All you need to do is look through the many, many pieces of fanart depicting Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as DC Comics’ villain Black Adam and you’ll know people are excited for him to take on the role in Shazam!. In fact, even before the DC Extended Universe got under way and Johnson signed on to play Black Adam, he was a popular choice among fans thanks to his intimidating stature and striking likeness to the character.
It isn’t all that surprising to hear Johnson sound so excited at the prospect of finally bringing Black Adam to the big screen — either in Shazam! or another DC film.
Since announcing the project and officially attaching Johnson to play the villain, there hasn’t been much news concerning Shazam! beyond assigning it a 2019 release date.
Either way, there will be nothing light about Black Adam, with Johnson even referring to him as “the most ruthless villain/anti-hero of all time“.