--- description: 'Walking Dead' actor Tyler James Williams may have just revealed that Jaden Smith will star in the upcoming series 'Static Shock.' title: Jaden Smith Tipped Again For 'Static Shock' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Did Tyler James Williams Just Reveal That Jaden Smith Will Star in _Static Shock_? by [Helen Regan](/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 25, 2015 4:08 AM CUT by [Helen Regan](/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 25, 2015 4:08 AM CUT During a recent [interview](http://hollywoodlife.com/2015/05/24/jaden-smith-static-shock-starring-role-tyler-james-williams-interview/ "undefined") at Comic-Con, actor Tyler James Williams _(Walking Dead)_ may have spilled the beans that Jaden Smith has landed the lead role in upcoming live-action series _Static Shock._ Williams was commenting on the lack of young black superheroes in comic books when he was interrupted by two people in the crowd who shouted _“Static Shock”_ and _“Spider-Man,”_ reports Hollywood Life. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he said with a knowing smile, before adding, “It’s great to see _Static Shock_ is happening with Jaden.” It’s been rumored since October that the young _After Earth_ star and Will Smith’s son would be starring in the Warner Bros. remake. Warner Bros. and DC Comics haven’t officially confirmed one way or the other, however. _Static Shock_ is a comic book created in 1993 and was adapted into an animated TV series in 2000\. It features Static, an African-American student, who was exposed to an experimental mutagen, leaving him with the power to control electricity. \[[_Hollywood Life_](http://hollywoodlife.com/2015/05/24/jaden-smith-static-shock-starring-role-tyler-james-williams-interview/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3895396/jaden-smith-static-shock-tyler-james-williams-interview-comic-book/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3895396/jaden-smith-static-shock-tyler-james-williams-interview-comic-book/"},"headline":"Did Tyler James Williams Just Reveal That Jaden Smith Will Star in Static Shock?","datePublished":"2015-05-25T04:08:20.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T07:35:54.557Z","description":"Rumors have been flying around since last fall","url":"https://time.com/3895396/jaden-smith-static-shock-tyler-james-williams-interview-comic-book/","keywords":["Television","Warner Bros.","dc comics","will smith"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Helen Regan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/helen-regan/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3895396/jaden-smith-static-shock-tyler-james-williams-interview-comic-book/","name":"Did Tyler James Williams Just Reveal That Jaden Smith Will Star in Static Shock?"}}]}] ```