Dwayne Johnson To Play Black Adam

Dwayne Johnson To Play Black Adam

Dwayne Johnson confirmed recently that he will play the role of Black Adam in an upcoming adaptation of a comic character from DC Comics. The Rock made the decision following uncertainty on whether he will play Shazam or his arch-nemesis.

The actor tweeted that it was his honor to play the role of the anti-hero character from DC Comics. The tweet confirmed that he will play Black Adam on the upcoming movie. The tweet was accompanied with a ferocious image of the DC Comics villain.

The decision of Dwayne Johnson was not totally unexpected for industry watchers since the 42-year-old actor revealed last month that he was an anti-hero fan. He also revealed that the super villain was among his favorite characters in the DC Comics universe.

The Rock revealed that he aims to ensure that comic fans will not be disappointed. He said he will put his heart, soul, and bones into the role. The actor was in Mexico City for the promotion of the movie Hercules. The website of DC Comics described Black Adam as a champion who became a villain and aimed at dominating all magic. This goal drove him to destroy everything that stood on his path.

The superpowers of the anti-hero are flight, super strength, superhuman hearing, super-speed, invulnerability, and magic. The script for the upcoming movie is set to be written by Darren Lemke. The COO and President of New Line, Toby Emmerich, revealed that the company loves Dwayne and has been working successfully with the actor in the past years.

He added that he viewed The Rock as a larger than life character both on and off screen. Due to this, the inclusion of Johnson in the movie adaptation of a DC Comics character was sensible. He added that comic book characters, like Black Adam, have a certain charisma, which is one of the qualities of Dwayne Johnson.

Posted by Kade Quinn on Friday September 05 2014, 10:12 AM EST. Ref: Daily Mail. Link. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Entertainment, Featured News. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0