"Three years ago, I was watching TV with my youngest son and he asked me why there are no superheroes that look like him," Prince-Bythewood said. "['Cloak & Dagger'] is a chance to tell a story about a young black boy and a young white woman as superheroes. The mother side of me and my boys, and the female side of me who wants to see female heroes — it was just a perfect situation."

Source: Los Angeles Times March 26, 2018 13:30 UTC