Dwayne Johnson confirms DC film role

[Earth 2 Chris]

I'd still rather seen him as Shazam. Does Cena have the charisma that the Rock does? I actually have never seen much of his mic work. My biggest exposure to him was that animated Scooby Doo movie with the WWE that my daughter made me watch.

I can see the Hackman/Nicholson angle with this, but Superman and Batman were still known commodities when those movies debuted with unknown and lesser stars. Captain Marvel...or Shazam hasn't had much media exposure since the 70s.

Chris

[enyawd72]

This casting might work out great. Like Superman 1978, maybe the plan is to cast a big name as the villain and an unknown as the hero?

[madmarva]

New line must have someone in mind for the Captain Marvel role to have Rock play Black Adam. If they don't, they've made a huge mistake. Manganiello isn't a bad call physically. It's going to be interesting to see how Cap Marvel is written. It could be interesting if they go the "Big" route playing up the aspect of a child or teen pretending to be an adult, or if Marvel has a totally different personality than Billy. Casting a good Billy will be just as important as Cap Marvel.

[hedrap]

This must be an old contract because he was attached to Adam several years ago, when he was vying for co-star roles.

He should have been Shazam. He personifies what a kid would envision a superhero to look like and the guy can ham it up. He'd be a great contrast to Cavill....

...except this movie is apparently going to exist outside the BvS/JLA DCU. And when I read that tonight, it confirmed for me how out to lunch WB is. They are just throwing crap out there to flood the market when that's the opposite of what audiences are after.

EDIT

Random - I thought Cena, also. He's going to co-star in two really big comedies next year, so he'll be a hot commodity at the right time for casting. I would not be shocked at all. And Tatum signed for a solo Gambit, so he's out.

I was hoping Rock would be Shazam so Batista could be. Black Adam. He's has always looked like Adam, especially a decade ago.

[Random Axe]

That's both good and bad. I figured Black Adam would be far easier to cast than Shazam and they had Johnson locked up for the big red cheese. So now everyone begins the speculation, and it'll get good. Here's my short list for what it's worth.

Channing Tatum - He can play the comedy part pretty well and has the build for a superhero. I just don't know if he has the presence.

Joe Manganiello - Yeah I dunno about this one. Sure he's tall, built and has black hair. I just haven't seen any of his acting skills to make a fully educated guess, just pure spitballing here.

John Cena - This would be genius in a couple of ways. He'd be cheap, he's friends with and has a great working relationship with Johnson based on theri WWE feud and he's already got the built-in kid audience. Of course the children didn't go see the Marine, but their idol as a superhero? Oh yeah, bank.

Brandon Routh - In a twist of fate or irony or whatever you call it, DC and WB does the right thing and brings him back. I'm sorry, but he was PERFECT to be this generation's Superman before Singer destroyed him. Now he can have a little bit of redemption and have a franchise all his own.


Yeah I know terrible ideas. So what have you guys got? I'd love to hear your thoughts.

[PNGwynne]

Hallelujah!

[Mego Milk]

!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TomStrong]

That's awesome! Wonder who will play Shazam? I have no idea who would be good. I would've though Johnson was a better fit for Batson but I like him so I'm willing to give him a chance.

[Operation:Mego]

And it's for Black Adam.

https://celebrity.yahoo.com/news/dwayne-johnson-reveals-dc-comics-role-160106881.html

Johnson has said that Black Adam has always been one of his favorite character, adding that he's always been a fan of anti-heroes.