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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is currently developing the big screen “Shazam” adaptation along with director Pete Segal, and of course, comicbook fanboys are quite thrilled about this.
The great thing about the casting though is The Rock’s decision to let fans dictate which character they wanted him to play. As a big star, it would have been a given for him to play Captain Marvel. But the fans are clamoring for him to play another character — none other than Black Adam himself, and he has announced that he will, indeed go for that role. I really think The Rock is better suited to play Black Adam. Here’s one reason why….
3 Responses for "The Rock is Black Adam"
February 1st, 2008 at 11:55 am
1And if we have both Black Adam and Captain Marvel maybe we can have the big powerhouse fight that the Superman movie lacked.
Imagine Black Adam and the Big Red Cheese punching each other through buildings and into mountains, with each hit sounding like a thunderclap.
I just hope they don’t make it too much of a kids film.
February 1st, 2008 at 1:36 pm
2What’s happened to his hair there? Is it moulded plastic or something?
February 4th, 2008 at 11:59 am
3Photoshop most likely.
And yeah The Rock and Black Adam where separated at birth. I think he wouldn’t quite fit as Capitan Marvel but I’m not sure who would. The real question is: Who will they cast as Billy?