Dwayne Johnson explains why “Black Adam” is an inspiration; jokes he ate donuts to prepare for the role

EXCLUSIVE: In the wake of Dwayne Johnson notching the highest opening of his solo star career with this weekend’s Black Adam at $67M, his holiday movie, currently titled Red One, is ramping up with additional castings: Deadline has learned that Nick Kroll, Kristofer Hivju, Wesley Kimmel and Mary Elizabeth Ellis are joining.

That figure tops the $60 million opening that lead star Dwayne Johnson posted with the “Fast & Furious” spinoff “Hobbs & Shaw” in August 2019 and is consistent with the $67 million opening that Jason Momoa’s “Aquaman” earned in December 2018. It is also closer to the $70 million projections that independent trackers initially posted before lowering them to $60 million closer to release.

Dwayne Johnson’s epic “Black Adam” thunders into theaters this weekend. A film about 15 years in the making— Johnson recently shared a story on social media sharing a press hit about him playing the character in 2007—Johnson has just never given up on the anti-hero character.

Even though “Black Adam” hasn’t even officially hit theaters yet, there’s already lots of buzz about the film’s end-credits scene. So, a spoiler alert if it’s not apparent to the reader what that scene entails: Henry Cavill returns as Superman to stare down Dwayne Johnson‘s Black Adam.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter “Black Adam,” a comic book adventure starring Dwayne Johnson, will loom large over the weekend box office. The film, from Warner Bros. and DC Comics, is expected to generate $60 million or more from 4,350 North American theaters between Friday and Sunday. That’ll easily be enough to dethrone “Halloween Ends,” which took the No. 1 spot last weekend with $41 million. “Black Adam” is squaring off against “Ticket to Paradise,” a romantic comedy featuring Julia Roberts and George Clooney, which is aiming to generate $15 million from 3,500 cinemas in its box office debut.

Dwayne Johnson attends the Black Adam photocall at the NH Collection Eurobuilding Hotel on Wednesday (October 19) in Madrid, Spain.

The long-awaited DC Universe “Black Adam” superhero film premiered recently in New York, the embargo has been lifted, and everyone is free, per Warner Bros., to discuss the film in whatever terms they like. If you’re online, especially on Twitter tonight, you’re likely going to be hearing a lot about the film’s post-credit scene that will have been spoiled in a matter of minutes and will likely have fans, or at least the DC Universe disciples, in a big lather.

Warner Bros Discovery’s film studio has been through a series of shake ups this year, most recently with the exit of Courtenay Valenti, the ascendance of Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy and the unsuccessful negotiations with Dan Lin to run DC. Despite the tumult, the studio has one very powerful ally as it tries to find its cadence.

Aldis Hodge is showing off his muscular arms at the premiere of his new movie, Black Adam, held at Cineworld Leicester Square on Tuesday night (October 18) in London, England.

It’s been a long wait — nearly a decade, in fact — since Dwayne Johnson first signed on to become an integral part of the DC universe. He’s recently turned 50 (not that he looks it). But now, at last, he’s launched a big-league entry in the cinematic superpowers world with Black Adam.

Dwayne Johnson has confirmed details of the post-credits scene in upcoming DC film Black Adam, a week before its official release. Spoilers ahead.Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (House Of Wax), Black Adam stars Johnson as the titular DC villain, alongside Aldis Hodge, Noah Centineo, Sarah Shahi and Pierce Brosnan.As reported by Variety on Thursday (October 13), the post-credits scene leaked onto social media platforms ahead of the film’s release on October 21.

Pierce Brosnan is honoring his wife Keely Shaye Smith with a simple yet powerful statement. The actor revealed that he wore his real wedding ring while filming his upcoming movie "Black Adam" as a tribute to his wife of 21 years. Brosnan plays Dr.

Pierce Brosnan is ready to make his DC cinematic universe debut with the upcoming Black Adam opposite Dwayne Johnson.MORE: Pierce Brosnan shares rare photo of wife Keely Shaye on special dayHowever, even while taking on the role of sorcerer Dr. Fate, the actor is keeping a bit of his family with him, specifically his wife, Keely Shaye Smith.VIDEO: Pierce Brosnan teams up with 21-year-old son for important causeIn an interview with Entertainment Tonight, he revealed that he wore his actual wedding ring and a watch gifted by his wife in the movie."This is our wedding ring and this is a watch that Keely bought me many years ago with an inscription that [reads], 'Time flies on love's wings,'" he shared. MORE: Pierce Brosnan spotted in Malibu following 'stalker' threats against his family"I decided to wear it for this character.

Dwayne Johnson is in Canada promoting his new DC Comics movie!

Pierce Brosnan has revealed the comment that may have cost him a major movie role. The actor appeared on "The Tonight Show" on Tuesday, and shared that he auditioned for Tim Burton's 1989 hit film "Batman." "I went up for Batman way back in the day when Tim Burton was doing it. Obviously, I didn’t get the job," the Irish actor told the show's host, Jimmy Fallon.

someone in the film — one that he offered a hearty “welcome home” to.Appearing on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Wednesday night, Johnson didn’t give any explicit spoilers on the ending of “Black Adam,” but he sure did get close. In talking about the movie, Fallon noted that, like most superhero films, there is indeed a post-credits scene on “Black Adam.” And, according to the host, “Something happens, and people are gonna freak out.” He also teased that that freaking out would happen because “Fans have been kind of asking this for a long time.”Naturally, the assumption there is a Superman cameo.

Dwayne Johnson is hitting the red carpet for the premiere of his new movie!