Steven Spielberg Set to Direct DC's BLACKHAWK Film

According to Variety, Steven Spielberg is finally taking on a superhero movie.

The director, along with his company Amblin Entertainment, are teaming with Warner Bros. to produce action-adventure "Blackhawk".

Based on the classic comic-book property, the project will mark the filmmaker's first feature centered on characters from the DC universe. Spielberg most recently directed "Ready Player One" for Warner Bros., which has so far grossed $476 million worldwide following its release late last month.

"We are so proud to be the studio behind Steven Spielberg's latest hit, and are thrilled to be working with him again on this new action adventure," said Toby Emmerich, chairman, Warner Bros. Pictures Group. "We can't wait to see what new ground he will break in introducing 'Blackhawk' to movie audiences worldwide."

The screenplay for "Blackhawk" is being written by David Koepp, who has collaborated with Spielberg as a screenwriter on the blockbusters "Jurassic Park," "The Lost World: Jurassic Park," "War of the Worlds," and "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." Spielberg will produce the film with Kristie Macosko Krieger under the Amblin Entertainment banner, while Sue Kroll will executive produce under her Kroll & Co. Entertainment shingle.

Blackhawk is the eponymous fictional character of the long-running comic book series Blackhawk published first by Quality Comics and later by DC Comics. Primarily created by Chuck Cuidera with input from both Bob Powell and Will Eisner the Blackhawk characters first appeared in Military Comics #1. Led by a mysterious man known as Blackhawk, the Blackhawks are a small team of World War II-era ace pilots of varied nationalities, each typically known under a single name, either their given name or their surname. Blackhawk also shares the unique distinction of being just one of four comic book characters to be published continuously in his own title from the 1940s through the 1960s. The comic series has spawned a film serial, a radio series, and a novel.

"Blackhawk" will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures.

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