What if Dwayne Johnson chooses Shazam…then what?

Yes, my people, it is I, he who typically slams everything the DCU does with its movie franchises. But look, if this all but confirmed news that Dwayne Johnson will portray Shazam comes to fruition: I like this one. I really, really like this one. If we’re being 100% honest I think the actor formerly known as the wrestler known as the Rock would be a great Black Adam. Besides the comically-not-really-him-CGI depiction in the Mummy Returns, have we really had Johnson play a villain? If the news is to be believed, Johnson hasn’t decided which character he’ll portray, but the smart money is on Shazam and I can’t blame him. As far as franchising, being a good guy on the Justice League is going to afford you many more opportunities in the franchise than a villain who might appear in one flick. But I digress. For the first time since Zach Snyder started signing off on costume designs, I actually like a casting choice for this Justice League universe without having to have seventeen think-pieces to convince me of it. Johnson has proven he can be heroic, goofy, lighthearted and certainly looks the part of being a “superman-ish” hero.

So, what if Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson does pick Shazam…then what? Here’s the interesting thing, unless all the trolls are too busy condemning the protesters in Ferguson, there hasn’t been much if any backlash about the prospect of Dwayne Johnson playing Shazam. And you might be scratching your dome right now, wondering, but Will, why would there be ba…