Pierce Brosnan Thinks He’ll Be Physician Destiny for ‘Man of Tomorrow’

Dwayne Johnson might not get to play Black Adam again, however somebody from that film might get to reprise their position within the new DC film universe.

Throughout a latest interview with GQ, Pierce Brosnan mentioned he’s greater than prepared to play Doctor Fate once more, ought to the decision come: “I loved that, the philosphy of that character very a lot, and I might be open to it.” Curiously, he then informed GQ how he heard “that Destiny was going to have his personal present, or his personal film. I’ve heard that he’s going to be within the subsequent Superman.”

Days after Superman got here out this previous July, James Gunn informed the Happy Sad Confused podcast he was “fairly certain” Physician Destiny was within the mural seen within the Corridor of Justice, or at the least the Justice Society typically. (Kent Nelson, the incarnation performed by Brosnan, is one among its unique founding members within the comics and different incarnations.) As soon as we acquired a clearer look on the mural, it turned out the person followers speculated was him was truly Maxwell Lord, however Gunn’s remark nonetheless means Destiny is a part of this universe’s historical past.

Whether or not this implies Physician Destiny truly is a part of 2027’s Man of Tomorrow, we’ll have to attend and see. Yeah, the man died in Black Adam, but when Brosnan’s again and carrying the Helmet of Destiny once more, would anybody actually complain?

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