Dwayne Johnson is going to be in the news for a while, what with HERCULES on the horizon and the new teaser that hit the web earlier today! But closer to the newly obsessed subculture of superheroes, Johnson has been rumoured for months now to be playing John Stewart (a Green Lantern) on-screen. When asked once again if he would be playing him in an interview, he had this to say:
“So, you know, there’s been mutual interest with myself and DC for many years to find the right character. I, like everyone here in the room, love superheroes. So there’s been mutual interest with us for years, and we’ve been having ongoing discussions, myself and DC, for years about the right character, what the right character would be. That’s another thing, too: It had to be right.”
It certainly seems as if him and DC have been in talks for a long time, but is it Green Lantern? Is John Stewart finally hitting the silver screen, or are we seeing someone else emerge from the darkness, perhaps in BATMAN VS. SUPERMAN?
“The first quality we were looking for was that he had to be extremely complex and have a lot going on. What that does for me as an actor and the studio is it gives us space that we can explore; his complexities. The other quality was that he had to – the character we were looking for had to be well-known but never brought to life. Then what that does again as an actor, it gives me a little bit of space, and we talked about personality. It just gives me a chance to put an imprint into his personality, with the set of tools that I could bring to the table and put a very unique twist on his personality, but still pay homage to who he is. The third thing – and most important – is he had to be a badass mother[frick]er, OK, and on a Superman level of power, where [he] could throw down. In those three qualities, I’m happy we’ve found that character.
Earlier today, Johnson backhandedly confirmed that he is not going to be playing John Stewart, but he does interestingly point out Black Adam as a favourite character. Perhaps this is who he’s been chasing all along.
Green Lantern (John Stewart) and Black Adam are my fav superheroes, but GL’s already been made and stamped. #RockTalk@CFitzyy
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) March 25, 2014
The clues have everyone guessing. Who could it be? Fan-favourites are suggesting:
Black Adam: A man magically bestowed with aspects of various mythological figures which include super strength, super speed, super stamina, super senses, super intellect, healing factor, invulnerability, flight, and fearlessness. Could this be our mystery man? His powers certainly seem to rival that of Superman’s and he’s most certainly gone toe-to-toe with him in the comics before!
Lobo: An intergalactic mercenary and bounty-hunter with superhuman sense of smell, strength, stamina, and durability, regenerative healing factor, immortality and a genius level intellect. As we can see in the picture above, he’s certainly a match for Superman, maybe even too much of a match…
And finally, Darkseid: Described as one of the most powerful and most evil characters in the DC Universe, equipped with the Omega Force, super strength, super endurance, immortality, invulnerability, genius-level intellect, among countless torturous advanced weaponry. As one of Superman’s biggest and most lethal enemies, it is plausible that he would be in a superman film.
So tell us, what do you think The Rock is cooking for DC? Leave your thoughts in the comments section below!
Source: Comicbookmovie
