Black Adam Will 'Probably' Start Production By Summer End: Dwayne Johnson
Dwayne Johnson has said that his upcoming DC film, Black Adam is likely to go on floors by the end of summer. The film is a spin-off from Warner Bros and New Line Cinema's Shazam!
Hollywood
action
star
Dwayne
Johnson
has
said
that
his
upcoming
DC
film,
Black
Adam
is
likely
to
go
on
floors
by
the
end
of
summer.
The
film
is
a
spin-off
from
Warner
Bros
and
New
Line
Cinema's
Shazam!,
featuring
Zachary
Levi.
Johnson,
who
has
been
attached
to
play
the
anti-hero
for
almost
a
decade,
shared
the
update
in
an
Instagram
Q&A
session.
Asked
about
the
status
of
the
film,
the
actor
said,
"We
plan
on
shooting
probably
at
the
end
of
summer
now.
Probably
pushed
maybe
into
August,
maybe
September."
Johnson
was
in
the
middle
of
production
on
Netflix
film
Red
Notice,
but
its
shoot
was
suspended
in
March
due
to
the
coronavirus
pandemic.
Johnson
said
he
is
excited
to
start
working
on
Black
Adam,
for
which
he
started
training
in
January.
"I
have
been
training
so
hard
for
months
and
months
and
months
for
Black
Adam.
And
that
is
a
passion
project
for
me.
It
is
a
role
that
I
hold
near
and
dear
to
my
DNA.
So,
I
can't
wait," he
said.
Black
Adam
first
appeared
in
DC
Comics
in
the
1940s
as
a
villain
corrupted
by
power.
The
character
became
an
anti-hero
in
the
early
2000s.
Jaume
Collet-Serra,
who
collaborated
with
Johnson
on
Jungle
Cruise,
is
attached
to
direct.
The
film
is
set
to
hit
theatres
Dec.
22,
2021.