NEW YORK CITY: In Hollywood's superhero era thus far, there has been one particularly conspicuous absence: while a parade of big-name actors have taken their turns donning various spandex suits, Dwayne Johnson — arguably the biggest movie star in the world at the moment — has, until now, sat out the trend.

The Rock didn't really need a cape to prove his powers. The 6-foot-5, 260-pound actor was, in many respects, already a superhero in his own right: a skyscraper-climbing hulk, a shape-shifting demigod, even a bulked-up tooth fairy.

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