lol: If anything it would be more accurate to call him an "entertainer" than an actor.

Still fine, by the way. Dude has ALL the money, so y'know, He Wins. :lol: But he's in the same pile as Hulk Hogan, Dwayne Johnson, Roddy Piper, and that guy from the Transporter movies. Call it the "I Do Movies, But Only Play Myself" club. They're not actors; they do movies, but they only play One Part: "Themselves". Stick Tony Danza in there, too. :lol:

I mean it's fine, they get paid. THEY clearly don't care, or they'd, y'know, have learned to act, at some point. :lol: But they don't have to, people want to pay them to be themselves, so that's what they give the audience. If they ain't mad, why are you? Did Will Smith drive you to school or something? Stop taking everything so personally! :lol: So he isn't an actor, just a super-rich "Entertainer". He still wins! I was just pointing out a fact that the dude's got zero range. It's not harsh if it's true!

Well, true to you at least, unless you have some proof to back it up.

[Leo656]

I humbly submit to the court as "proof", every appearance Will Smith ever made on film, from "Parents Just Don't Understand" up to and including "After Earth", with special attention given to "Wild Wild West". :tgrin:

Look, let's not confuse Facts with personal preferences. He's got charisma for days, impeccable timing, and he's probably a pretty nice guy. People can enjoy his work and there's nothing at all bad about that, him, or his body of work in general. All *I'M* saying is, he really only plays one character. And... all the "proof" anyone needs is right there in his entire career in front of a camera.

Whether or not it bugs you, well, that's personal. That's just preference. But he does NOT have a lot of range and that's just how it is. Sorry, but like I said, it's not personal.

[BabyTurtles]

I humbly submit to the court as "proof", every appearance Will Smith ever made on film, from "Parents Just Don't Understand" up to and including "After Earth", with special attention given to "Wild Wild West". :tgrin:

Look, let's not confuse Facts with personal preferences. He's got charisma for days, impeccable timing, and he's probably a pretty nice guy. People can enjoy his work and there's nothing at all bad about that, him, or his body of work in general. All *I'M* saying is, he really only plays one character. And... all the "proof" anyone needs is right there in his entire career in front of a camera.

Whether or not it bugs you, well, that's personal. That's just preference. But he does NOT have a lot of range and that's just how it is. Sorry, but like I said, it's not personal.

I'm not trying to make it personal...I'm just trying to understand why you think that.

I guess I just don't see him acting the same all the time.....I mean his acting in Fresh Prince is totally different from I-robot...which is different from Hancock.......so....I'm just confused here....

[Leo656]

Likewise, other than making more or less wisecracks as the situation calls for, *I'm* not seeing his supposed depth he has across all his different roles. Will Smith is Will Smith. You know exactly what you're gonna get when you hear he's doing a role.

And that's fine. There's nothing wrong with taking your one gimmick and riding it all the way to the bank. I'm just not the type of guy to project things that don't exist onto people just because I like them. I'm the world's biggest Hulk Hogan fan; that guy REALLY only ever played one role, and he's actually done about as many movies as Will Smith by now (just nothing anyone would've seen :lol:). I love the guy; I'm just not going to pretend he's a master thespian. And I'm not gonna say he's as good or "better" than Will Smith, goodness knows, that's silly. I'm just saying, they've both figured out how to make tons of money in the movie business by basically being themselves.

Good for them. :) Not mad at 'em. But I won't call it "acting". Not when a guy specifically has their fictional characters changed to identically match their real-life persona. Hey, they didn't have to "act", they got to stick to their strengths. That's cool. When you have enough charisma you can do anything you want. But it's not acting, in its traditional definition.

As the master thespian Wesley Snipes once said, "You can put a cat in the oven, but that don't make it a biscuit." :tgrin:

[BabyTurtles]

Likewise, other than making more or less wisecracks as the situation calls for, *I'm* not seeing his supposed depth he has across all his different roles. Will Smith is Will Smith. You know exactly what you're gonna get when you hear he's doing a role.

And that's fine. There's nothing wrong with taking your one gimmick and riding it all the way to the bank. I'm just not the type of guy to project things that don't exist onto people just because I like them. I'm the world's biggest Hulk Hogan fan; that guy REALLY only ever played one role, and he's actually done about as many movies as Will Smith by now (just nothing anyone would've seen :lol:). I love the guy; I'm just not going to pretend he's a master thespian. And I'm not gonna say he's as good or "better" than Will Smith, goodness knows, that's silly. I'm just saying, they've both figured out how to make tons of money in the movie business by basically being themselves.

Good for them. :) Not mad at 'em. But I won't call it "acting". Not when a guy specifically has their fictional characters changed to identically match their real-life persona. Hey, they didn't have to "act", they got to stick to their strengths. That's cool. When you have enough charisma you can do anything you want. But it's not acting, in its traditional definition.

As the master thespian Wesley Snipes once said, "You can put a cat in the oven, but that don't make it a biscuit." :tgrin:

I think I get what you're saying now....I think XD