The Rock Confirmed To Play Black Adam In DC's "SHAZAM" Movie

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Cavill is only 39?!? Weird I thought he was older, he's only a few years older than I am. That means he was only 28 when he made Man of Steel? It's weird to think how young he was, he already looked mid-30's back then.

And that wasn't even the first time he was cast as Superman.

[Leo656]

Originally Posted by AquaParade

I’m pretty sure the audience reactions are from fan-screenings.

Could be. Doesn't mean the enthusiasm isn't legitimate. I've been to events where it was like an early showing or practically expenses-paid and people still made it clear if they weren't happy with what they're looking at. Just because people are in the main audience and got to watch it for free or almost-free doesn't automatically make them trained seals who'll clap at anything.

Like, for MoS my comic book store guy rented a theater for the day before the wide release and if you were a regular to the store you just chipped in $3-5 for snacks and everything else was free. 3D showing, too. So it was basically a "free" showing for a bunch of fans and a lot of people still stomped out cursing under their breath (or out loud) because they just really didn't like the movie.

So yeah, I get what you're saying, if they're already the target audience and they're being shown the movie as a gift, that can skew the enthusiasm upwards. But not always.

[Leo656]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

And that wasn't even the first time he was cast as Superman.

One of the main reasons I'm such a huge supporter of the guy is because it really is his lifelong dream to play the character, and he's fought for it his whole career. You don't always see that kind of enthusiasm from actors - usually we hear about "so-and-so actually hates playing ____ but they do it for the fans" - and I'd love to see it rewarded by actually giving the guy a lot to do. They simply will not find anyone who both embodies the role but also reveres it as much as this guy does.

It's historically the hardest role in all of fiction to cast because fans are so persnickety but also no actor wants to do it, for various reasons ranging from typecasting to fan expectations to "the curse" (which mostly seems to have died down, thankfully). So to get a guy who WANTS the job and is actually also really, really good at it... to not utilize that is a spectacular waste of resources.

Better late than never, I guess. Whatever they do is long overdue but at least it'll be something.

[Autbot_Benz]

Originally Posted by Leo656

I mostly wanna see Dr. Fate. I'm not really sure how I'll feel about the movie itself but I am very curious as to how they're going to handle the Justice Society, just in general.

that's the only reason I wanna see this movie is Dr Fate .

Originally Posted by Leo656

That audience reaction was f*cking awesome, in the one I saw (not sure how many versions of the leak there are). People yelling "COME ON!" before he even appeared, popping huge for just the sound of his voice and getting so loud you couldn't even hear exactly what he said (you can make it out but the crowd definitely roared over the audio to an impressive degree). And then all that sheer fist-pumping jubilation when you finally do see him. That's way better than I'd ever expected to see people react; I wasn't sure how it'd go but that sure was nice to see. I imagine the "Not Impressed" scene in ZSJL would have gotten a similar pop had it run in theaters; too bad we'll never know.

ya I have watched the post credit scene twice once on youtube once on twitter and its the same loud excited crowd. See WB See what happens when you listen to the fans. you get excited people.

[Leo656]

I don't like to give Dwayne credit for anything but supposedly this is all at his insistence, so whatever, thanks Flex.

I just hope it doesn't all lead to Superman doing the job for Black Adam. I mean book it 50/50 if you must but Superman really needs to be booked a little stronger than he's been in these movies so far, fight scene-wise. He always holds his own but he's only ever really gotten a clean win in Snyder's JL. He already jobbed to Batman so I'm not eager to see him lay down for Black Adam. But we'll see what happens.

[Turo602]

Originally Posted by Leo656

I don't like to give Dwayne credit for anything but supposedly this is all at his insistence, so whatever, thanks Flex.

Sorry, I won't tolerate shade against The Great One.

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by Turo602

Sorry, I won't tolerate shade against The Great One.

Well, if I may, I don't really go out of my way to watch his movies. Granted it's not his fault that Doom was a garbage movie. The latest movie of his I saw was that one with Gal Gadot and Ryan Reynolds. Mediocre but entertaining enough film to watch on the weekend.

[Andrew NDB]

1) Fast Five
2) Faster
3) The Rundown
4) Pain & Gain

Those are the only good movies with the Rock, in that order. There are some others that are OK (Walking Tall, Jumanjis) but aren't really "good" movies and some that are rather gimmicky (Skyscraper, San Andreas, Rampage) movies.

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

1) Fast Five
2) Faster
3) The Rundown
4) Pain & Gain

Those are the only good movies with the Rock, in that order. There are some others that are OK (Walking Tall, Jumanjis) but aren't really "good" movies and some that are rather gimmicky (Skyscraper, San Andreas, Rampage) movies.

I saw The Rundown over a decade ago. I liked it but don't remember it that well.

[Turo602]

Originally Posted by Prowler

Well, if I may, I don't really go out of my way to watch his movies. Granted it's not his fault that Doom was a garbage movie. The latest movie of his I saw was that one with Gal Gadot and Ryan Reynolds. Mediocre but entertaining enough film to watch on the weekend.

Yeah, I don't really go out of my way to watch his movies but what I have seen of his I don't mind. I enjoy his comedic roles and he's a shoo-in for action movies. You're not gonna get the greatest acting or writing from his films, but that's also true of all the old action movie stars from back in the day like Schwarzenegger and Van Damme. I just think it's a shame that he hasn't had that one role or series that he defines like Schwarzenegger with Terminator and Stallone with Rocky.

[Leo656]

Get Smart was good but to be fair you have to give a sh*t about the old TV show to give a f*ck about the movie, and going by the numbers nobody really did. I liked it, though, it was fine.

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by Turo602

Yeah, I don't really go out of my way to watch his movies but what I have seen of his I don't mind. I enjoy his comedic roles and he's a shoo-in for action movies. You're not gonna get the greatest acting or writing from his films, but that's also true of all the old action movie stars from back in the day like Schwarzenegger and Van Damme. I just think it's a shame that he hasn't had that one role or series that he defines like Schwarzenegger with Terminator and Stallone with Rocky.

Yeah. You said pretty much everything.

Schwarzenegger also had Predator and Total Recall. Both classics. And Stallone also had Rambo.

What's the most iconic movie starring The Rock? One of the Fast and Furious movies? That franchise already existed before he was in it. The Scorpion King? Both famous movies but not exactly timeless classics like Rocky and The Terminator are.

The Rock seems to go for quantity over quality. He also did a bunch of Disney movies and played the tooth fairy in one. I guess he just likes being in movies and doesn't care as long as he gets lead roles.

[Turo602]

Originally Posted by Leo656

Get Smart was good but to be fair you have to give a sh*t about the old TV show to give a f*ck about the movie, and going by the numbers nobody really did. I liked it, though, it was fine.

Eh, I don't think that's true. I didn't even know it was based on a TV show when I saw it just like I'm sure most people didn't know 21 Jump Street was a show either. Get Smart seems like more of a Steve Carell film than anything.

[Leo656]

How big are the rocks these people are living under that they didn't know that Get Smart or 21 Jump Street were TV shows? It's the only thing that explains the absolutely ludicrous premise of either one, the fact that they were both based on old TV shows from a time when every goofy idea got a timeslot.

I mean, I'm sure SOME people may have been so oblivious but I think they'd rather be of the same ilk that didn't know Resident Evil was a video game first.

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by Leo656

Get Smart was good but to be fair you have to give a sh*t about the old TV show to give a f*ck about the movie, and going by the numbers nobody really did. I liked it, though, it was fine.

I've heard of the show but never watched it. So no, I haven't see the movie either.

[Leo656]

Ah man that show was a gas. Agent 99. Mrowr. Ought've been Agent 69, if I'd had my say in it.

[Prowler]

Anyway, The Rock needs to stop eating 5 steroid meals a day if he wants to live to ripe old age.

"No, that's all going to bed early, waking up early and eating a balanced diet!"

Yeah, right...

[Leo656]

LoL his skull is three times larger than it was in 1998. That sh*t only happens one way. Some guys you can look at and go "I wonder..." at least a little bit, but when a dude has an entirely new head there's just no plausible deniability left.

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by Leo656

LoL his skull is three times larger than it was in 1998. That sh*t only happens one way. Some guys you can look at and go "I wonder..." at least a little bit, but when a dude has an entirely new head there's just no plausible deniability left.

Guy literally looks more and more like a rock every day. That's not natural, no matter how great your genes are. Not even when he was a wrestler did he get so big. Considering he's middle aged at this point, he shouldn't be building muscle as easily as he did when he was younger.

Anyway, that's his problem. He's a grown man. He cna do whatever he wants to. But the day I wake up and see on the news the "Dwayne Johnson passed away of a sudden heart attack this morning" headline, I won't be shocked exactly.

[Turo602]

Originally Posted by Leo656

How big are the rocks these people are living under that they didn't know that Get Smart or 21 Jump Street were TV shows? It's the only thing that explains the absolutely ludicrous premise of either one, the fact that they were both based on old TV shows from a time when every goofy idea got a timeslot.

I mean, I'm sure SOME people may have been so oblivious but I think they'd rather be of the same ilk that didn't know Resident Evil was a video game first.

Well, pretty sure most people went to the theater for reasons that had nothing to do with them being based on TV shows that had been irrelevant for decades. They're reinventions for a modern audience because it's easier for Hollywood to pull an old idea from a hat than come up with something new. Same applies to Resident Evil which was just a hot chick vs zombies and somehow got by for 6 films without the director knowing jack sh*t about the games outside of clips he saw on YouTube that he could steal.