https://uk.yahoo.com/movies/dwayne-johnson-explains-black-adams-motives-in-119589083664.html
It
looks as though Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is already getting into the
spirit of ‘Shazam’… and explains that he can’t wait to play a different
kind of villain.
During an interview with HeyUGuys, the 43-year-old wrestler-turned-DC-villain explained why he finds Black Adam so interesting…
“I
can’t wait,” said Johnson when asked if he’s looking forward to playing
a villain. “He’s a unique type of villain. When you start off as a
slave, you’re not in a good mood!”
Of course, fans of DC’s New 52 will already know his backstory…
It
turns out that Black Adam was a slave who was teleported from his
prison cell by the wizard Shazam, and was granted superhuman powers –
the same powers as the hero, Shazam.
A
predecessor to the DC hero, his powers are accessed in much the same
way – by uttering the magic word ‘shazam’ to transform himself into
Black Adam. But it’s Adam’s origin that seems to interest Johnson the
most.
“There’s
a heavy wrath that a lot of people have to pay,” he said. “But when
it’s fuelled by a righteous anger if you will, like Black Adam, then you
open up to what the character can be which I’m really excited about.
That’s why he’s not just a straightforward bad guy.”
And there’s been much speculation that Black Adam won’t end up being a bad guy at all.
During
numerous interviews, Dwayne Johnson has hinted that Black Adam may
eventually turn into more of an antihero… and that’s something that
certainly fits with the character’s comic book origins.
“Kneel at his feet or get crushed by his boot,” he said via Twitter. “My honor to become.. #BlackAdam #TheAntiHero #DCComics”
Although
originally a straight-forward villain of Shazam, he was eventually
developed by Geoff Johns into an antihero who attempting to clear his
name – even becoming a member of the Justice Society of America.
Will
this version ever make it to the big screen? For now, we’ll have to
wait and see. But I get the feeling that Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is
going to have a lot of fun with this role.
No comments:
Post a Comment