8. The Rock Has Always Wanted To Play Black Adam
The fact that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson hasn’t starred in a comic book movie is baffling to say the least. Sure, he’s come close with roles in movies like G.I. Joe: Retaliation and Hercules, but he’s never played an actual superhero.
Well, now that he’s been cast as Black Adam, the WWE Superstar turned actor will be playing a villain (or perhaps an anti-hero, but we’ll get to that a little later) and you have to imagine that Warner Bros. are patting themselves on the back for casting Johnson in one of their DC Comics movies before Marvel got the chance.
Of course, it probably helps that he’s been fighting to play Black Adam for years now, and the fact that he’s so passionate about the role can only help his performance. Johnson teased Green Lantern and Lobo at times, but ultimately, he has ended up getting to play his favourite character!
One note: Superman does not have a weakness to magic. He just doesn’t have any special protection against it. He is as vulnerable to magic as any other person, but no more vulnerable.
Number 10 sounds like this is going to be a love-fest for Black Adam and a stroke-off to Geoff Johns’ ego.
Number 9 is complete and utter garbage. The only issue Marvel had with DC over Captain Marvel was the use of the name on comic book covers. Geoff Johns declared that “Shazam” was a “better known” name than Captain Marvel, which is crap. FYI, Johns GOT RID OF Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles and Mercury, labeling them as “unnecessary to the mythos.”
Number 8: so what? I think, with some cosmetic appliances, Oded Fehr would make a better Black Adam. He can actually act. The Rock plays only one “character”: the Rock.
Number 7: ah, yes… ANOTHER book Johns “writes” (read: uses to PANDER to his fanboi base). FYI, if he has the “wisdom of Solomon,” it would COMPENSATE for any “inexperience.”
Number 6: THAT is NOT Billy Batson; he’s a pale, twisted imitation of Billy. Billy Batson was a GOOD KID who SAW the wrong path EVERY DAY and REFUSED to follow it.
I’m not even going to try to go through five through one. This whole article is proof that neither you, nor Johns, nor the people behind this crap knows the character (CAPTAIN MARVEL) OR his history.
Which is, in and of itself, pretty vulnerable. If I have a literally magic bullet, I could shoot him as dead as a normal person.
“Gave that title to Ms. Marvel not too long ago.” What? Was a LONG time ago.