Hercules and former WWE superstar Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson hinted in a new interview that he might be playing as Captain Marvel in the upcoming Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice film.

"There's a character out there that we're going to announce soon" said Johnson to Total Film, "He has the power of Superman. And it's not the Green Lantern by the way. Believe me - Jon Stewart - he is a character who I wanted to play, but there was already a version of Green Lantern, and so now we've gone in a slightly different direction. But this character has the power of Superman. He can throw down."

The Rock has previously went on social media numerous times to express his love and passion for comic books and their iconic characters.

"Myself & DC have agreed on a character...extremely complex, well known (but never played) and a pure BAD A** MF;) #RockTalk .@ThomasEspin," wrote Johnson via Twitter on March 25 when he was asked by a fan which character would he like to play as (either Marvel or DC Comics). "Green Lantern (John Stewart) and Black Adam are my fav superheroes, but GL's already been made and stamped. #RockTalk @CFitzyy."

The 42-year-old performer latest film entitled Hercules is expected to be released in movie theaters on July 25, 2014.

The new Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice film stars Henry Cavill as Superman, Ben Affleck as Batman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Amy Adams (Lois Lane), Laurence Fishburne (Perry White), Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth, Diane Lane (Martha Kent), Ray Fisher as Cyborg, Tao Okamoto, Callan Mulvey and Oscar Award winning actress Holly Hunter.

The 'Batman vs. Superman' film is expected to arrive in movie theaters on May 6, 2016.