Shazam Black Adam spin off with The Rock

[NotNickFury]

Would really like to know the thought process behind not dropping a trailer for this with The Batman…

WB hoping for some Rock on Rock action by pairing it with Super Pets, maybe?

Heh. Rock on Rock action. I like that.

 

[NotNickFury]

Sorry for the double post, but the JSA's getting pushed back to October 21, while Super Pets takes Black Adam's original spot of July 29.

'Black Adam' Release Date Delayed to Fall - Variety

 

[Prison Mike]

This is disappointing news. I guess The Flash will be moving too.

 

[Filmfreak]

It was kind of a given with six DC films in the same a year. Obviously Batgirl will go to 2023 as well, since it will be featuring Keaton as the official DCEU Batman like The Flash will establish.

 

[Prison Mike]

Shazam moved up to December which is nice though.

 

[NotNickFury]

Shazam moved up to December which is nice though.

Directly against Avatar 2, though?

 

[Prison Mike]

Directly against Avatar 2, though?

It moved up to Dec 16th…took Aquaman 2 spot.

 

[NotNickFury]

It moved up to Dec 16th…took Aquaman 2 spot.

Yeah, and December 16 is the same weekend that, at least as of now, Avatar 2 is slated to be released. My thing is just that I feel Avatar 2 will probably be the bigger draw.

 

[Sawyer]

Comic tie-ins coming our way…

 

[Sawyer]

Full cover

 

[Sawyer]

 

[Sawyer]

 

[Pennywise]

Dwayne Johnson Thrills CinemaCon In Person To Show Off ‘Black Adam’ & ‘DC League of Super-Pets’

The Black Adam‘s trailer opens on a spaceship flying against a snowy mountain landscape. Pierce Brosnan’s Dr. Fate says, “Black Adam, what are the powers that have been given to you? Loving but heartache?”

Black Adam says that he was born a slave, “then I was reborn a God.” Black Adam can be the savior of the world, or it’s enemy. We see him destroying helicopters and coming in contact with what looks to be mercenaries. They’re scared as he catches a rocket. Aldis Hodge’s Hawkman shows up to face Black Adam, telling him “There are heroes and villains; heroes don’t kill people.”

“Well, I do” says Black Adam.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Footage sounds great!

 

[Pennywise]

Black Adam Footage Reaction: Dwayne Johnson's Superhero Passion Project Is Almost Here [CinemaCon 2022]

As mentioned, a big part of this movie will be introducing the live-action version of the JSA. With that being the case, Pierce Brosnan, Aldis Hodge, Sarah Shahi, Quintessa Swindell, and Noah Centineo all took the stage as well. Swindell, for her part, plays Maxine Hunkel (aka Cyclone), a new superhero who is related to Red Tornado. Centineo says he plays Atom Smasher, a recruit trying out for the Justice Society. The news of Centineo's character being a recruit is something we had not heard previously. The hat tip to Red Tornado is also certainly worth noting

Following the talk with the cast, new footage of "Black Adam" played. The footage opened on a wintery mountain, with a ship flying in. Things kick off with our title character in some sort of chamber filled with water, hooked up to life support. Brosnan's Dr. Fate says Black Adam's powers gave him nothing but heartache. Johnson's antihero then says rather ominously that he was a slave, but he was reborn a god.

Cut to some action where helicopters crash in the desert. And not just crash on their own, mind you, as Black Adam throws two of them into each other. "You can be the destroyer of this world, or you can be its savior," Dr. Fate says. Adam is seen catching a rocket in his hand with what can only be described as Flash-like speed. The rocket blows up, and he emerges from the smoke. This little sequence also includes a moment of levity as Johnson's character lands in the desert near a car with two people in it, and they slowly crank up their windows. The rocket ultimately explodes just far away enough from their car to keep them safe.

More action follows as someone tries to hit Adam with a metal pole, but it simply bends on his head, in a demonstration of his strength. We get a wide shot of a town on a shore, and an unfortunate soul gets hurled out into the ocean. We also get a moment where Adam lifts off the ground wearing a black cape and hood, much like what we saw in the DC FanDome trailer, and a bunch of guys shoot at him. The many bullets hit Johnson in the back and, in this moment, we can see that he definitely has Superman-style powers because he doesn't react.

Additionally, we get a bit of Hodge as Hawkman and some of the other heroes, but it's brief. There was one particularly noteworthy shot of Dr. Fate mid-air, and the air seems to turn into mirrors around him, seemingly taking a page out of Doctor Strange's book. The big button on the whole thing is when our main character responds to the line, "Superheroes don't kill people" with a simple yet telling, "Well, I do." He may have powers like Superman, but he is not Superman.

Read More: Black Adam Footage Reaction: Dwayne Johnson's Superhero Passion Project Is Almost Here [CinemaCon 2022]

 

[Sawyer]

 

[Micromind]

 

[Slick]

 

[Slick]

 

[titansupes]

That suit's incredible. I know the Rock is... The Rock, but I hope they take whatever they learned from making this muscle-suit free costume and apply it to the next Superman. Cavill, I think, was big enough that would have worked on him.

 

[Pennywise]

 

[Slick]

Finally!!!

 

[Mani-Man]

Oh im readyyyyyyyyy!!!!

 

[Sawyer]

The no-eyes look on the Helmet of Nabu is interesting. Kind of adds to how powerful it is if the wearer doesn’t even need their eyes to see.

 

[Pennywise]