SANTIAGO. Aún no se estrenan las películas "Baywatch" ni "Moana", ni tampoco se ha comenzado a grabar la nueva entrega de la saga "Rápido y furioso", pero Dwayne "La Roca" Johnson ya sabe cuál será su próximo rol. 

Tal como el mismo actor se encargó de contar a través de redes sociales, se sumará al universo de los súperheroes: interpretará a "Doc Savage", personaje que salió a la luz por primera vez en 1933 y que ya llegó al cine en 1975 como "Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze". 

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

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El proyecto está a cargo del director y guionista Shane Black ("Iron Man 3"). 

El actor comentó que está "emocionado" de encarnar a este personaje, un prototipo inicial de superhéroe. En cuanto al comportamiento de Doc Savage, explica que es un tipo raro.

 "Tiene cero elegancia social debido a su infancia, así que cada interacción que tiene con alguien es directa, extraña, generalmente incómoda y maravillosamente graciosa". 

El actor también contó que ha pasado muchísimo tiempo hablando del rol con Shane Black y que está ansioso por empezar a trabajar en el personaje.