At this point we have to wonder if Dwayne Johnson has a cloned himself. How can he be attached to so many films? The actor recently finished his R-rated version of Baywatch, is currently filming Fast 8 (with producer rumblings of that his Hobbs will get his own solo spinoff film soon), and the entertainer is also attached to a Jumanji reboot, a San Andreas sequel, a Big Trouble in Little China remake, two more Journey films, Rampage and Shazam! Oh and this summer he has season two of Ballers and the Kevin Hart action-comedy, Central Intelligence in theaters. That's not even counting the movies he's considering.
Well, one movie that he was rumored to be considering is now official. While you were busy grilling up hamburgers on Memorial Day, The Rock was cooking up movie deals. Johnson is now confirmed to star in Shane Black's Doc Savage. He relayed the information in a Facebook photo post that featured Black and his co-writing team of Anthony Bagarozzi and Chuck Mondry and producer Hiram Garcia (on display at the bottom of this page).
Here's Johnson's description of the famous comic character:
Comic book fans around the world know that the cool thing about "Doc" Savage is that he's the inspiration for Superman. First name Clark, called "Man of Bronze", retreats to his "Fortress of Solitude" in the Arctic etc etc.
Doc was physically and mentally trained from birth by his father and a team of scientists to become the perfect human specimen with a genius level intellect. His heightened senses are beyond comprehension. He can even identify a women's perfume from half a mile away. He is literally the master of everything.
But here's the #1 reason I'm excited to become Doc Savage.. HE'S A F*CKING HILARIOUS WEIRDO! Confidently, yet innocently he has zero social graces whatsoever due to his upbringing so every interaction he has with someone is direct, odd, often uncomfortable and amazingly hilarious.
Sony will release Doc Savage, although it currently doesn't have a release date and Black first has his new Predator film. But, now that it's official, what do you think? Are you on board with Johnson's casting as "Doc" Savage? Sound off in the comments below.