Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has a lot going on this year, starring in the remake of Hercules and filming the new Fast & Furious 7, but one more role might just make or break the former WWE champion's winning filmography: Aquaman.
Though not officially announced, Johnson confirmed a collaboration with D.C. comics in his twitter: "Myself & DC have agreed on a character.. extremely complex, well known (but never played) and a pure BAD ASS MF;) #RockTalk @ThomasEspin"
"The Rundown" actor hinted on playing a known DC hero, but whoever it is, "The Rock "choose not to spill. He further explained in a "Hercules" roundtable interview what character would fit his style, according to moviepilot.com:
"Here are three qualities. The first quality we were looking for was that he had to be extremely complex and have a lot going on. What that does for me as an actor and the studio is it gives us space that we can explore; his complexities. The other quality was that he had to -- the character we were looking for had to be well-known but never brought to life. Then what that does again as an actor, it gives me a little bit of space, and we talked about personality. It just gives me a chance to put an imprint into his personality, with the set of tools that I could bring to the table and put a very unique twist on his personality, but still pay homage to who he is. The third thing -- and most important -- is he had to be a badass motherfucker, okay, and on a Superman level of power, where could throw down. In those three qualities, I'm happy we've found that character. Right now, we're out to a lot of writers."
Though diehard DC fans speculated on either Lobo or Martian Manhunter, there are no talks about doing specific movies about those two characters as of the moment. But the Aquaman movie might be happening very soon, which made us rub our chins to the possibility.
Aquaman is known to be one of the characters who has been on the pages of DC comics for many, many years. Success has been elusive whenever the king of seven seas is adapted to different media form simply because it is a difficult character to pin down.
But Geoff Johns, DC Chief Entertainment Officer, has a different game plan. He told Variety that Aquaman is "a priority character for the company" and that they are currently speculating about how, "we are finding new areas in the ocean every day. It's as alien as going to outer space."
The Aquaman movie might be happening sooner than you think, but is Dwayne Johnson the perfect fit for the King of Atlantis?
