Warner Bros. “Justice League” movie won’t feature a Darkseid despite rumors claiming the villain will be making an appearance in “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice.”
Badass Digest reports insider sources claim the villain won’t appear in a “Justice League” film until later in the franchise.
“My sources tell me not to expect Darkseid in the DC movieverse until Justice League 2, so that means a Guardians 2 in 2017 would definitely have the Eternals beating the New Gods to big screens,” according to Badass Digest.
Speaking of “Justice League” rumors, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson might be taking on the role of Shazam. The rumors began when Johnson spoke about his new DC role to TotatFilm. Previous reports claimed Johnson was set to play Green Lantern, but the actor’s comments prove otherwise.
“There’s a character out there that we’re going to announce soon,” Johnson said. “He has the power of Superman. And it’s not the Green Lantern by the way. Believe me – Jon Stewart – he is a character who I wanted to play, but there was already a version of Green Lantern, and so now we’ve gone in a slightly different direction. But this character has the power of Superman. He can throw down…Just say the word. That’s all I’m going to say.”
Johnson's comments could be referencing Shazam, who has to say his name in order to turn into the superhero. Johnson also spoke about his upcoming DC role while promoting “Hercules” on the “TODAY” show.
“It is going to happen,” Johnson said. “I’ve been dying to announce it, by the way, but we still have to find the right writer, we’re hearing two or three takes right now, but I’m very, very excited about it. I’ve been waiting a long time for this, and so have the fans, by the way.”
