Rising actor Aldis Hodge (“City on the Hill,” “The Invisible Man,” “One Night in Miami”) is in final negotiations for the role of iconic DC Comics character Hawkman in the upcoming Dwayne Johnson-led “Black Adam” film at New Line.
The story centers on the character who was first created as Shazam’s archnemesis but evolved into a more layered individual. Black Adam will also feature the Justice Society of America, a multigenerational group that preceded the Justice League and so include characters like Atom Smasher (Noah Centineo) and the yet to be cast Doctor Fate and Cyclone.
Hawkman is one of a pair of lovers from Ancient Egypt destined to constantly be reincarnated throughout time and space, with many rebirths leading to an emergence as a hawk-themed hero using both giant wings and an alien element called ‘nth metal’ that negates gravity and allows him to fly.
In contemporary times, he’s Carter Hall, an archaeologist turned adventurer who struggles with anger issues. Jaume Collet-Serra (“Jungle Cruise,” “The Shallows”) helms the movie and Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani wrote the latest draft based on earlier work by Adam Sztykiel.
“Black Adam” is due to begin production in late winter or spring of 2021.
Source: Heat Vision