The Rock just got an official Superman costume because he's the hero we need right now
What else is left on this planet for Dwayne Johnson, née The Rock? He is the "sexiest man alive." He has been the Scorpion King. No peaks remain for him to summit.
Or do they? In a tantalizing post to Instagram on Saturday, Johnson invited us to consider the possibility of a Rock-tastic Superman.
The 'gram shows an authentic Superman costume given to him "straight from the super secret vaults of Warner Bros" by television producer Casey Patterson, and we can't stop imagining him flying between the stars, maybe even tossing a cosmic frisbee to Krypto the Superdog.
"Luv you Case for this 'super cool' gift," The Rock wrote, "and luv you even more for not putting my kryptonite in this box as well... #BigBrownBaldTattooedVersionOfSuperman."
To be clear, he's not slated to play Superman in any upcoming projects — but he could oppose the hero some day, as he's slated to appear as the antihero Black Adam in the forthcoming Shazam movie.
That said, Shazam isn't coming any time soon, and we'd like to correct Johnson on one count. The Rock shouldn't think of himself simply as a big, bald, tattooed version of Superman. In this, the era of the reviled Dawn of Justice, he is the truest Man of Steel we could ever hope for.
Go forward, The Rock. Fly.
Damon Beres is an Executive Editor at Mashable, overseeing tech and science coverage. Previously, he was Senior Tech Editor at The Huffington Post. His work has appeared in Reader's Digest, Esquire.com, the New York Daily News and other fine outlets.
