Black Adam is a 2022 superhero film starring Dwayne Johnson as the titular DC Comics character. The film is a spin-off to Shazam! (2019) and the 11th film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). In addition to Johnson, the film stars Aldis Hodge, Noah Centineo, Sarah Shahi, Marwan Kenzari, Quintessa Swindell and Pierce Brosnan.
The film follows an ancient superhuman as he is released from his magic imprisonment by a group of archeologists to free the nation of Kahndaq from the crime syndicate Intergang.
Johnson was attached to Shazam! Early in development and confirmed to portray the villain Black Adam in September 2014, but the producers later decided to give the character his own film. Sztykiel was hired in October 2017. Collet-Serra joined in June 2019 with a planned release date of December 2021, but this timeline was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional casting took place over the next year, including four members of the Justice Society of America, along with the script being rewritten by Haines and Noshirvani. Filming took place from April to August 2021 at Trilith Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, and also in Los Angeles.
The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $393 million worldwide, widely labelled as a box-office bomb after marketing and distribution costs were factored in
One of the last films from the DCEU and not the best. The film is watchable but if rumours are true that Johnson let his ego get in the way this could have been better. The end credit scene is now meaningless with James Gunn set to give DC a reboot.
The film follows an ancient superhuman as he is released from his magic imprisonment by a group of archeologists to free the nation of Kahndaq from the crime syndicate Intergang.
Johnson was attached to Shazam! Early in development and confirmed to portray the villain Black Adam in September 2014, but the producers later decided to give the character his own film. Sztykiel was hired in October 2017. Collet-Serra joined in June 2019 with a planned release date of December 2021, but this timeline was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional casting took place over the next year, including four members of the Justice Society of America, along with the script being rewritten by Haines and Noshirvani. Filming took place from April to August 2021 at Trilith Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, and also in Los Angeles.
The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $393 million worldwide, widely labelled as a box-office bomb after marketing and distribution costs were factored in
One of the last films from the DCEU and not the best. The film is watchable but if rumours are true that Johnson let his ego get in the way this could have been better. The end credit scene is now meaningless with James Gunn set to give DC a reboot.
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