‘12 Years a Slave’ writer John Ridley hints at ‘person of color’ Batman in upcoming comic book
The screenwriter is doing a four-issue series for DC Comics
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}John Ridley, the screenwriter behind “12 Years a Slave,” teased a person of color Batman in his comic version of the DC Comics star.
The Oscar winner discussed his upcoming four-part Batman comic books during DC FanDome’s “Legacy of the Bat” panel on Saturday.
Ridley, 54, is working with artist Nick Derington to tell the story.
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“I think it’s a pretty safe bet that, if I’m writing Batman, it’s probably a little better than a 47 percent chance he’s going to be a person of color,” the screenwriter said, according to a press release.
Ridley’s upcoming comic book, slated to come out in January, will focus more on Wayne Enterprises president and CEO Lucius Fox and his family.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}If Ridley casts a person of color in that role, it wouldn’t be the first time. However, Batman has never been portrayed as a person of color.
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Writer John Ridley speaks onstage at The Academy Presents The 2017 Careers In Film Summit. (Earl Gibson III/Getty Images)
Christopher Nolan cast Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox in the “Dark Knight” trilogy. Camrus Johnson was also cast as the character in the CW series “Batwoman.”
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}In DC Comics, Fox’s son Luke fought crime under the name Batwing.
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“This is a family that has secrets, has kept secrets from one another. It’s a little bit different dynamic than the Batman that we’ve always seen,” Ridley told the press.