But, like any true fan worth their salt, co-writer/director Shane Black knows that Clark Savage Jr. isn’t one of those characters you bring into a more modern context.
When adapting a character as iconic as Lester Dent’s Doc Savage, the temptation is always present to update said hero for a more modern age.
Oh, and the fact that landing Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as Doc Savage himself helps a lot in marketing this flick as well.
The reason is simply because he was one of the first of his kind, and truly a product of his time.