That is Black Adam. At DC FanDome, Dwayne Johnson unveiled the primary take a look at his DC anti-hero who will likely be headlining an upcoming eponymous standalone DC film. Johnson’s Black Adam takes just about after what the character seems to be like within the comics. Johnson additionally revealed the premise of the Black Adam film: it begins 5,000 years in the past in Kahndaq the place he is enslaved, breaks free and is imprisoned. He wakes up 5,000 years later in current day and is set to by no means let something get in his approach. Johnson additionally revealed whom Black Adam will likely be going up in opposition to — the Justice Society of America, that includes Hawkman, Physician Destiny, Cyclone, and Atom Smasher.
Noah Centineo, star of To All of the Boys I’ve Liked Earlier than, is taking part in the superhero Atom Smasher on Black Adam, who has beforehand been a minor villain on The Flash season 2. The actors for the opposite Black Adam characters haven’t been forged as but — or not revealed. Black Adam is making his live-action debut with the DC film; he was initially going to be a part of final yr’s Shazam! however these plans have been scuppered in favour of a Black Adam origin story. Black Adam is predicted to sq. up in opposition to Shazam in a future DC movie universe entry.
Within the comics, Black Adam has by no means been a hero. He began off as a supervillain and remained so till the flip of the century, when he was slowly was a corrupted antihero. He is an archenemy of Shazam in truth, and that is why he has that lightning bolt on his chest, to depict him because the evil mirror. When the Black Adam launch date was introduced, Johnson’s feedback additionally advised a extra constructive outlook. And at DC FanDome, Johnson famous that Black Adam will likely be “a ruthless keeper of justice”, serving as “decide, jury, and executioner”.
It has been a protracted highway to display screen for Black Adam. Johnson famous as a lot at DC FanDome that he is been personally concerned for a decade. The DC movie is within the arms of director Jaume Collet-Serra who has beforehand labored with Johnson on Disney’s Jungle Cruise. Johnson can even function producer on Black Adam alongside Beau Flynn, Johnson, Hiram Garcia, Dany Garcia, and Scott Sheldon. Garcia as soon as mentioned that Black Adam may have an “edge to him. Like, he is not the boy scout superhero, he is the man that is like, okay, you cross him? ‘Nicely, I rip your head off, after which I transfer on to the following man.’”
Black Adam is slated to launch December 22, 2021 in cinemas worldwide. Filming is predicted to start in early 2021.
