Black Adam: Dwayne Johnson Drops First Footage From Awaited Superhero Film At DC Fandome
Dwayne Johnson on Saturday let loose his DC character Black Adam as he unveiled the first footage from the much-awaited eponymous movie during the 2021 edition of DC Fandome.
Dwayne
Johnson
on
Saturday
let
loose
his
DC
character
Black
Adam
as
he
unveiled
the
first
footage
from
the
much-awaited
eponymous
movie
during
the
2021
edition
of
DC
Fandome.
Johnson
showcased
the
opening
scene
from
the
movie
that
marks
his
entry
into
DC
Extended
Universe.
The
first
footage
showed
a
team
of
explorers
inspecting
a
cave
where
they
come
face
to
face
with
Johnson's
ruthless
supervillain
who
then
starts
wrecking
havoc
upon
them.
During
the
free
virtual
fan
event,
Johnson
said
he
was
"born
to
play
Black
Adam" in
the
DCEU.
"This
character,
this
film,
this
universe
has
been
a
gigantic
passion
project
of
mine
for
a
very
long
time
and
I've
worked
so
hard
work
these
hands,
my
fingers
to
the
bone
on
this
project
because
it's
the
kind
of
project
that
I
know
comes
along
once
in
a
lifetime.
And
the
truth
is,
I
was
born
to
play
Black
Adam,"
the
49-year-old
actor
said.
"Black
Adam" is
a
spin-off
from
Warner
Bros
and
New
Line
Cinema's
"Shazam!",
featuring
Zachary
Levi.
The
character
first
appeared
in
DC
Comics
in
the
1940s
as
a
villain
corrupted
by
power.
He
became
an
anti-hero
in
the
early
2000s.
Jaume
Collet-Serra,
who
earlier
directed
Johnson
in
the
upcoming
"Jungle
Cruise",
is
helming
the
film.
Johnson
said
"Black
Adam"
recently
started
post-production
and
teased
that
the
movie
will
feature
some
of
the
most
biggest
action
sequences
ever
filmed.
"The
film
has
without
questions
some
of
the
biggest
action
sequences,
I
have
ever
been
a
part
of.
And
I'm
so
proud
and
excited
of
our
incredible
team
who
are
working
away
to
create
breathtaking
holy
s**t
scenes
that
I
know
you're
really,"
he
added.
"Black
Adam" will
also
features
Aldis
Hodge
as
Hawkman,
Noah
Centineo
as
Atom
Smasher,
Quintessa
Swindell
as
Cyclone,
and
Pierce
Brosnan
as
Dr
Fate.
In
a
behind-the-scenes
video,
former
James
Bond
star
Brosnan
said
he
had
an
unparalleled
experience
working
on
the
movie.
"I've
never
seen
the
likes
of
this
before.
Having
done
James
Bond
for
10
years
for
films,
nothing
compares
to
this,"
he
said.
Johnson
has
also
produced
the
movie
with
Dany
Garcia
and
Hiram
Garcia
via
their
Seven
Bucks
Productions,
and
Beau
Flynn
through
FlynnPictureCo.
"Black
Adam"
will
be
released
in
the
US
on
July
29,
2022.