On October 19, the hierarchy of power will change in the DC Universe. Because it is the day when Black Adam will land in our theaters, in the guise of Dwayne Johnson. And Shazam’s nemesis makes lightning talk in a first trailer.
“Heroes don’t kill people”can we hear in the mouth of Hawkman (Aldis Hodge) at the heart of this trailer. “Me, yes”, replies his interlocutor: Black Adam. Played by Dwayne Johnson, the latter is none other than Shazam’s nemesis. A man who gained the same type of divine powers, in Ancient Egypt, but went horribly wrong.
Mentioned, without being named, in the course of a dialogue in the first Shazam!, Black Adam will arrive on our screens on October 19. Finally. Because Dwayne Johnson had been cast long before Zachary Levi, but the project has been constantly postponed. And it was finally to Jaume Collet-Serra (Jungle Cruise) that he was entrusted.
In view of the images revealed, the story will begin in the past and in Egypt, with the death and then the resurrection of the main character. And will jump back in time to the present, when Black Adam and his powers are unleashed, and he faces the Justice Society of America. Which, unlike the comic books, will not be the ancestor of the Justice League, since the feature film seems to take place today.
In addition to Hawkman, already mentioned, the team will be made up of Cyclone (Quintessa Swindell), Atom Smasher (Noah Centineo) or Dr. Fate to whom Pierce Brosnan will lend his features. Just over four months from its release, several questions arise in the face of this explosive trailer: will the feature film be independent, or will it make the link with Shazam 2, expected in December? And will Dwayne Johnson totally embrace the darkness of Black Adam, even if it means turning his family star image upside down? Reply October 19.