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[Darth Marcus]

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Dwayne Johnson's DC Villain Black Adam Getting His Own Movie
JANUARY 19, 2017 12:00pm PT by Borys Kit

New Line and DC Entertainment are doubling down on comic book hero Shazam!

New Line, which has been for over a decade developing a movie on the long-time DC character, will develop concurrently a movie centering on Black Adam, with Dwayne Johnson attached to star as Shazam’s arch-nemesis.

The move stems from last week’s high level meeting with Johnson and DC Films co-head and comics author Geoff Johns, after which Johnson took to social media to promise “hope, optimism & fun.”

But on a deeper level, the meeting led to a reconfiguring of the Shazam! movie. Johnson has been attached to play Black Adam since around 2008. Since that time, the actor has become arguably the biggest male actor on the planet. To execs, it made no sense to have a man of Johnson’s stature be just a villain and a supporting character in an expensive tentpole. Thus a decision was made to spin Black Adam into his own film.

Adam’s screen take involves him being an anti-hero. And it also mirrors recent developments in the DC comics, in stories written by Johns, where Adam, while still a villain, was fighting against enemies who sought to enslave his people.

No writer or filmmaker is attached to Black Adam. Shazam! has a script that is being worked by Henry Gayden, says one source.

One of the oldest comic characters around, Shazam was originally known as Captain Marvel. The stories centered on Billy Batson, a teenager who becomes the superhero when he utters the magic word "Shazam!" The name is an acronym for six gods and heroes of the ancient world as well as their attributes: the wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, the stamina of Aries, the power of Zeus, the courage of Achilles and the speed of Mercury.

[CyberpunkCentral]

I Don't Care (The Fugitive) - YouTube

I rather have Man of Steel 2 and Flash movie. Dammit, WB!

[McGarnigal]

Flash movie is scheduled for 2018, and Man of Steel2 hopefully soon after

[cynatnite]

This is good news. I love the Black Adam character and Dwayne Johnson. It's a good match.

It'll be a while in coming since it doesn't even have a director or a script from the sounds of it.

[X400]

Black Adam is a good character, but eh, DC... they better impress with Wonder Woman at least, because so far I haven't liked any of their films after Nolans Batmans

[mredman]

Originally Posted by CyberpunkCentral

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I rather have Man of Steel 2 and Flash movie. Dammit, WB!

Well Cavill and Rock was together at Christmas. Pretty sure they talked Superman sequel there

[Underworld54]

Isn't Dwayne Johnson bigger than this role? Shouldn't he play a more mainstream character?

[dcfan88]

Why can't they just make the Shazam movie with Rock's Black Adam as the villain, if it succeeds, or he's at least praised for his job THEN try a Black Adam movie.

[imsounoriginal]

Barely know anything about Black Adam but I like DC and I like The Rock so I'm interested.

[yanksno1]

Yeah, I also don't know anything about the character (or Shazam also). Is this the first villain movie we've gotten from either side? That'll be interesting to say the least.

[ArrestedDevelopment]

Originally Posted by dcfan88

Why can't they just make the Shazam movie with Rock's Black Adam as the villain, if it succeeds, or he's at least praised for his job THEN try a Black Adam movie.

That seems too logical for WB lmao.

Did they even find a new director for the Flash solo movie? Seems like they're jumping the gun again instead of finding solutions to their current problems.

[dcfan88]

Originally Posted by ArrestedDevelopment

That seems too logical for WB lmao.

Did they even find a new director for the Flash solo movie? Seems like they're jumping the gun again instead of finding solutions to their current problems.

Last I heard they have not and if they don't find one soon they'll be forced to push the movie back because Ezra Miller is already signed on for another movie.

[mredman]

Originally Posted by ArrestedDevelopment

That seems too logical for WB lmao.

Did they even find a new director for the Flash solo movie? Seems like they're jumping the gun again instead of finding solutions to their current problems.

Does Marvel have directors for all their movies NO they don't

[civiclx]

I also don't know who Black Adam or Shazam but I'm really interested in seeing The Rock play a villain.

[Vince McMahon]

Originally Posted by mredman

Does Marvel have directors for all their movies NO they don't

That's because Disney comic films are pretty much all the same(sitcoms)to the point where who's directing doesn't matter.

[ArrestedDevelopment]

Originally Posted by mredman

Does Marvel have directors for all their movies NO they don't

I didn't even mention Marvel lol.

[mredman]

Originally Posted by ArrestedDevelopment

I didn't even mention Marvel lol.

But you never complain about that.

[ArrestedDevelopment]

Originally Posted by mredman

But you never complain about that.

I've regurgitated the same argument for Marvel numerous times, don't worry. They're not the pinnacle of comic book movies either. You can relax now lol.

[sxerunner]

Originally Posted by mredman

Does Marvel have directors for all their movies NO they don't

You're right, they do not, but the Flash was expected to start filming in a month or two and they still haven't found a replacement. That is the concern.

[Petey Parker]

I could see this working.

You have this movie where Shazam grants his power to Adam and you see his fall from grace and all the bad things he ends up doing.

At the end of the movie it jumps forward to the present and you end with Billy Batson finding the Rock Of Eternity.

In the second movie Billy becomes Captain Marvel and Black Adam comes back and they fight.