BLACK ADAM Star Dwayne Johnson Is Confident That We'll See A Black Superman On Screen One Day

BLACK ADAM Star Dwayne Johnson Is Confident That We'll See A Black Superman On Screen One Day

Earlier this year, we heard rumblings that Michael B. Jordan was being eyed by Warner Bros. to take over the role of Superman, and while that didn't happen, Dwayne Johnson is confident it will some day...

By JoshWilding - Jul 15, 2019 04:07 AM EST
Filed Under: Black Adam
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will soon launch his own superhero franchise with Black Adam but in a recent interview on the red carpet of Hobbs & Shaw, the actor shared his thoughts on the possibility of a black actor taking on the role of Superman in the DC Extended Universe now that Henry Cavill has seemingly moved on from the role. 

Before we get to that, though, Johnson shared his thoughts on how both Marvel Studios and Warner Bros. have gone about increasing the amount of diversity in their respective comic book franchises. "I think they’re doing great, I think obviously Marvel has done a tremendous job in building out. For me, we’re doing Black Adam with Warner Brothers and DC, we’re very excited about that."

"I think as everything builds and grows, and you take the temperament of society and what’s happening, and I think here in Hollywood — especially with franchises and characters and publicly traded companies who are sensitive to that kind of thing — so yeah, I think they’re doing a great job."
 
Johnson then added, "And maybe one day we will see a black Superman. You’re looking at him."

There's certainly a lot of interest in a black Superman, and absolutely no reason why Clark Kent couldn't be a different race when he eventually returns to the big screen. What do you guys think?

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Nightwing1015
Nightwing1015 - 7/15/2019, 4:22 AM
I really doubt that we'll ever seen that on screen.
chaney504
chaney504 - 7/15/2019, 6:27 AM
@Nightwing1015 - ok see i hate this i am African American and i don't appreciate modifying characters from original sources this one reason why fantastic 4 failed you had a black human torch now i appreciate the diverse universe marvel has shown enough about them not being racially objective
mastakilla39
mastakilla39 - 7/15/2019, 9:18 AM
@chaney504 - F4's interpretation failed because his race change didn't matter. Creed who is essentially just a black rocky worked because they changed everything about rocky to make being black matter. Even though plot wise Creed 1&2 are just rehashes of stallone's rocky films.

Black Superman will work only if WB/DC is willing to change everything. Clark Kent and Superman's upbringing will be significantly different if he was black. People are treated differently based on their ethnicity. Imagine if Zack Snyder's Man of Steel was black. The alienation and isolation of a man who's been bullied his whole life for being black & an alien is more relevant than just being a white alien from outer space.
VictorKrueger
VictorKrueger - 7/15/2019, 10:25 AM
@mastakilla39 - Did your vision of Clark Kent grow up in the pre civil rights era South or something. Is that why he was bullied all the time for being black?
Se4M4NSt4ine
Se4M4NSt4ine - 7/15/2019, 4:24 AM
“we’re doing Black Adam with Warner Brothers and DC”

Frshcoupe
Frshcoupe - 7/15/2019, 5:28 AM
@Se4M4NSt4ine - yo I “lol’d” at this 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 The Rock just loves to hear himself speak.
Se4M4NSt4ine
Se4M4NSt4ine - 7/15/2019, 5:29 AM
@Frshcoupe - it’s as if he just speaks for the sake of speaking now...🤦🏻‍♂️
tmp3
tmp3 - 7/15/2019, 4:28 AM
Dwayne Johnson’s the only actor working who has that classic comic book overly buff physique.
inkniron
inkniron - 7/15/2019, 6:42 AM
@tmp3 - Well, A-list actor anyway. Actor/stuntman/glorified extras Rob Archer and Bret Azar might argue differently.
L0RDbuckethead
L0RDbuckethead - 7/15/2019, 7:30 AM
@tmp3 - No love for Cena?

JamesPunn
JamesPunn - 7/15/2019, 7:41 AM
@L0RDbuckethead - Cena needs a role in the MCU. Dude's just cool.
L0RDbuckethead
L0RDbuckethead - 7/15/2019, 7:47 AM
@JamesPunn - We'll see how he does in James Gunn's Suicide Squad. But yeah, I eventually see the MCU snapping him up, he's quite in demand these days.
bcom
bcom - 7/15/2019, 2:06 PM
@tmp3 - and the over inflated ego and arrogance to match.
Mando
Mando - 7/15/2019, 4:29 AM
A black superman film so cool and all but i rather a john stewart green lantern film instead
tmp3
tmp3 - 7/15/2019, 4:35 AM
@PeterCipher -
Hal Jordan - Justin Theroux
Carol Farris - Carrie Coon
John Stewart - Jovan Adepo
Get Lindeof to script and Mimi Leder to direct
Mando
Mando - 7/15/2019, 4:38 AM
@PeterCipher - lol..Facts
nikgrid
nikgrid - 7/15/2019, 4:41 AM
"And maybe one day we will see a black Superman. You’re looking at him"

And after that I cannot wait for the new Blade film with John Cena as Blade....WTF?! Both are as ridiculous as each other.
tmp3
tmp3 - 7/15/2019, 4:45 AM
@PeterCipher - I’m still waiting on Michael Cera as Shaft...
nikgrid
nikgrid - 7/15/2019, 8:37 AM
@PeterCipher - Haha..oh no...
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