Dwayne Johnson’s journey from wrestling underdog to world’s greatest action star is a memorial to the benefits of hard work, an iron will, and a relentless desire to reach the top. In an interview with Collider, Aldis Hodge, who will appear in Black Adam When Hawkman starred alongside Johnson, showing how much he admires The Rock and what he wants to learn from it.
“Working with The Rock, man, this is going to be great. I’m a huge fan of the steps he’s taken in his career and how he got to where he is. You have to be a smart brother and I’m talking about it a hectic brother who makes it to the top of the rankings and becomes the world’s greatest action star, and he does it with really smart, strategic moves. “
“So I can’t wait to focus his brain on a few things. I already asked him about the nutritional material, he hired me right there. I like to surround myself with real outsiders who are teachers and me.” feel like I’m with him, I’ll be able to learn a little bit how to deal with this hectic pace, just like I’ve learned a lot [director] Regina [King while working on One Night in Miami] in terms of how she acted as a leader on set and is able to lead the whole team, man. It was a fantastic training to watch their work. “
in the Black Adam, Aldis Hodge plays the role of Qatar Hol aka Hawkman from the planet Thanagar. The character is an extremely long-lived hero and the leader of the Justice Society of America, a superhero organization whose job it is to stop the Johnson-played anti-hero Black Adam after he has awakened from a centuries-long awakening slumber. In a previous interview with THR, Hodge had talked about his love for graphic novels and his excitement about finally becoming part of a superhero movie.
“I was really looking forward to being part of a superhero universe. I didn’t care what it was for so long just because I was such a fan. I grew up with graphic novels. I got into the business to make money for earning a Batman toy purchase, you know? But as for my pursuit of this type of vehicle – for no particular character, just a foot in the door – it had been many years, it was like 13-15 years where I kept going to the bat and saying no … So it was really an affirmation of the last few years of striving, hectic and preparation. And for me it was a real moment of disbelief. “”
Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, Black Adam with Dwayne Johnson, Noah Centineo as Atom Smasher, Aldis Hodge as Hawkman, Quintessa Swindell as Cyclone and Sarah Shahi. The film currently has no release date. Coming from Collider.
Subjects: Black Adam