The Rock to get solo DC spinoff
After announcing plans to make a “Shazam” movie with Dwayne Johnson attached to play the antagonist Black Adam, New Line Cinema and DC Entertainment have now decided to expand the property with a second film.
New Line first announced the project in the fall of 2014, with Johnson on board to star and Darren Lemke set to write the script. After a successful meeting with Johnson, the studio has decided to add a spinoff film to the universe that will focus on Johnson's character.
The DC comics character Shazam, aka Captain Marvel, is the alter ego of a boy named Billy Batson. Batson can transform into a superhero by saying the word “Shazam”. Black Adam is Shazam's arch nemesis — a character that Johnson has been eyeing for quite some time.
New Line has not yet named a writer or director for the spinoff.
Johnson is currently filming Season 3 of the HBO series “Ballers” and plans to shoot the New Line action pic “Rampage” next. His action comedy “Baywatch” bows Memorial Day Weekend, and the “Jumanji” sequel, co-starring Kevin Hart, his theatres this December.
Source: Variety
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