Dwayne Johnson is indeed one of the highest-paid Hollywood actors currently. Moreover, in the past few years, he is associated with some of the biggest movie projects in the industry.

The most recent movie project he is promoting is DC’s Black Adam. It is no doubt Johnson has got a massive amount for his superhero debut. However, did you know Robert Downey Jr. received 45 times less money for his breakthrough role as Iron Man than DJ for Black Adam?

DC paid Dwayne Johnson a whopping $22.5 million for his superhero debut in Black Adam. However, Robert Downey Jr. received very little for 2008’s Iron Man.

In a recent tweet shared by Marvel Facts, an MCU fan page, they stated RDJ accepted an amount of $500,000 for Iron Man. However, his co-star Terrence Howard, who played Rodney in the first installment of Iron Man, got $3.5 million.

If we compare both scenarios, we will see why DC is paying more to The Rock for his DC debut. The former WWE star is currently the most popular actor across the globe. Clearly, looking at his box-office collection and popularity, DC has paid a huge amount to him.

However, the same wasn’t in the case of RDJ. Even though Iron Man is the movie that opened the gates of success for MCU, the franchise hesitated to cast him. Surprisingly, RDJ cemented himself as an established and highest-paid actor after playing Tony Stark.

RDJ was on the path of making a name for himself again in Hollywood. He had overcome all of his past demons and was doing a fresh start. MCU hesitated at first but cast him in their Iron Man, which changed the fortune of the franchise.

After signing Dwayne Johnson, DCEU is also hoping this could change their fortune. Moreover, Johnson’s Seven Bucks Production of also a part of producing team. So, their creative control can change a few elements of DCEU’s way of portraying their movies.

Dwayne Johnson didn’t need muscle padding for Black Adam’s suit

If you follow superhero movies, you’ll be well-versed in the training the actors go to fit in the role. Similarly, Dwayne Johnson has worked out so intensely that the costume team of Black Adam suit had to remove extra muscle padding.

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Dwayne Johnson is doing everything in his pocket to make the role of Black Adam a fan favorite. He replied to the tweet two months ago and told the importance of his role as this anti-hero character and why he didn’t want extra muscle padding.

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We can truly see while reading the tweet how Dwayne Johnson is eager to bring a new era to superhero movies. It seems Johnson wants to change the training methods for playing a superhero in a movie.

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