Black Adam’s Aldis Hodge Wanted Hawkman’s Fighting Style To Reflect That He’s Been ‘Fighting For Ages’ [Exclusive]

In order to make this fighting style a reality, Hodge also worked with his stunt double, David Charles Warren III, to figure out a way to combine different techniques into one. Why exactly is this important? Because Hall is the reincarnation of the Egyptian prince Khufu, meaning he has inherited his ancient fighting techniques and practices. Needless to say, he’s got a wide range of styles to fight with, and making that obvious was Hodge’s top priority.

“He’s picked up styles along the way […] in the various forms of battle he’s been through, so we should do something that reflects that,” he said. “It was really finding the best bits of all those styles that I love and studied coming up and putting those together to create something that we can build on.”

It’s not clear whether these styles and the backstories that influence them will be touched upon in a future project. However, Hodge remains optimistic that he will eventually play Hawkman again.

“If we get to have the opportunity to continue telling Hawkman’s story,” he said, “we’re going to get to expound on that style in really creative and awesome ways that we’ve never seen on screen.”

Hawkman will make his DCEU debut in “Black Adam,” which hits theaters on October 21, 2022.