Dwayne Johnson Says BLACK ADAM Is a "Once-in-a-Career Character"
Dwayne Johnson has been working on developing his Black Adam for over a decade. This has been his passion project, and we’re so close to seeing his vision for this film play out on the big screen. I’m actually pretty excited about it; I really hope that it ends up being as great as Johnson wants it to be.
In a recent interview with Total Film, Johnson talked about the film and playing this DC character saying that it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play a character like this. When talking about the character, he said:
"I think Black Adam is going to be a departure from what people have seen of me onscreen over the decades.
“I wanted to make sure that I brought Black Adam to life, knowing that it was a departure from what I had played before in the past, because there’s a lot of elements about Black Adam that are dependent on your perspective. Is he a supervillain? Is he an antihero? To some, he is just a straight-up superhero. There are just natural elements, I think, in me, that are part of my DNA that we see in the character of Black Adam. [But] it is a departure from anything that I’ve played before in the past. A complete departure.”
Johnson went on to talk about what makes Black Adam unique saying:
"What makes Black Adam very unique and different is that he lives by a code, too. If you attempt to harm his people, his family, his country, or him, he will rip you in half. He will literally grab you by the neck, and then grab you by the thigh, and rip your body into two pieces!"
The actor went on to share how lucky he is to get to take on this role and the responsibility he’s taken on :
"After being in this business for many years, Black Adam is a once-in-a-career character. I realise, going in, you’ve got one shot, and the pressure’s on. You’ve got to dive headfirst into the fire. Because, also, the superhero genre has been busted wide open in the greatest of ways in our business, and has been responsible for some of the greatest movies ever made. So that’s the measuring stick [you’re judged against]."
Black Adam also stars Aldis Hodge (Underground, The Invisible Man), who plays Hawkman in the film; Noah Centineo (To All the Boys I Love Before, Charlie's Angels) as Atom Smasher; Quintessa Swindell (Trinkets, Euphoria) as Cyclone; and Pierce Brosnan (GoldenEye, Mamma Mia!) as Doctor Fate, as well as Sarah Shahi (Person of Interest, The L Word), Marwan Kenzari (The Old Guard, Aladdin), and Uli Latukefu (Young Rock), who have been cast in unspecified roles.
Jaume Collet-Serra (Jungle Cruise) is directing Black Adam, from the most recent script, written by Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani. Adam Sztykiel wrote the previous draft.
