In the upcoming issue of Total Film magazine, Dwayne Johnson discusses the character that he will be playing in Warner Bros. Shazam! movie, Black Adam. He also confirms that all of the DC films that the studio plans on making will have a shared universe. There’s apparently been some debate about whether or not that would be the case, and Johnson basically clears it all up.
Here’s what he had to say in regards to playing Black Adam, and what we can expect to see from him:
“I think Black Adam is going to grow into becoming an anti-hero. It’s all written within the spirit of respecting and paying homage to the comics. As we know, Black Adam started out as a slave. When he’s given the powers, he utilised them. Then in the wake of his powers, tragedy strikes, which turns his sentiment and tone in terms of psychology.”
When asked about how Black Adam fit in with the rest of the DC cinematic universe, he revealed:
“It was all agreed that the worlds are all interconnected… One day you will see Black Adam go at it with Superman or Batman or any of the DC characters. But that said, there’s a great independence to Black Adam from the DC world, allowing us to inject, not only viciousness, but also winking humour.”
I think that Johnson would make a great Black Adam. He seems to fit the role for that character. I was a big Shazam fan when I was growing up. What are your thoughts on this?