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The Rock Gets His Own Black Adam Standalone Together With Shazam!


Aside from his role as Black Adam in DC's upcoming Shazam!, Hollywood action star and professional wrestler Dwayne ‘The Rock' Johnson will also be starring in his very own Black Adam standalone.

Deciding that simply assigning The Rock as a supporting character in Shazam! wasn't befitting for an actor of his stature, DC Entertainment and New Line have both decided to give the Hollywood action giant's Black Adam his very own spin-off film. The meeting that The Rock had with DC last week wasn't to finalize his role in Shazam! – according to The Hollywood Reporter, the star had already agreed to playing Black Adam way back in 2008. The real reason why Johnson had met with DC was to discuss reconfiguring Shazam! and in the process the execs decided to give the wrestler his very own Black Adam standalone.

The publication also reports that the Black Adam standalone is slated for development concurrently with Shazam!, a decision probably made to keep the ball rolling for the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). As surprising as it sounds, this new development is definitely good news for DC fans around the globe. Though Batman vs. Superman and Suicide Squad both didn't do so well, this new Black Adam development proves that there's still definitely a lot to look forward to in the DC cinematic Universe.

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