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The Rock Says He’s In! Black Adam! SHAZAM!
Hey, everyone. ”Moriarty” here.
Okay, I don’t know who got the scoop.
Two people sent me independent video links where The Rock confirms he’s playing Black Adam, and pretty much at the same time.
So I’ll just run them both, and you can click them both and you can see The Rock say it... twice!
Hi Harry, Quint,
My name’s Tom Ragg, I run the Yahoo Movies site here in Australia.
I’ve never actually met Latauro but we move in the same circles and I know some of the guys he does the show with :)
I’m writing you to point you towards an interview I did with Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson a few days ago for ‘The Game Plan’. I didn’t have long so I couldn’t ask too much, but I did manage to bring up Captain Marvel and he confirmed to me that he’ll be playing Black Adam / Teth Adam! I think he’s perfect for the role, and so does he… He mentioned afterwards they he truly believes it could be the role to finally make his star pop to the next level!
Here’s the interview!
And now for one from a Stateside source:
Hi guys,
After asking our viewers to weigh in on which role he should choose in the "Shazam" movie -- and after us receiving thousands of responses -- The Rock has weighed in, telling us that he's going with the fans' choice...Black Adam.
Video and more here!
Best,
Brian
My name’s Tom Ragg, I run the Yahoo Movies site here in Australia.
I’ve never actually met Latauro but we move in the same circles and I know some of the guys he does the show with :)
I’m writing you to point you towards an interview I did with Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson a few days ago for ‘The Game Plan’. I didn’t have long so I couldn’t ask too much, but I did manage to bring up Captain Marvel and he confirmed to me that he’ll be playing Black Adam / Teth Adam! I think he’s perfect for the role, and so does he… He mentioned afterwards they he truly believes it could be the role to finally make his star pop to the next level!
Here’s the interview!
After asking our viewers to weigh in on which role he should choose in the "Shazam" movie -- and after us receiving thousands of responses -- The Rock has weighed in, telling us that he's going with the fans' choice...Black Adam.
Video and more here!
Best,
Brian
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bang
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Dwayne as Black Adam will own all thy candy-asses
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Dwayne as B.A. will be the sexiest tomboy, beanpole this side of Alton Brown.
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As good a casting as Patrick Stewart as Professor X. I hope they can pull this off as a family friendly flick ala The Incredibles and not make it too kiddy oriented.
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Bill Batson's ass. Great casting.
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D"TR"J is 35 now. Patrick Warburton is 43, and by any standard would be perfect as the classic, squinty-eyes version of CM. Hope that counts for something. It's nice they're not skewing young on this, like that JLA "experiment."
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Great for the movie and great for Dwayne too. Problem now is which actor has the charisma and presence to play Captain Marvel without being upstaged by Dwayne?
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you`ve got to love dwayne...he`s got thousand tanks of charisma
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In fact, it is hard to think up someone as good for the role. He has the charisma and humor to pull it off. Patrick Warburton is the only name that springs to mind. There is a certain amount of cheese to this title and the movie shouldn't shy away from it. It should be a Pixar-feeling movie.
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Nov 02, 2007 6:16:32 AM CDT
Dwayne would NOT have made a great Captain Marvel also
by skipbrilliantine
It's cool for Black Adam to look like a pimp... Captain Marvel, not so much
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For an obscure name from a little watched cable show, he sure does get pimped a lot here in any JL talkback. Either his PR reps are working overtime hyping his name in connection with a hot project to raise his profile, or WB has already hired him, since the price was right, and are getting cold feet. Thus necessitating WB pr flacks to raise his profile and soften the public up to the idea. "HE WAS ANOINTED BY POPULAR ACCLAIM!" Only the populous still has no idea who he is.
Genuine fanboy favorites get their name tossed at every movie. Green Lantern? "Nathan Fillion"; Star Trek? "Nathan Fillion"; Julia Childs? "Nathan Fillion"
But Hamm's name only seems to pepper JL talkbacks. Odd un-fannish behavior. Things that make you go "Hmm.." -
Good choice and a great opportunity for The Rock. to fk up on a grand scale, as much as I want him to do well.
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The problem with this is...if you are doing a couple of films in a row, is that the kid you cast as Billy Batson will end up outgrowing the role.
Agree with the above that The Rock is perfect as Black Adam.
And normally I don't agree with most Talkback casting suggestions, but I can absolutely picture Patrick Warburton in the role. Especially if this is going to be a family superhero movie, skew a little older with the Captain Marvel role, and then use Freddy Freeman/Mary Marvel as teenagers in the following films as the audience gets older. -
would be a fine choice as Batman.... WAY better than some WB kid. But they should still go motion capture animation if they do JLA. Duh.
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No way I am going there to that brainless shit. I wonder why Rock did not come here since we are better than they are. But at least it seems they got the right answer for Rock. I would have liked to have seen a dual role for Marvel/Adam to see Rock's acting chops really put to the test. It worked for Jet Li.
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was good casting why? because he was bald?
I'm not saying he didn't do a fine job in the role but I don't remember any references to tha Prof. being English in the comics. He certainly didn't have a pointy mishapen head like Stewart. About as good as casting Halle Barry as Storm cuz she was black. -
Great Casting nuff said.
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... 'cause no one else looks as wrinkled, crone-like and evil as the Mad Aussie! Put a labcoat on him and the resemblance'll be downright scary!
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Rachel McAdams as Mary Marvel;
Stanley Tucci as Dr. Sivana -
He's got a great look and voice for Black Adam. Patrick Warburton could be fun for Captain Marvel, but I'd also throw in Brendon Fraser. Slick his hair back and he's a big enough guy to really look the part, and he can play that little kid in the body of an adult stuff in a believable way. I also think it'd be easier to find a kid that is believable as turning into Fraser than Warburton. His work on Scrubs had that childlike quality that was charming and fun but not over-the-top. He's definitely got the chops when he's being well-directed.
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It's called THE MUMMY RETURNS, and it sucked.
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Man, I hate it when people going off-topic.
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Man, I hate it when I can't edit typos in my last post. ;^)
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Would be perfect as Captain Marvel. If it is true that they are going for a similar tone as The Incredibles, this movie (with the right director) could really be great. Maybe we'll finally get a Superhero who doesn't spend most of the movie being miserable (you know, his old girlfriend got married while he was gone for five years, etc.).
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African American Adam in the movie version
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lol i would have to see that movie. shit that would be great.
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You mean there's a famous movie with Brendon Fraser and the Rock that wasn't very good? Wow, you're right! We should judge every future project either is in based on that movie! Monkeybone and Loony Tunes: Back in Action sucked too, so that means Fraser should never be cast in anything again. Oh, and Dwayne was in that babysitter thing and that Football movie where he's got a little girl. LAME! And DOOM tanked, so he should never work in Hollywood again. Many actors have done a crappy movie before, but a lot more of that than gets credit comes down to direction and writing. Both actors have done better movies than the ones mentioned, and I could see them doing great stuff with Captain Marvel and Black Adam. I don't think Fraser would be cast for it, but I also think there are some issues with casting Warburton, so I put it out there.
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And there's not a damn good reason why he shouldn't be, other than the suits over at Warer Bros. being idiots.
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Nov 02, 2007 10:45:24 AM CDT
Patrick Warburton vs. The Rock?! Hell, yeah!! Why the hell not
by jdanielp
Along with such casting, reflecting the style and color of "THE INCREDIBLES" ...while going with live action mixed with motion capture and cgi, realized in that "300" kind of way, ...yeah, that's the way to go. This picture sounds like a hoot, if they would only go in that direction. It could very well be the "funnest" movie going experience of it's year. Keep your fingers crossed, my fellow geeks.
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Let's get more racially tolerant here people.
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I really hope he gets his break soon. And when is he going to drop "The Rock" from his name. Really he doesn't need it anymore.
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http://rosasacidas.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/the_rock.jpg
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The Rovk looks nothing like Superman, other than being huge and having dark (though badly balding) hair. Plus his annoying smirk and audience recognition would ruin any portrayal he did of the character.He IS, however, PERFECT for Black Adam. He'll make a fantastic "bad" guy and is a spot-on copy.
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who who who?
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I think Johnson just likes wearing tights
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Dwayne would be perfect for Supes in JLA. He would be awesome as Capt. Marvel, too. In fact, he should start reviewing for AICN.
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Hiring Vin Diesel to play Lex Luthor, simply because he's bald. Both actors give off completely the wrong "vibe" to play the characters effectively.
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Somebody get him to answer questions like Stallone did.
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Nov 02, 2007 12:33:00 PM CDT
Captain Marvel can check his candy ass into the smackdown hotel.
by err
On jabroni boulevard while the millions......(audience shouts back: AND MILLIONS) of Black Adam's fans chant my name. IF YOU SMELLLLLLLLLL WHAT BLACK ADAM....IS....COOKING!
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and Shia LeBurp should be Captain Marvel. Nuff Said, Excelsior!
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He exudes all the great qualities of Superman, especially those in Chris Reeve's performance. Dwayne is the quintessential nice guy with a shitload of muscles and a heart of gold. That's Superman.
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He can't pull off a villain. You watch.
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As he is going bald from years of (ahem) wrestling suppliments. All he needs is a good hairpiece and voilla: Captain Marvel!!! Come on, get the hair right and with his big smile he looks like Alex Ross Marvel!!!
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you heard me.
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Rocky was born to play Black Adam!
He was a GREAT wrestling villain, and it will be cool to see him step into the bad guy shoes again.
I read DC Comics weekly, and am very familiar with the Black Adam character, I couldn't see anyone other then the Rock doing a better job. -
I say thee NAY! Check out that SNL he hosted, specifically for the skit where he played Superman. Didn't work. Didn't look right. Sure as hell didn't work in Clark Kent mode. Black Adam suits him much better. I'd also pay to see him as a Terminator.
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No way can I see him as Clark Kent! This is the greatest piece of casting since Christian Bale as batman! Its nice to see warner bros get something right before they fuck away the batman/superman franchises with JLA!!!(I bet they drop the "of America" to be more "universal".) ITS BATMAN & ROBIN ALL OVER AGAIN!!!
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Warburton would have been cool, but he's a little too old now
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Yes, now that the Rock has confirmed what we knew all along, it's time to cast the big red cheese.... BRANDON MOLALE.
He was born to play this part and it WILL be his breakout role. He was hilarious in Mr. Deeds as the a** hole Jets quarterback, now like what Brandon Routh did for Superman, Molale will do for Captain Marvel.
Give Brandon the role. He looks EXACTLY like Captain Marvel. -
Why you gotta pick on poor, dead Thurl like that? :(
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I can only imagine what Adam Carolla would think of all this. Grown men (allegedly), discussing the merits of casting a former pro wrestler in a movie based on a comic book character. He didn't have kind words to say on his radio show about his friends when they argued over the Silver Surfer's film appearance this past summer. To Adam, I say, "Phooey!" We won't pick on him about his sports and cars and stuff, and he can leave us alone with our comics and movies and stuff. It's all good. And equally MANLY.
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who gives a shit about this news. Shazam sucks anyway, so does the Rock. So funny that people never want anything to be to "kiddie" who the fuck do you think superheroes are for? What if superheroes weren't "kiddie" when you were a kid, you'd be even more fucked up than you are now, I think we actually need less violence in movies and comic books I like the old days, so sick of Hollywood trying to please you, get a life, go watch a real film and try to go back to superheroes, I guess Harry can, since it makes him so much money
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OF COURSE IT DIDN'T LOOK RIGHT. You know dang well they throw sketches together in a few days time, and it was obvious they were going for a 50's hokey version of Supes and the gang.
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Hollywood tries to please us? Since when?!
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I wouldn't call DKR, Year One, Watchmen, The Killing Joke, a good portion of the X-books, as well as some of the Spidey arcs, "kiddie" material.
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And secondly, does anyone remember Captain Marvel?!?
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idea someone put forth, I think that would really work, he's a)a good actor (se Godsand Monsters), b)has a very childlike joy about him when he works wiht light material c)can do light comedy and action adventurethe Patrick Warburton suggestion is god too, but it might be al ittle too close ot The Tick for some people
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...and the one that he was actually perfectly suited to, despite advice to the contrary, even by a certain aicn staffer. Fact is, he's perfect for Black Adam, he wasn't for Captain Marvel. And if the script is well written, then Black Adam is a better and more complex role for him to set his teeth into anyhow, not to mention one that allows him to show a different side on screen. I wish him nothing but good luck with it.
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for the male procreative organ.
A "Rock" Johnson is a stone phallus. A particularly firm lingham.Therefore, they should remake "Spy Hard" and cast "The Rock" Johnson as Dick Steele. With Peter North as Stiffler. -
Playing a villian can do ownders for one's acting career. Look at what it did for Denzel. LOL
Just take more acting lessons dammit! -
I guess I must need to brush up on DC comics. I take it he's not playing the little guy atom?! If things were going toward Kingdom Come I could see him performing as Magog.
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and thank you for the pic JDanielP ~_~
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And please, please, please don't screw up the casting for Dr. Sivana. Is Arte Johnson still alive and acting? Picture it. . .
And I'd like to suggest casting Christopher Lee as the voice of Mr. Mind... Just for the comic effect. -
Black Adam. I'm not sure who could play captain marvel though,but I do have some comments. To the guy who says that Rocky can't play a villian, what are you smoking. The Rock was one of best heels in wrestling, the type of bad guy thats entertaining. Also to the guy that says superheroes are for kids he must be a crackhead and has probably never picked up a comic recently. The vast majority who think like this don't even realize most of the popular elements in cinema and tv today are ripped right from the comics page and can't give respect to a medium that requires you to actually read instead of letting the characters connect the dos for you and to the one guy who asked he already dropped "The Rock" from his name.
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Will be Executive Producer, just like every other picture The Rock has been in (minus The Game Plan...)
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...and my favorite, most memorable moment, was when Captain Marvel slipped the toes of his boots underneath the RV's luggage rack...and raised his hands, stopping the runaway behemoth as it was speeding into a road-tunnel. (heh,heh) Wow, what a moment that was.
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Now, that being said, let's hope the entire visualization of the SHAZAM movie works; i.e. superb costume design -- I picture Black Adam's costume in its established black & gold, of course -- how about a semi-glossy waled black fabric with a flaked shimmery gold ochre?
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The "nay" I proclaimed wasn't over The Rock IN the SNL skit; it was over how right he would be AS Superman, exhibit "A" being how he looked in that skit. Even more so as Clark Kent. Now, from the neck down, Mr. Johnson would be right to play any number of superheroes. From the neck up, not so much. Especially one as recognizable as Superman. I will grant you that the SNL SOP is to slap things together quickly, so it's not like Duane had lots of time to get into proper attire, hair, and makeup. Even taking that into consideration, it was pretty obvious that he would never be a good choice to play Superman. Not unless and until we first have at least a decade's worth of comics with the character drawn to resemble Mr. Johnson to set a precedent. That's what I'm talkin' about.
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Is Dwayne doesn't need to "look" like Superman, to be Superman. What IS needed however, is a modern Supes. And Johnson has the right look for the role. The curley-q hairdo, the underwear over spandex outfit, the same hue of blue and red, are all trivial. What matters most is the man, and the characterization.
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"Not unless and until we first have at least a decade's worth of comics with the character drawn to resemble Mr. Johnson to set a precedent." Um, are you forgetting the black leather outfits from the X-flicks? They weren't used in the funny book pages until Singer used them. Hollywood doesn't need to wait around on DC for anything. And even after that, there's no reason to transform the comic Supes into Johnson's image, because they are seperate entities. There would be no reason to do so anyways, given the ultra small reader base of comics nowadays, and those who follow them aren't gonna get confused.
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