Actor Aldis Hodge cast as Hawkman in The Rock’s ‘Black Adam’ film

Speaking of superheroes, you may have already heard the fan buzz surrounding mega star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson assuming the role of DC’s Black Adam character in his upcoming film.  Black Adam is the super villainous evil arch enemy of DC’s superhero Shazam!.  The big news out of DC yesterday though, is that actor Aldis Hodge is in final negotiations to join the cast of the upcoming Black Adam movie as Hawkman, the iconic winged superhero who celebrated his 80^th anniversary this year, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Hawkman is one of the original members of the Justice Society of America, the golden age comics’ super group of heroes that pre-dated the Justice League of America.  Hawkman first appeared in the golden age of comics and was featured in the 1940’s Flash Comics, No. 1.

Hawkman is the second member of Black Adam’s Justice Society of America to be cast, following on the heels of Noah Centineo who landed the role of Atom Smasher earlier this year.

Aldis Hodge is in negotiations to play Hawkman in 'Black Adam' 🦅

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While details about Black Adam’s Hawkman remain unknown, the character is best identified by his distinct wings, hawk-like helmet and signature battle mace.Hawkman was originally an Ancient Egyptian prince who was cursed and found himself reincarnating over millennia and on various worlds – notably the alien world of Thanagar, where he served as a police officer. Today, Hawkman is embodied by archaeologist Carter Hall, who harnesses the mysterious anti-gravity Nth Metal, which he controls mentally, and which allows him to fly.

Johnson took to Instagram to welcome Hodge to the iconic role of Hawkman:

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THIS IS HAWKMAN 🦅 A pleasure to welcome @aldis_hodge to BLACK ADAM. HAWKMAN is a critical leading role for our movie, as he is the fiery leader of the JSA (Justice Society of America) and one of the most beloved and legendary characters in the DC UNIVERSE. I called Aldis personally as I wanted to surprise him that he got the role and it wound up being one of the greatest conversations I’ve ever had. Aldis: Hello? DJ: Hello, I’d like to speak to Aldis. Aldis: Who is this? DJ: This is Dwayne Johnson. * long pause Aldis: Whoever this is stop playing on my phone. DJ: This is Dwayne, is this Aldis? * longer pause Aldis: This shit ain’t funny, I said stop playing on my fucking phone. DJ: Aldis, this is DJ. I just called to say thank you so much for sending in your audition – it was great and I really appreciate the efforts you made. Just wanted to say thanks and best of luck in all you do. And one more thing — welcome to Black Adam. * longest pause Aldis: I’m sorry you’ll have to hold on for a one second. * he puts the phone down and walks away and all I hear is inaudible yells 😂 Aldis: DJAYYYY OHHHHH SHIT!!!!!! * Im laughing my ass off by now. DJ: You ok? You’re gonna crush this role! We went on to have an awesome conversation full of gratitude, love and motivation. Can’t wait to work with this very talented brother. The perfect HAWKMAN. Let’s get to work. #aldishodge #jsa #hawkman 🦅 #blackadam⚡️

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Black Adam made a memorable appearance recently at DC FanDome: Hall of Heroes, where star Dwayne Johnson teased the movie with an eye-catching motion comic and revealed at least some of the members of Black Adam’s JSA (along with Hawkman and Atom Smasher it also includes the still-to-be-cast Doctor Fate and Cyclone).

Set within the DC movie universe, Black Adam has been anticipated by DC fans since 2019’s Shazam!, which first teased the iconic antihero. The movie is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, who recently directed Jungle Cruise and which also stars Johnson. Beau Flynn, Dany Garcia and Johnson are all producing, while Scott Sheldon will serve as executive producer.

Hodge recently starred in the acclaimed Regina King movie One Night in Miami, as well as the hit Invisible Man remake. Previously, he was seen in 2017’s Hidden Figures, 2016’s Straight Outta Compton and in TV series like City on a Hill, Turn, Black Mirror, Underground and Leverage. 

While Hodge is no stranger to action and to genre fare, Hawkman will be his first role as a big screen superhero.

Black Adam is due in theaters on December 22, 2021. You can check out the official trailer below.

(Source: DC Comics)

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