Black Adam movie: The Rock reveals Aldis Hodge is DC's Hawkman

DC Comics' Black Adam film has just found its Hawkman. The Rock/Dwayne Johnson, who will play the antihero Black Adam, revealed Friday that Leverage actor Aldis Hodge is going to play Hawkman in the upcoming movie.

Hodge is best known for his recent roles in One Night in Miami, The Invisible Man, Straight Outta Compton, Hidden Figures and Underground.

"A pleasure to welcome Aldis Hodge to Black Adam," the Rock posted on his Instagram. "Hawkman is a critical leading role for our movie, as he is the fiery leader of the JSA (Justice Society of America) and one of the most beloved and legendary characters in the DC Universe."

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THIS IS HAWKMAN 🦅 A pleasure to welcome @aldis_hodge to BLACK ADAM. HAWKMAN is a critical leading role for our movie, as he is the fiery leader of the JSA (Justice Society of America) and one of the most beloved and legendary characters in the DC UNIVERSE. I called Aldis personally as I wanted to surprise him that he got the role and it wound up being one of the greatest conversations I’ve ever had. Aldis: Hello? DJ: Hello, I’d like to speak to Aldis. Aldis: Who is this? DJ: This is Dwayne Johnson. * long pause Aldis: Whoever this is stop playing on my phone. DJ: This is Dwayne, is this Aldis? * longer pause Aldis: This shit ain’t funny, I said stop playing on my fucking phone. DJ: Aldis, this is DJ. I just called to say thank you so much for sending in your audition - it was great and I really appreciate the efforts you made. Just wanted to say thanks and best of luck in all you do. And one more thing — welcome to Black Adam. * longest pause Aldis: I’m sorry you’ll have to hold on for a one second. * he puts the phone down and walks away and all I hear is inaudible yells 😂 Aldis: DJAYYYY OHHHHH SHIT!!!!!! * Im laughing my ass off by now. DJ: You ok? You’re gonna crush this role! We went on to have an awesome conversation full of gratitude, love and motivation. Can’t wait to work with this very talented brother. The perfect HAWKMAN. Let’s get to work. #aldishodge #jsa #hawkman 🦅 #blackadam⚡️

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The Rock also revealed how Hodge reacted when he got the call about the good news. At first Hodge thought the call was a prank, but then exploded with excitement upon realizing it really was Johnson on the phone delivering very good news.

"We went on to have an awesome conversation full of gratitude, love and motivation. Can't wait to work with this very talented brother. The perfect Hawkman. Let's get to work," the Rock wrote.

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So the cat’s out of the bag 😎. @therock, it’s going to be an honor to join you, @ncentineo and the #BlackAdam/#DCU family 🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿. Let’s goooooo!!!! @thehollywood_reporter link is in the bio🔥

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"So the cat's out of the bag," Hodge posted on his Instagram on Friday. "The Rock, it's going to be an honor to join you, Noah Centineo, and the Black Adam/DCU family. Let's goooooo!!!!"

The Black Adam movie will center around the main character that was originally created as superhero Shazam's archnemesis -- when Shazam was actually called Captain Marvel (not to be confused with Marvel's female superhero of the same name).

The movie will not only tell Black Adam's story but also introduce the Justice Society of America, a group that came before the Justice League. In addition to Hawkman, characters Atom Smasher (played by Noah Centineo), Doctor Fate and Cyclone will be part of the movie's story.