His Superman would have been, per comments made at the time, his attempt at “meaningfully adding to the legacy of America’s most iconic mythic hero.” Details about the script are hard to come by—the Wall Street Journal piece runs with the idea that it would have been a period piece set during the civil rights movement—but Coates was,

Whoopi Goldberg told 'Superman' stars David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan during their Thursday, July 10 appearance on The View that she "fell in love with [him] as Superman" while watching the new movie.

Warner Bros. had plans for a very different Superman movie. It was written by Ta-Nehisi Coates, the well-known writer and journalist, and it was going to feature a Black Superman living during the civil rights era.

James Gunn is rebooting Superman for DC, starring David Corenswet, Nicholas Hoult and Rachel Brosnahan. The upcoming movie also kicks off a new era in the DC Universe. , Hollywood News - Times Now

When director James Gunn, steward of the high-flying new Superman reboot, was recently asked to list his favourite comic book movies, he singled out Richard Donner’s beautifully brash 1978 take on the Man of Steel – the film generally credited with firing the starter pistol for the modern cinematic superhero era.

The film, directed by DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn, kicks off the new DC Universe with the superhero. Superman sees David Corenswet ( Twisters, Pearl) as the title character and as Clark Kent, a reporter for The Daily Planet. The role has previously been played by Christopher Reeve, Henry Cavill, Brandon Routh and Tyler Hoechlin, among others.

Speaking with GQ, Corenswet says he was very committed to trying to make James Gunn’s vision for Superman come true. To that end, it seems the actor was constantly asking questions in order to better understand what Gunn was doing. However, it would sometimes drive the director crazy. Corenswet said…

David Corenswet shares the key to balancing being ‘Superman’ by day and going into full dad mode by night: his wife, Julia Best Warner! 'Superman' flies into theaters on July 11.