Dwayne Johnson Seemingly Confirms DC Role

Dwayne Johnson Seemingly Confirms DC Role
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After months of rumors and speculation, we may finally know which DC character Dwayne Johnson will be playing on the big screen. In an interview with Total Film, Johnson gave the biggest clues so far on who from the DC Universe he would be playing. Previous comments suggested he would not be playing the new Green Lantern and in this new interview, Johnson flat out confirms it saying that John Stewart was a character that he wanted to play, but since there had already been a different version of Green Lantern already, they decided to go a different way. So who is he playing? Johnson teased that the character will have the power of Superman and can quote, "throw down" which doesn't give us too much to go on. But his final clue was the most telling saying quote, "Just say the word. That's all I'm going to say." Comic fans will immediately know that the most likely candidate is Shazam. Originally called "Captain Marvel", but changed over a legal dispute with Marvel, Shazam has similar powers to Superman including, superhuman strength, speed and stamina, flight and invulnerability. As for the "just say the word" clue, Shazam is actually a boy named Billy Baston who transforms into a superhero whenever he says the magic word "Shazam". We previously told you that a report suggested that Warner Bros would be announcing their upcoming line-up of DC films at Comic Con and one of the films on that list was Shazam -- which is reportedly eyeing a July 2016 release. Johnson stated in the interview an official announcement would be made soon and with Comic Con arriving this week, we're thinking a Shazam movie starring Johnson confirmation is all but assured. Of course, some are speculating that Johnson could instead be playing Shazam's main adversary Black Adam, who essentially has the same powers and has at times been portrayed as a sort of anti-hero, but we're thinking Johnson is probably more interested in playing a superhero than a supervillain or anti-hero. Before we see Shazam on the big screen, we have Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice to look forward to on May 6th, 2016. To find out what 7 things we think need to happen in that movie, go ahead and click right here. So what do you think of Dwayne Johnson playing "Shazam"? Is he a good pick or would you have rather seen him play another superhero? Share your thoughts below or hit us up on Twitter @ClevverMovies. I'm Erin Robinson, thanks for watching ClevverMovies!
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