Is the Rock going to fight Superman in ‘Black Adam’ movie?
SUMMARY
It may take a few years, but the Rock might punch Superman in the face on the big screen. When Dwayne Johnson slips into the suit of DC superhero/supervillain Black Adam, there's a chance he could brawl with Henry Cavill's version of the Man of Steel. It happened in the comics, and, right now, the people making the movie with the Rock aren't ruling out a Black Adam/Superman grudge match.
Speaking to ComicBook.com, the producer of Black Adam, Hiram Garcia, basically said that the idea of bringing in Superman to fight the Rock is totally on the table.
"I think the DC Universe is a wonderful universe and we're open to everything," Garcia said. "We have big aspirations for it[Black Adam]. We're friends with Henry. [The Rock and Henry are friends, it's a huge comic book brand as well. And I always just loved the idea. Who knows?"
Though the Rock has been confirmed to play Black Adam for a while, the Rock recently confirmed the release date of the film — Dec. 22, 2021 — alongside concept art of him as Black Adam. Technically speaking, Black Adam is a misunderstood supervillain within the DC Universe, sometimes the nemesis of Shazam. Now, because the film version of Shazam featured a Superman-cameo, it's reasonable to assume that some version of Superman could show up in Black Adam.
But, if even Superman did appear in Black Adam and throw down with the Rock, it wouldn't necessarily be Henry Cavill playing him. Basically, other than the upcoming film The Batman, the future the DC comics movies is somewhat in flux. So, if Black Adam did feature Superman, it could be a brand new actor playing the part, or perhaps, someone we've already seen like Herny Cavill.
In the meantime, if you're jonesing for Superman, three different versions of Superman are crashing the CW's mega-crossover event in just a couple weeks, including Tom Welling from Smallville and Brandon Routh from Superman Returns.
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