Black Adam is a superhero film set in 2022. It is based on the same-named DC Comics character and is produced by New Line Cinema, DC Films, Seven Bucks Productions, and FlynnPictureCo.¹⁾

The eleventh film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU), Black Adam serves as the first part of Phase One.²⁾

Jaume Collet-Serra directs the film. Adam Sztykiel, Rory Haines, and Sohrab Noshirvani wrote it.³⁾

Dwayne Johnson plays the titular role with Aldis Hodge, Noah Centineo, Sarah Shahi, Marwan Kenzari, Quintessa Swindell, Bodhi Sabongui, and Pierce Brosnan in the film.⁴⁾

Johnson worked as a producer on the film Shazam! Early in production and confirmed in September 2014 to play the villain Black Adam, the filmmakers later opted to give the character his own film.⁵⁾

Sztykiel joined the company in October of 2017. Collet-Serra joined in June 2019 with a December 2021 release date in mind. The COVID-19 epidemic pushed back this timeline.⁶⁾

Over the next year, further casting took place, including four members of the Justice Society of America (JSA). Haines and Noshirvani rewrote the script.⁷⁾

From April to August 2021, filming took place at Trilith Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, as well as in Los Angeles.⁸⁾

On October 3, 2022, Black Adam made its international debut in Mexico City. Warner Bros. Pictures distributed it theatrically in the United States on October 21, 2022.⁹⁾

Critics complimented Johnson and Brosnan's performances. They panned the narrative and the villain, while the action portions elicited mixed reactions.¹⁰⁾