Aldis Hodge, who plays Hawkman/Carter Hall in Black Adam, explained how the film will challenge the meaning of "superhero."
Hodge shed some light on how Black Adam captured "a different side" of heroism in an interview with CBR. "We get to see people take different kinds of risks that we haven't seen taken before. We get to live in a world where it truly is unpredictable because we don't know what Black Adam is going to do. We don't know how far he is going to take it and to what extent," said the Hawkman actor.
In the film, the 5000-year-old antihero Black Adam (Dwayne Johnson) goes against the original DC super squad Justice Society of America, in which Hawkman and Doctor Fate (Pierce Brosnan) are the senior members. After waking up and escaping his centuries-long imprisonment, Black Adam doesn't agree with the JSA's rules of conduct and decides to take matters into his own hands.
Black Adam's Relatable Position
"At the end of the day, we understand him," said Hodge about Johnson's lead role. "If we were in his position, we would be doing the same thing as far as making sure we are protecting ours, to the best of our ability, with all of our capabilities at hand." He went on to add, "For me, it's a really awesome way to step out and show a different side of what the word 'superhero' means."
Like any other superhero who plays by their own rules, Black Adam has a particular code, which makes the character unpredictable. "If you are not dancing to his beat, there are no rules but his," said Hodge. The actor also noted that for him, one of the main draws to join the DC Extended Universe was the opportunity to "display superhero stories in a very different way." He added, "Black Adam has played both sides... it depends on his agenda. That is where we see a difference."
The Hawkman actor has also pitched the idea of a Black Adam vs. Superman trilogy. Recently, producer Hiram Garcia discussed how the showdown between Johnson's titular antihero and Henry Cavil's Superman would unfold through multiple movies, insisting that it was never a "one-off or just about a fight." Garcia emphasized, "It's about so much more than that. We really want to craft a long form of storytelling and how these two characters exist in the same universe and are going to have to deal with each other often, either on the same or opposite sides."
Black Adam hits theaters on Oct. 21.
Source: CBR