DC universe had always focused on Justice League characters like Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and Aquaman, but this time it took its fans by surprise, when Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) tweeted that he would be playing Black Adam in a film based on DC’s Shazam.
The Shazam project will be produced by New Line, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Shazam’s producer, Toby Emmerich, assured fans that the Shazam movie – slated for a 2016 release – will be fun and enjoyable, being an unconventional superhero movie.
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 over the moon 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.
Emmerich adds that the movie “will have a sense of fun and a sense of humour as well. But the stakes have to be real.”
The movie will be released somewhere in the latter half of 2016 but the date is yet to be decided. The project has hired writer Darren Lemke (who previously worked on New Line’s Jack the Giant Slayer.) Johnson is starring in New Line’s earthquake thriller San Andreas next summer.
