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Black Adam
Film
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)
Phase One
The eleventh film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU), Black Adam serves as the first part of Phase One.2)
Creators
Jaume Collet-Serra directs the film. Adam Sztykiel, Rory Haines, and Sohrab Noshirvani wrote it.3)
Cast
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 As Producer
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)
Delays
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)
Changes
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)
Filming
From April to August 2021, filming took place at Trilith Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, as well as in Los Angeles.8)
Premiere And Global Release
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)
Reception
Critics complimented Johnson and Brosnan's performances. They panned the narrative and the villain, while the action portions elicited mixed reactions.10)
Shazam
In the early 2000s, New Line Cinema began work on a Shazam! feature picture based on the DC Comics superhero Captain Marvel. Because DC was unable to use the term Captain Marvel owing to rights difficulties, the title originated from the wizard Shazam, who grants the hero his abilities. Peter Segal agreed to helm the picture in April 2006, and Dwayne Johnson was recruited later that year to play Captain Marvel.11)
Developing Shazam For Black Adam
By November 2007, Johnson had shown interest in playing the film's antagonist, Black Adam, and had gotten encouraging feedback from fans. By January 2009, the film's development had been halted. By April 2014, Warner Bros. (New Line's parent company) and DC were developing a slate of superhero films for their shared world, the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). Johnson stated in August that he was still connected to the picture but had not chosen whether he would portray Captain Marvel or Black Adam. Johnson stated a month later that he will play Black Adam.12)
Separating Shazam And Black Adam
Johnson met with DC's Geoff Johns in January 2017 to discuss the project after studio execs were worried that an actor of Johnson's caliber was being utilized as a villain and supporting role in the picture rather than starring in it. Following that discussion, they agreed to break the project into two films: Shazam! (2019), featuring Captain Marvel, who DC had renamed as Shazam, and Black Adam, starring Johnson as the title antihero.13)
Two Characters Meeting
Johnson stated that the two characters might meet onscreen in the future, but he also stated in July that he would not be appearing in Shazam!14)
Suicide Squad
Johnson was set to play Black Adam in the sequel to Suicide Squad (2016), which had Gavin O'Connor connected as writer and possibly director. The Suicide Squad members were supposed to be chasing a weapon of mass devastation, which would be revealed as Black Adam in a minor role for Johnson. When O'Connor exited that picture in 2018, these preparations were abandoned.15)