'Shazam!' Movie Spoilers: Will Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's Black Adam "Rip Out" Captain Marvel's Throat?

With Superman v Batman: Dawn of Justice scheduled to be released in 2016, Warner Bros. is also bringing another DC Comics superhero onto the big screen.In the upcoming Shazam! movie, will Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson bring it as Black Adam and "rip out" Captain Marvel's throat?

As we previously mentioned, we were very excited to the Hercules action star was signing on for a DC Comics movie. At first there was speculation on there or not he would be playing the title character. Then the announcement came when the WWE superstar wrestler confirmed he was playing the DCU's big time baddie, Black Adam.

In the mythology, Captain Marvel is the alter ego of Billy Batson, a young boy who can transform himself into a costumed superhero. His magical powers derive from Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, and Mercury.

Superherohype reports that the Furious 7 action star was talking about playing the super villain in a a Twitter session with fans. In the DC Universe, Black Adam was an ancient Egyptian prince named Teth-Adam (i.e., "Mighty Human"), corrupted by his immense powers. In his reincarnated form as Theo Adam, after saying the magic word, "Shazam," he transforms himself into Black Adam.

The Scorpion King states on his Twitter feed, "Can't wait to play BLACK ADAM. We'll find that anti-hero balance of ruthless rip your throat out w/ wonderful charm.. #ROCKTALK @Dosteguin."

According to Comic Book Resources, screenwriter Darren Lemke (Jack The Giant Slayer) has been hired to write the Shazam! script. The studio is still on the search for a director and an actor to play the title hero.

While we wait the next couple of years for the Shazam! movie, Furious 7 will hit theaters on April 3, 2015. Check out the trailer here:

Check out our 5 reasons why we're so anxious to see The Rock play as Black Adam.

Shazam! is scheduled to be to be released on April 5, 2019. Readers, are you excited to see Dwayne Johnson as the DC Comics super villain?