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Everything we know about The Rock's antihero movie 'Black Adam'
Everything we know about The Rock's antihero movie 'Black Adam'
Kirsten AcunaAug 25, 2020, 03:23 IST
BossLogic made this poster of the Rock as the DC antihero for DC FanDome.Boss Logic / DC
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson showed off a concept art teaser trailer for his antihero movie "Black Adam" at DC FanDome.
The movie will follow the Shazam antihero along with Justice Society of America characters Hawkman, Doctor Fate, Cyclone, and Atom Smasher.
It was originally set to be released on December 22, 2021.
Here's everything he revealed about the upcoming movie at DC FanDome.
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The Black Adam movie has been in development for over a decade.
Concept art shows how Dwayne Johnson will look as Black Adam.
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Who is Black Adam? He was born a slave before he received his powers in a similar way to Shazam.
Adam was an iteration of Shazam, but abused his powers.
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After he abused his powers, he was imprisoned by the Gods who bestowed them upon him.
The Gods weren't happy with how Adam used his powers.
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The movie will follow Black Adam as he breaks free of his purgatory 5,000 years later.
He's probably going to want some revenge after being locked up for that long.
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Black Adam is one of DC's most powerful characters.
Watch out Superman.
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In the comics, Black Adam is a Shazam nemesis.
Shazam and Black Adam both were granted their magic powers by the same person.
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Black Adam won't be alone in this movie. It will also introduce us to some members of the Justice Society of America: Hawkman, Doctor Fate, Cyclone, and Atom Smasher.
Here's the concept art showed off for Hawkman, Doctor Fate, Cyclone, and Atom Smasher in that order.
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Noah Centineo will play Atom Smasher.
Centineo said he's been working out a lot to try and keep up with the Rock.
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The Rock would love to see his character hang out with or go up against Superman.
Would you like to see Black Adam go up against the Man of Steel? The two definitely have different ideas of justice.
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The movie is currently scheduled for release in 2021.
Here's the complete poster made by BossLogic.
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