Dwayne Johnson’s long-awaited Black Adam movie is finally gaining some serious momentum, and the cast is slowly starting to fill in We know Johnson is set to play the titular anti-hero and Noah Centineo will star Atom Smasher, the hero of DC Comics, but, now we have just heard that Aldis Hodge has joined the cast as Hawkman Landing a key role in a high-profile project like this doesn’t feel real to some actors And based on a hilarious story shared by Johnson, it looks like Hodge initially thought his casting was a prank
Shortly after Aldis Hodge’s Black Adam casting announced, Dwayne Johnson took to Instagram to recall the time he called Aldis Hodge to tell him he’d been hired Johnson wanted to personally contact the actor with the news, but the unexpected interaction that followed turned out to be one of the biggest conversations Johnson has already had
Dwayne Johnson gave a detailed description of the initial conversation, which began with Aldis Hodge’s call However, when the wrestler-turned-actor introduced himself, there was a long pause before Hodge replied, « Whoever it is, stop playing on my phone ???? Johnson then claimed he was actually who he said he was, but after another long hiatus, Hodge said: ‘This shit ain’t funny I said stop playing on my fucking phoneat ????
Johnson was ultimately successful in convincing Hodge, however, when he thanked him for sending in his audition tape and for going all out before officially welcoming him to the cast. With that, Hodge asked him to hold on as he walked away for a moment, and Johnson remembers hearing only inaudible howls An excited Hodge then returned to the phone, and the two started having a conversation filled with gratitude, love and motivation.at ????
I don’t know any of you, but I think my initial response to Johnson’s call would have been the same as Hodge’s The actor was probably expecting his agent to call with news about the role and not the star and producer of the film. Still, it all makes for a great story, and you can’t help but smile as you read about Hodge’s excitement. Check out Johnson’s original post below:
THIS IS HAWKMAN ???? A pleasure to welcome @aldis_hodge to BLACK ADAM HAWKMAN is a vital leading role for our film, as he is the fiery leader of the Justice Society of America (JSA) and one of DC’s most beloved and legendary characters UNIVERSE I called Aldis personally because I wanted to surprise him that he got the part and it ended up being one of the greatest conversations I ever had Aldis: Hello? DJ: Hello, I would like to talk to Aldis Aldis: Who is this? DJ: It’s Dwayne Johnson * long break Aldis: Does anyone stop playing on my phone DJ: It’s Dwayne, it’s Aldis? * Longer pause Aldis: This shit ain’t funny, I said stop playing on my fucking phone DJ: Aldis, it’s DJ I just called to say thank you so much for sending your audition – it was awesome and i really appreciate the effort you put in i just wanted to say thank you and good luck in everything you do and one more thing – welcome to black adam * longest pause aldis: i am sorry you had to wait a second * he puts the phone down and walks away and all i hear is inaudible screams ???? Aldis: DJAYYYY OHHHHH SHIT !!!!!! * I’m laughing my ass now DJ: Are you okay? You are going to crush this role! We then had an awesome conversation full of gratitude, love and motivation I look forward to working with this very talented brother The Perfect HAWKMAN Let’s get to work #aldishodge #jsa #hawkman ???? #blackadam ??
Over the years, Aldis Hodge has proven his talent through a myriad of projects, which range from TV shows like Leverage, Underground and City on a Hill to films like Straight Outta Compton and The Invisible Man. , released earlier this year, earned it great success, so it’s no surprise that it came to Warner Bros and DC’s Radar
Black Adam will see the character come to blows with the Justice Society of America, which consists of Hawkman, Atom Smasher, Cyclone, and Doctor Fate It’s unclear how this story will play out, but fans are certainly hoping it will lead to a possible confrontation between Black Adam and Shazam Still, let’s hope there is a future for Aldis Hodge in the growing DC Extended Universe.
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