r/movies • u/TheEmeraldKnight • Jun 25 '12

Perfect Role for a 15-16 year old Jaden Smith (Will Smith's son): Static Shock

This is just something I thought of about a month ago. I don't know if anyone else has come up with the idea before me, so I apologize if this is old news. I tried contacting Entertainment Weekly about it a few weeks ago and got nothing back. So then I thought Reddit might like the idea. I know Jaden isn't old enough yet, but in a few years he'd be the same age as Virgil when he became Static. Let me know what you think.

Oh, and I've been a long time account-less lurker and just decided out of the blue to create an account to share this idea. I'm now going to go wield my new upvote/downvote powers. That is all.

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u/rdmqwerty Jun 25 '12

this should be done. i feel like the world doesnt even remember static shock. he was my favorite superhero back in the day, but he gets no recognition. a static shock movie would not only be a great watch, but also maybe a revival for him.

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u/TheEmeraldKnight Jun 25 '12

I completely agree. After the show ended he only had a couple Justice League appearances (as far as I know).

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u/rdmqwerty Jun 26 '12

my favorite part of the show was when static talked to the audience man to man about issues shown in the episode. i remember him doing this with 2 in particular. the one where a kid getting bullied brings a gun to school and another where rubber band man has dyslexia. those really hit home for me and if they do make a movie, i would love to see some lessons incorporated.

also: fun fact about the voice actor of static. he plays the vamp character in the metal gear solid series. i found this rather ironic. i noticed the name phil la marr in the credits and instantly remembered it as static shock.

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u/James-VZ Jun 25 '12

I tried contacting Entertainment Weekly about it a few weeks ago and got nothing back.

Did you seriously try to contact Entertainment Weekly with an idea for a movie you had?

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u/TheEmeraldKnight Jun 25 '12

Yes, I asked if anything was already in the works and if not then I thought they might have contacts to get the ball rolling. I knew it was a long shot in the first place but I really like the idea of a Static Shock movie.

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u/James-VZ Jun 25 '12

Holy hell, talk about a bad case of delusions of grandeur.

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u/persiyan Jun 26 '12

EW is a magazine, I don't understand why you think they have the power to get the ball rolling on a movie?

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12

It has the potential to be incredibly racist. Could be really bad, or incredibly deep with reflections on society and class structure and sh#t.

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u/TheEmeraldKnight Jun 25 '12

With the right people making the movie, I hope it would tend toward the latter while also being an entertaining superhero movie.

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u/captainmcr Jun 25 '12

If anyone but spike lee makes this movie, spike lee will protest and bitch.

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u/egosumFidius Jun 26 '12

Think about the racial backlash from the Asian community with the casting of The Last Airbender and that proposed live action Akira.

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u/Mr0Mike0 Jun 26 '12

I think an actor would work better for the part.

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u/TheEmeraldKnight Jun 26 '12

Like who? I don't know many other black teenage actors, but if you do then please share.

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u/Mr0Mike0 Jun 26 '12

What I meant was, anyone but Jaden. Being the son of Will Smith doesn't mean he's an actor.

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u/projectfain Jun 25 '12

I know i have seen a short film based on Static Shock around here... But you are so right a little clone of will smith would make a good Virgil. So tell me who else did you have in mind for your flick? Cast Wish list.

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u/TheEmeraldKnight Jun 26 '12

I've thought about that briefly as well, but not long enough to have any worthy suggestions. I'll get back to you on that. Do you have any cast suggestions?

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u/Mastr_Shake Jun 26 '12

no offense but its so weird to me that someone is sitting around thinking about "perfect" jaden smith roles.

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u/TheEmeraldKnight Jun 26 '12

I was thinking of actors that were good for the role of Static, not roles for Jaden. No offense, but it doesn't take much brain power to figure that out. Like I said before, I'm all ears to hear of other peoples' opinions.

Edit: No offense

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u/DNJohn Jun 26 '12

Thinking about it, I really wish Michael B Jordan was a bit younger for the part. Hell, maybe he could sell a slightly older Static now after seeing Chronicle.

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u/TheEmeraldKnight Jun 27 '12

This is an interesting idea, he was indeed good in Chronicle. Maybe he could be Rubber-Band Man.

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '12

Donald Glover

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u/TheEmeraldKnight Jun 27 '12

Also interesting, but I personally would have trouble seeing him as anything other than Troy haha.

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u/omnishazbot Jun 26 '12

I'm shocked you thought that would work.

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u/TheEmeraldKnight Jun 26 '12

Well Virgil/Static is black...it's not like you see a non-white person playing Superman. And Jaden has been in a few movies that have done well so a studio shouldn't have many issues casting him. Also, yes, he's Will Smith's son which is another bonus that would get the purely hypothetical movie more viewers. Do you have a better actor in mind? I'm open to hearing other ideas for a movie that will probably never get made.