Looks like DC loves themselves some Plastic. In addition to the live-action Plastic Man feature that was announced in 2020, there’ll be an adult animated series with Leslie Jones as the voice of Plastic. According to Variety, Jones will Executive Produce and star in the new animated series. That film and this project are different entities according to their sources.
Plot details and other creative positions are under wraps. It’s not known if the series has a writer or showrunner yet. Leslie Jones rose to stardom as a cast member of Saturday Night Live and has since starred in Ghostbusters: Answer the Call, Coming 2 America, and Our Flag Means Death.
DC has made a big push into the adult animated department with their series Harley Quinn, Noonan’s (which is a spinoff of Harley), and the upcoming Velma from Mindy Kaling.
We’ll keep you updated on this story as it develops.
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Source: Variety