his powers after they activated his latent meta-gene. After being rescued by the Team, he and three other abductees are transferred to S.T.A.R. Labs' custody, but they escape and are later recruited by Lex Luthor to help the Light combat the Reach until Arsenal tells them the truth about Luthor. After working with Black Lightning to thwart the Reach's invasion of Earth, Static studies under his tutelage and joins the Team. Two years later, during Young Justice: Outsiders, Static has honed his powers further with Black Lightning's help before going on to join the Outsiders. A live-action Static Shock program by Warner Bros. from Reginald Hudlin was to be developed as part of the company's new Blue Ribbon Content digital division, and were eyeing Jaden Smith for the title role. Actor Tyler James Williams said in an interview that Jaden Smith was cast as Static, but this has yet to be confirmed by Blue Ribbon Content or by Warner Bros. As of 2021, there have not been any updates on the series and it is unknown if is still in development due to the progression of the film adaptation (see below). Film Virgil Hawkins makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in Justice League: War. This version's appearance is similar to that of his Young Justice counterpart. At DC FanDome held in August 2020, a live-action Static Shock film was revealed to be in development. The project will be a collaboration between DC Films, Warner Bros. Pictures, and Milestone Media. By October of the same year, Michael B. Jordan joined the production team as co-producer alongside Reginald Hudlin. Jordan's company, Outlier Society, will serve as one of the production studios and Randy McKinnon was picked to write the film in March 2021. An animated film about Static and other Milestone heroes is currently in development at Warner Animation Group. Video games In May 2003, Midway Games announced the production of a platformer Static Shock video game for the Game Boy Advance. While the game was displayed at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, it was later cancelled. Static appears in DC Universe Online as part of the Lightning Strikes DLC. This version is a member of the Teen Titans. Static appears as a downloadable playable character in the mobile version of Injustice: Gods Among Us. Static was set to appear as a playable character in Injustice 2, but was cut from the game. References