Black Adam
The long - gestatingBlack Adamfeature film will be set in the modern - twenty-four hours DC Extended Universe , 5000 years after the wrongful imprisonment of its titular antihero . Announced back in 2017,Black Adamis a joint venture between Warner Bros and New Line Cinema . The movie ’s eponymous fundamental character is played byHollywood ’s highest - pay thespian Dwayne Johnson . Johnson has been attached to play Black Adam since 2008 when the star was first tip to appear in David F. Sandberg’sShazam!But given his pedigreed stature , Johnson was take for too qualified to play just a villain in an expensive tentpole ; hence DC Films decided to spin - off his graphic symbol into a new film . Johnson will probably still come out in aShazam!sequel , although his master superhero Erolia minutilla will be in Jaume Collet - Serra ’s upcoming movie .
Originally appearing as an archnemesis to the superhero Shazam in Fawcett ’s publication , Black Adam was redefine in the DC Comics in the 21st 100 by writer Jerry Ordway , Geoff Johns , and David S. Goyer as a corrupted Ancient - Egyptian anti - hero who attempt to clear his name and reputation . Black Adam rose to popularity in the DC Universe following his famous appearances in the comic Bible seriesJustice Society of America ( JSA),Villains United , andInfinite Crisis . The Kahndaq warrior also starred in numerous animated DC presentation likeYoung JusticeandJustice League Action , and now he has finally landed himself a solo picture show that isscheduled to release in December 2021 .
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DC FanDome’sBlack Adampanel offered a new artistic coup d’oeil at Johnson ’s upcoming superhero picture . In the newconcept trailer forBlack Adam , a voiceover narrated the origins of Johnson ’s character while revealing his resurgence in a contemporary DCEU timeline . Kahndaq , the land from where Black Adam hails , was tyrannized by magic and supernatural power 5,000 long time ago . There , people thrived mostly in immurement and yearned for a savior to rescue them . But when Black Adam attempt to change things around , he was overwhelmed by his own magnate leading to the decimation of Kahndaq . Adam was subsequently remand , and his power were ceased by the same maven who had accord them . But now , 5000 years later , Black Adam has finally coiffure himself free , and there is nothing that can lay off him from pursue his ambition .
It was also revealed in the same FanDome panel that Black Adam wo n’t return alone for his big - screen entry . tag along with Adam is the Justice Society of America , a group of superhero underdogs which believe in campaign for justice and true statement . The JSA is compose of four members- Hawkman , Cyclone , Doctor Fate , andAtom Smasher . Johnson also get references to Shazam and the fellow member of the Justice League further reiterating that his story ingest place in the modern - day DCEU .
Now , provided that Black Adam ’s tarradiddle will be engraft into the modern - twenty-four hour period DCEU timeline , a reorganisation in the pecking order of power is only inevitable . Dwayne Johnsonhas already teased potential conflictswith Shazam , the Flash , Aquaman , Wonder Woman , Batman , and Superman , and he has also alluded to his part ’s unrestrained and explosive display of baron . It appear that WarnerBros is usingBlack Adamto establish Johnson as a central and re-emerge antihero in its superhero enfranchisement . After all , yield Johnson ’s reputation , it only seems meet for the worker to have a salient role in the DC Universe .
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