The actor formally known simply as 'The Rock,' has been very busy pumping out films over the past several years. Though he started on with a very Stallone-esque action approach with films like
The Scorpion King, The Rundown and
Walking Tall; he quickly moved on to the big budget, family friendly movies
The Game Plan, Race to Witch Mountain, Get Smart and
The Tooth Fairy. Johnson is hanging up his comedic performance, albeit temporarily, with the R-rated vengeance film
Faster, in which he portrays an ex-con out to revenge his brother's death.
Going back to the action genre won't be a short lived experience for Johnson. The actor feels he is long overdue to break into a superhero role.
"I would love that," said Johnson while on the set of his latest movie.
When asked about his interest in portraying characters that seem to fit his personality and build, such as Luke Cage, Namor, the Martian Manhunter or Captain Marvel, he said,
"We've been active in talking to these different companies and these different studios about making that happen and finding what makes sense. There's so much there and so much untapped. I'm sure it will happened. We've worked to develop good relationships with the studios heads and executives."
Johnson hasn't forgotten his appeal for family oriented films, though. He is still pursuing the role of Race Bannon in the future
Jonny Quest film,
"Oh, absolutely, we're talking about that, I love 'Jonny Quest.'"
Many comic fans feel Johnson is a perfect fit to play the antagonist Black Adam if a
Shazam! movie ever comes to fruition, but the other roles mentioned might be his ticket to superhero stardom.
How do you think? Can you see Dwayne Johnson successfully bring one of these fan-favorite characters to the silver screen?