The wrestler-turned-actor has long coveted a role as Shazam or Black Adam, deciding eventually to portray the curious antihero.
Johnson has claimed that Black Adam may even join the Justice League, much like his New 52 version did for a time.
In a similar fashion, Black Adam also received an update in The New 52.
Following the first metahuman assembly, the DCEU will take a mystical turn when Shazam! bursts onto the screen in 2019.
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