Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is Doc Savage

The Rock goes Doc for Writer/Director Shane Black’s upcoming Doc Savage film.

Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson revealed the news by way of Instagram accompanied by a rather lengthy blurb complementing the production crew and project concept. The wrestler turned actor is going to take on the title role of iconic the pulp adventurer which will be set in the 1930’s.

It’s OFFICIAL: 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. Comic book fans around the world know that the cool thing about “Doc” Savage is that he’s the inspiration for Superman. First name Clark, called “Man of Bronze”, retreats to his “Fortress of Solitude” in the Arctic etc etc. Doc was physically and mentally trained from birth by his father and a team of scientists to become the perfect human specimen with a genius level intellect. His heightened senses are beyond comprehension. He can even identify a women’s perfume from half a mile away. He is literally the master of everything. But here’s the #1 reason I’m excited to become Doc Savage.. 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. #ItsOfficial #WorldsFirstSuperhero #GeniusIntellect #PhysicalSpecimen #FnLoveableWeirdo #ManOfBronze #DocSavage

A photo posted by therock (@therock) on May 30, 2016 at 5:53am PDT

While many moviegoers may not be familiar with this bronze aged character, Doc Savage actually pre-dates Superman and is one of the world’s first superheroes. That’s right, the character is even named Clark and was groomed by his father to be the savior of humanity… sound familiar? Johnson continued his Instagram post by describing his take on the pulp icon.

The #1 reason I’m excited to become Doc Savage.. HE’S A F*CKING HILARIOUS WEIRDO!

Audiences can likely expect Doc Savage to roll into production once Black’s done with his highly-anticipated current project ‘The Predator.’ Now begins the wait for “The Rock” Savage!