MILESTONE Animated Feature Announced During DC FanDome - Check Out A Promo Poster

MILESTONE Animated Feature Announced During DC FanDome - Check Out A Promo Poster

Along with confirmation that a live-action Static Shock movie is in development, DC FanDome brought the news that an animated feature based on the Milestone imprint is also in the works...

By MarkCassidy - Oct 17, 2021 09:10 AM EST
Filed Under: DC Studios

It was announced during DC FanDome that the publisher's Milestone imprint is getting an animated feature from writer Brandon Thomas, producer Reggie Hudlin and co-founder Denys Cowan.

Milestone Media first launched back in 1993 with the aim of highlighting creators and characters from underrepresented backgrounds. A revival was announced at last year’s FanDome, and we found out that an animated movie is in development from Warner Bros. Animation and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment at last night's event. No further details were revealed, but the film is expected to focus on "multiple characters from the label."

We also got word on The Milestone Initiative, which was created in partnership with Ally Bank. The initiative aims to give the next generation of comic book storytellers a chance to train at DC, and will include a week-long seminar in DC’s Burbank offices, followed by an eight-week virtual training through the Kubert School.

You can check out a promo poster for the Milestone animated film below.

Virgil Ovid Hawkins will most likely put in an appearance, of course, and FanDome also brought confirmation that a live-action Static Shock movie is in the works. Again, details are few and far between, but we do know that Randy McKinnon is writing the script and actor Michael B. Jordan (Black Panther, Creed) is on board as producer.

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bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 10/17/2021, 9:07 AM
Nice we got confirmation Static Shock is still a thing, but I'm kinda bummed we didn't get an actual slate of movies.

That Milestone Inititiave also sounds kinda cool.
Gmoney84
Gmoney84 - 10/17/2021, 9:28 AM
Static shock has been largely underused for too long.
inkniron
inkniron - 10/17/2021, 9:28 AM
On the one hand, animation isn't the Milestone content I would have wanted.

On the other hand, DC animation buries it's live action in quality, so I'll take it as a win.
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 10/17/2021, 9:32 AM
Hopefully Tony Todd returns to voice Icon.
dracula
dracula - 10/17/2021, 5:44 PM
@Reeds2Much - and Phil Lamarr as Static
bobevanz
bobevanz - 10/17/2021, 9:35 AM
Make a discord or I will
GhostDog
GhostDog - 10/17/2021, 10:01 AM
Let’s go!!!!!!!

Big props to the Milestone Initiative too

Dwayne smiling from above
MuadDib
MuadDib - 10/17/2021, 10:45 AM
I’m been waiting for a solid Icon production for a while.

Idk why low hanging fruit isn’t always the first to get picked.

comicfan100
comicfan100 - 10/17/2021, 11:45 AM
Awesome! I wonder if it'll be an anthology or team up film.
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 10/17/2021, 12:05 PM
Nice to see Static getting more attention.
dragon316
dragon316 - 10/17/2021, 12:10 PM
About time static getting more attention he’s my favorite African American hero teen not enough attention
PapaSpank54
PapaSpank54 - 10/17/2021, 1:41 PM
NO [frick]IN WAAAAAY
marvel72
marvel72 - 10/17/2021, 2:21 PM
It's a start,now do a live action movie and stop race swapping existing characters.
Toonstrack
Toonstrack - 10/17/2021, 3:22 PM
@marvel72 - race swapping is fine if the story still works. These are modern interpretations of older characters so they won't always reflect the world ot time those characters debuted in
Arthorious
Arthorious - 10/17/2021, 6:45 PM
@marvel72 - I don’t think they will race swap the milestone characters. That would cause a major uproar. Also the characters race does play into their stories for this universe
marvel72
marvel72 - 10/18/2021, 12:53 PM
@Arthorious - I am on about let's say Superman Clark Kent and we have a black actor play him.

ager
ager - 10/17/2021, 11:45 PM
Absolutely confusing to me that Icon hasn’t become the number one dc cinematic treasure yet
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