Dwayne Johnson has made his ambitions to join the MCU clear.
He even outlined the character he’d be most interested in playing nearly a decade ago. His official superhero debut, in the form of DC’s Black Adam, hasn’t gone over particularly well with audiences, and it seems that Johnson has his sights set on greener pastures. The MCU has plenty of space for a star of Johnson’s charisma and style, but quite a few of the best Marvel heroes have already been claimed. Johnson expressed his interest — in a 2013 tweet — in taking on the character of Luke Cage, but that role is already spoken for. There’s no concrete confirmation that Mike Colter, from Netflix’s run of Luke Cage, is set to return alongside Charlie Cox, but fans are holding out hope. Colter’s performance in the role was widely adored by audiences, and seeing a new face take on the character, so soon after Colter, would feel wrong.