It was only a matter of time. Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock dons a supervillain costume to join the DC Comics team. It must be said that the former wrestler is ultra bankable and that his presence in a comic book production seemed obvious. For the occasion, the man plays Black Adam, Shazam’s Nemesis (already in theaters in 2019 while a sequel is scheduled for 2023). And with his immense popularity, Dwayne Johnson can popularize the character among the general public. Kevin Smith, director of Clerks and Jay and Silent Bob think so too. Previously, the latter confided his absence from hype at the idea of discovering The Rock in Black Adam. But today his opinion is different.
This is following the first Black Adam teaser during the DC FanDome that the man revealed to be thrilled to see the actor in the shoes of the supervillain.
It remains to be seen whether the general public will be won over by this first adaptation of the supervillain.
The Rock has everything the perfect choice for Kevin Smith
Black Adam is one of the oldest characters in DC Comics. Yet it is only July 22, 2022 that the supervillain will be entitled to his film adaptation, which first appeared in Marvel Family #1 in 1945. Formerly called Captain Marvel (not to be confused with the heroine of the same name at Marvel), he is the antagonist of Shazam. Note that if Black Adam positions himself as a supervillain, he also acts in the Justice League as a nonconformist.
And if Kevin Smith was not really convinced by the project, the director was charmed by the DC FanDome teaser and more exactly the interpretation of Dwayne Johnson: “ He’s gonna make me love Black Adam, a character I never really cared about ».
God only knows The Rock has waited years to do this. He was so happy. The hierarchy of the DC Universe is about to change. He’s so invested. He’s going to make me love Black Adam, a character I never really cared about. His enthusiasm is contagious.
– Kevin Smith
It was last weekend that fans discovered the first images of Black Adam. A project that has been awaited for a while and delayed due to a pandemic, as The Flash. We imagine that Dwayne Johnson will largely participate in the success of the feature film. Recall that the actor is one of the most popular of recent years: 275 million followers on Instagram.
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