Pierce Brosnan to Play Dr Fate in Dwayne Johnson Superhero

Pierce Brosnan will play Dr. Fate in New Line/DC’s extremely anticipated “Black Adam” movie starring Dwayne Johnson, based on a person with data of the mission.

Dr. Fate, a.okay.a. Kent Nelson, was the ultimate piece of casting left to spherical out the Justice Society of America, and when he dons the Helmet of Fate, it is going to be for his first ever superhero function. It was beforehand introduced that Aldis Hodge has been solid as Hawkman, Noah Centineo as Atom Smasher and Quintessa Swindell as Cyclone.

Sarah Shahi has additionally been solid as Adrianna Tomaz and Marwan Kenzari is in talks to play the villain.

The first have a look at how the Justice Society will seem onscreen got here on final summer time throughout Warner Bros.’ digital Comic-Con different, DC FanDome, courtesy of two “Black Adam” teasers launched by Johnson. The clips, which had been motion-comics created solely utilizing idea artwork, defined that Black Adam was as soon as a member of a sophisticated historic civilization chosen by the Council of Wizards — the identical group whose final surviving member gave Billy Batson his powers in 2019’s “Shazam!” — to liberate his folks from slavery.

However, Black Adam’s model of Justice was too merciless and vindictive and in response, the Council imprisoned him, seemingly for all eternity. But 5,000 years later, he escapes and units out to proceed what he began. This time, superheroes have emerged, and 4 of them — Cyclone, Atom Smasher, Dr. Fate and Hawkman — unite because the Justice Society to problem Black Adam. See how Cyclone regarded in that idea artwork, and browse extra in regards to the teasers right here.

Jaume Collet-Serra, who additionally directed Johnson in Disney’s “Jungle Cruise,” is on board to direct. Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani wrote the newest draft of the screenplay, whereas Adam Sztykiel wrote the earlier draft. Due to COVID-19, it’s at the moment unknown when “Black Adam” is predicted to go earlier than cameras, however the studio is eyeing a second-quarter 2021 manufacturing begin.

Beau Flynn of FlynnPictureCo. is producing with Johnson, Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia of Seven Bucks Productions. Johnson, Collet-Serra, Flynn, Garcia and Garcia lately collaborated on Disney’s “Jungle Cruise,” which is about for launch on July 30, 2021. Scott Sheldon will oversee for FlynnPictureCo. and also will function govt producer.

Plot particulars about “Black Adam” — the second New Line DC movie following 2019’s essential and cult hit “SHAZAM!” — are nonetheless below wraps.

Black Adam was created by Otto Binder and C. C. Beck in 1945 because the one-time opponent of Shazam (Captain Marvel) in the course of the character’s Fawcett comics period. Following DC Comics’ acquisition and revival of “Shazam” in 1973, Black Adam emerged as one of many DC universe’s hottest antiheroes and is now thought of considered one of Shazam’s core arch enemies.

Brosnan was most lately seen in Netflix’s “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga” alongside Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams and can quickly be seen within the cinematic musical adaptation of the traditional fairy story “Cinderella” releasing this July.

Brosnan is represented by CAA, Curtis Brown, Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller & Gellman and Viewpoint.