During a recent interview, actor Tyler James Williams pointed out that “there aren’t a lot of young, black superheroes.” Two people in the background can be heard shouting to him “Static Shock” and “Spider-Man.” Those suggestions eliciting an interesting response from Williams who says, “But yeah no, it’s great to see Static Shock is happening with Jaden.”
The “Jaden” he refers to, is Will Smith’s After Earth co-star and real-life son Jaden. Static Shock features the character Static, originally created in 1993 by Dwayne McDuffie, Robert L. Washington III, and John Paul Leon for Milestone Comics, the short-lived DC Comics imprint meant to increase representation of African-American creators and characters.
