Just about every aspect of this has me excited; Captain Marvel? Check. John August? Check. Peter Segal? Eh, why not.
But Dwayne Johnson as Black Adam? I like some of the guy's acting, sure. Just wish they would have given a little more thought to casting the first built, dark-skinned actor they could think of. Visually, he might fit the bill, but he hasn't shown that he can play the ruthlessly sadistic type of super villain that crushes people's skulls with one hand.
@thrashanddestroy: you're thinking of Kid Miracleman (or kid marvelman)...
from wiki :
Because Marvel Comics trademarked their Captain Marvel comic book during the interim between the original Captain Marvel's Fawcett years and DC years, DC Comics is unable to promote and market their Captain Marvel/Marvel Family properties under that name. Since 1972, DC has instead used the trademark Shazam! as the title of their comic books and thus the name under which they market and promote the character. Consequently, Captain Marvel himself is sometimes erroneously referred to as Shazam.
@thrashanddestroy: He was the only good thing about that horrible Get Shorty-sequel, that was so bad I can't even remember the title. And he was cool in Welcome to the Jungle. And he was the closest to Conan on screen we've ever had in Scorpion King. I like the guy, I think he's underrated.
@jbq: the real problem with Dwayne Johnson as Black Adam is that he seems to be in that phase of career building that slides into the good guy/family film gutter...
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11/21/08
But Dwayne Johnson as Black Adam? I like some of the guy's acting, sure. Just wish they would have given a little more thought to casting the first built, dark-skinned actor they could think of. Visually, he might fit the bill, but he hasn't shown that he can play the ruthlessly sadistic type of super villain that crushes people's skulls with one hand.
Ah well.
11/21/08
from wiki :
Because Marvel Comics trademarked their Captain Marvel comic book during the interim between the original Captain Marvel's Fawcett years and DC years, DC Comics is unable to promote and market their Captain Marvel/Marvel Family properties under that name. Since 1972, DC has instead used the trademark Shazam! as the title of their comic books and thus the name under which they market and promote the character. Consequently, Captain Marvel himself is sometimes erroneously referred to as Shazam.
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11/21/08
how black is Black Adam going to be?
11/21/08
Not until the long-awaited "Gomer Pyle, USMC" reboot.
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11/21/08