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wyldwolf

(43,867 posts) Wed Sep 3, 2014, 04:00 PM Sep 2014

The Rock confirmed as Black Adam in New Line’s ‘Shazam’

Though Dwayne Johnson hasn’t been shy about teasing his potential involvement in New Line Cinema’s “Shazam” movie, the superhero comicbook pic now looks closer to achieving lift-off.

Sources tell Variety that Darren Lemke is set to write the script with Johnson attached to star. Johnson will play Black Adam, who in recent issues of the DC comicbook, is more of an anti-hero trying to clear his name than a villain.

http://variety.com/2014/film/news/dwayne-johnson-to-play-black-adam-in-shazam-darren-lemke-to-script-exclusive-1201294338/

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The Rock confirmed as Black Adam in New Line’s ‘Shazam’ (Original Post) wyldwolf Sep 2014 OP

Sweet! Shadowflash Sep 2014 #1

Sounds good. Xyzse Sep 2014 #2

I'm glad hes going to be BA instead of CM. GOLGO 13 Sep 2014 #3

Shadowflash

(1,536 posts)

1. Sweet!

Reply to wyldwolf (Original post)

Wed Sep 3, 2014, 04:28 PM

Sep 2014

Now they need to get Patrick Warburton as Captain Marvel.

Xyzse

(8,217 posts)

2. Sounds good.

Reply to wyldwolf (Original post)

Thu Sep 4, 2014, 03:49 PM

Sep 2014

He should do well in this role.

GOLGO 13

(1,681 posts)

3. I'm glad hes going to be BA instead of CM.

Reply to wyldwolf (Original post)

Fri Sep 19, 2014, 09:36 AM

Sep 2014

He's got plenty of experience playing the "heel"/anti-hero type. Now I'm real curious who they can get to play a proper adult CM against him. A daring move, but he just feels right as Black Adam.

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