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Confirmed: The Rock Is Doc Savage

It’s official – Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has signed up for ‘Doc Savage’.

It’s been rumoured for some time, but now it appears that The Rock has confirmed he will star in the upcoming ‘Doc Savage’ adaptation… directed by Shane Black.

“It’s official,” he said via Instagram. “For all comic book fans you already know the world’s first superhero (pre-dating Superman) is the ‘Man of Bronze’ himself Clark ‘Doc’ Savage.”

“Want to thank my bud director/writer Shane Black and his writing team Anthony Bagarozzi and Chuck Mondry for flying in from LA and sitting with me and our @sevenbucksprod’s producer @hhgarcia41 on this Memorial Day weekend to chop up creative and break story on this very cool project.”

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But who is Doc Savage?

Simply put, he’s the world’s first superhero.

Doc Savage appeared in American pulp magazines throughout the 1930s and 1940s, and as The Rock himself explains, Doc Savage even predated Superman… and provided much of the inspiration behind DC’s iconic hero.

“Comic book fans around the world know that the cool thing about ‘Doc’ Savage is that he’s the inspiration for Superman,” he explained. “First name Clark, called ‘Man of Bronze’, retreats to his ‘Fortress of Solitude’ in the Arctic etc etc.”

In fact, the only thing that differs is Doc’s origins story…

According to the magazines, Doc was trained (both physically and mentally) to near-superhuman levels by his father and a team of scientists. Their goal? To create the perfect human specimen… and this granted Doc some incredible ‘powers’.

Savage is said to possess genius level intellect as well as heightened senses, immense strength and endurance, and a photographic memory. On top of this, he has mastered martial arts, the sciences as well as the art of disguise and imitation.

Essentially, he’s an all-round incredible guy.

And perhaps that’s why The Rock has been cast in the role.

“But here’s the #1 reason I’m excited to become Doc Savage,” he revealed. “HE’S A F*CKING HILARIOUS WEIRDO! Confidently, yet innocently he has zero social graces whatsoever due to his upbringing so every interaction he has with someone is direct, odd, often uncomfortable and amazingly hilarious.”

“After speaking for hours w/ Shane Black I can see why the creator of Superman took only the best parts of Doc Savage and leaving the “weirdo” part behind. But to us, it’s that “weirdo” part that makes Clark “Doc” Savage dope! Can’t wait to sink my teeth into this one of a kind character.”

Could this be the most perfect casting of all time?

For now, we’ll have to wait and see… but we definitely can’t wait.

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Picture Credit: Instagram, Warner Bros.