Martian Manhunter Movie In Development, Person Of Color To Star
The Martian Manhunter has so far been a no-show on the big screen, but this serious oversight may soon be corrected. We Got This Covered can report that Warner Bros. is planning a movie starring the shapeshifting alien. What’s more, sources have informed us that the studio is looking for a person of color to play J’onn J’onzz in the film and that it will be part of the DCEU.
The fact that the DCEU’s Martian Manhunter will be played by a non-Caucasian actor isn’t a huge shock as it’s become the norm for J’onzz to be portrayed as African-American in his human form. Carl Lumbly voiced the hero in the Justice League animated series while Phil Morris played him in Smallville. And, obviously, David Harewood currently inhabits the role in The CW’s Arrowverse.
In fact, there’s already been a version of the Manhunter in the DCEU. It was long theorized by fans that Harry Lennix’s General Swanwick from Man of Steel and Batman v Superman was MM in disguise. Finally, Zack Snyder recently confirmed that this would have been revealed as the case in his cut of Justice League – adding to the long list of reasons why folks are desperate to see it released.
Seeing as Snyder’s efforts have been swept under the rug of late, though, it’s unlikely Lennix would be invited back for this Martian Manhunter project we’re hearing about. We previously brought you this news back in April, and our latest intel is saying that it’s still in the works behind the scenes at WB towers. Hopefully this means they’ll be actively moving forward with it soon and find a star and filmmaker to spearhead the pic.
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