How Black Adam Is A VERY Different Character For Dwayne Johnson
Black Adam director Jaume Collet-Serra talks about how the DC character will be very different for Dwayne Johnson compared to his other roles. One of DC's movies that has been in the works for quite some time is Black Adam starringDwayne Johnson as the titular character. Johnson landed the role in 2014 before there even was a Black Adam film on the table. He was first going to make his debut in Shazam.
Now, Johnson will be bringing the DC player to life in his first live-action adaptation this fall. Rather than being the traditional villain like in the comics, Black Adam is re-imagining Johnson's character as an anti-hero who will have his origin story told in the highly anticipated film. Black Adam, which will net Johnson one of his biggest paydays of all time, will serve as a crucial chapter for the DCEU going forward, including the seemingly inevitable clash with Zachary Levi's Shazam.
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With Johnson's Black Adam finally nearing its debut, the actor made a splash at San Diego Comic-Con, appearing in the character's superhero suit. Following Wanrer Bros.' Hall H panel, director Jaume Collet-Serra spoke to Collider and spoke in depth about how Black Adam is the«main source of conflict» in the story. Collet- Serra points out that Johnson is traditionally a protagonist in his films, but the upcoming DC movie will take the actor in a new direction. Read what the director had to say below:
«I think in this movie, like Adam is undoubtedly the main source of conflict in the movie. And I think that that was a very interesting take, because normally, a character that Dwayne would play in a movie would be the solution to the problem. Right? Like there's an
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