The most interesting thing about Jefferson is what he’s doing as a character and what he’s doing as a father and what he’s doing as a man. There will be some things that are in the show that are based in reality. How much will you both be exploring race beyond the superhero genre with this show? That’s the same thing my wife, Mara Brock Akil, and I are doing taking on Black Lightning. That did have an affect on the character, the storytelling and the nuances of that film. It’s a wonderful thing to see Wonder Woman directed by a woman. So I defer back to the same answer: we’re just catching up. But inclusion includes things from the point of view of the people who experience what is being exhibited or the stories that are being told. So I don’t necessarily think that that’s inclusion, although I appreciate Tony and what he did. In ’77, Tony Isabella was able to express himself in a way that he wanted to, but if you think about it, it was still a white man’s point of view. It depends on what you define as inclusive. Why has it taken so long for the superhero world to be more inclusive onscreen when comics have been for decades? 'Black Lightning' Star Cress Williams Is Ready to Embrace His (Super) Powerīlack Lightning was first introduced in the comics in 1977. We’re getting to know ourselves and our differences that we have that make us what we are.”īelow, Akil dives deep with THR into what it means to him getting to helm such a culturally significant series, what viewers can expect from the latest CW DC Comics drama, why he’s glad Black Lightning won’t be a part of the larger shared Arrow-verse and more. You’re seeing a lot of different types of expression because people want different types of expression, they want to understand what’s going on in America from different points of view, and I think it’s an exciting time, not only for America in terms of race, but in terms of gender, equality, sexuality. “It’s not only catching up with itself in terms of race, but hopefully it’s catching up in terms of gender and sexuality. “America is catching up with itself,” says Akil, who moved from BET’s The Game to the studio system with a lucrative overall deal with Warner Bros. 'Black Lightning' Unveiled: Cress Williams Suits Up in First Photo
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