It has been confirmed that the upcoming Shazam Movie 2016 will be featuring "The Rock" Dwayne Johnson, after he tweeted on his twitter account, saying that he will be playing Black Adam.
This news excited fans all over the world, as it is a little peculiar because of the fact that the movie was not really on top of people's heads when they think about what character DC will be bringing into the big screen. Usually, characters like Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and Aquaman from the Justice League are ones being brought up in conversations like these.
Shazam's producer, Toby Emmerich, assured fans that Shazam Movie 2016 will be fun and enjoyable, being an unconventional superhero movie.
According to insidemovies.ew.com:
"The usual superhero-movie cone of silence prevents Emmerich from addressing any of the plot elements of Shazam directly. But when asked where the movie would fall on the superhero-movie spectrum (from dark and gritty to light and peppy), Emmerich does allow that the movie 'will have a sense of fun and a sense of humor. But the stakes have to be real.' The Shazam project will be produced by New Line, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. proper, and when New Line president Toby Emmerich gets on the phone to EW, he makes it clear that the film will be a different kind of superhero movie. 'It feels to me like Shazam will have a tone unto itself,' he explains. 'It's a DC comic, but it's not a Justice League character, and it's not a Marvel comic. The tone and the feeling of the movie will be different from the other range of comic book movies.'
Although it's still unknown who will play the heroic titular character-and although New Line isn't confirming the presence of Marvel family members Mary Marvel and Captain Marvel, Jr.-Emmerich is effusive about the addition of Dwayne Johnson to the DC Universe. Comparing the role to Johnson's turn in Fast Five, Emmerich describes Black Adam as an antihero.
'Black Adam is a complex character,' says Emmerich. 'The villain in superhero movies is often, I think, what makes the movie. And I thought Dwayne's take on the character, and the way that he saw Black Adam, was really compelling and fun.'"
As to the movie's official release date, New Line has yet to announce it.
What do you think, readers? Stay tuned to The Franchise Herald for plot news and updates on the Shazam Movie.
