DC's "Black Adam" (Oct. 21, 2022)

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They need to just bring The Rock's character from Fast & Furious and throw him into the DC Comic Universe, along with the rest of the crew.
 
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Is it safe to assume that if the Shazam film is a critical and commercial failure (which it looks like it may be judging from the suit) that this film isn't happening?



I'd love to see Rock as Black Adam


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Is it safe to assume that if the Shazam film is a critical and commercial failure (which it looks like it may be judging from the suit) that this film isn't happening?



I'd love to see Rock as Black Adam


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Black adam will be the villian in suicide squad 2
 

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This shyt gonna be trash I can’t stand the rock he’s so fukking corny now
 

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Exclusive: ‘Black Adam’ Producer Hiram Garcia Gives Update on Dwayne Johnson’s DC Film

Dwayne Johnson is one of the most bankable and in-demand movie stars at the moment, so it’s a little impressive to think that the guy still hasn’t been in a superhero movie. That’s due to change shortly, as Johnson has been attached to play the DC Comics character Black Adam in a Warner Bros. film for quite some time now. Johnson was originally going to make his Black Adam debut in Shazam!, but during the development of that film, it was decided that Shazam should get his own movie and Black Adam should get his own movie before the two square off against each other.

Warner Bros.’ DC Universe is in a stage of evolution at the moment, as the studio looks to take a different direction post-Justice League with a variety of different films and tones on the books. Wonder Woman 1984 is in production; the light-hearted Shazam! opens next year; and Joaquin Phoenix is leading a gritty, one-off Joker movie.


But what about Black Adam? Has Johnson’s star-vehicle been forgotten? Hardly. I recently got the chance to speak with Hiram Garcia, president of productions at Seven Bucks Productions (which boasts Johnson and Dany Garcia as co CEOs and co-founders) for an exclusive, wide-ranging interview, and during the course of our conversation I asked for a status update on Black Adam and how the project came together. As it turns out, Garcia has been looking to find the perfect superhero vehicle for Dwayne Johnson for quite some time:

Black Adam is definitely happening. We’re actually very deep into a script on it right now, which is coming along really well. I’m really excited with the story we’ve crafted. Look, I’ve always been a huge comic book fan. I’ve always had this dream, I’ve always wanted to—You know, you kind of have like these goals of like, ‘One day I’d love to be able to do this and this,’ and making a superhero movie was definitely always one of my dreams. For the longest time, you know you kind of have this living superhero in Dwayne Johnson, so I was always trying to figure out what’s the perfect character that will kind of fit him and his look and his build and his kind of edge and the attitude he’s got.”

Garcia explained why they settled on Black Adam for Johnson:

“Black Adam just made kind of great sense. It was this kind of really cool antihero, kicks ass, who believes in basically exacting justice in his way with a fascinating backstory, the history he has with regards to having been a former slave and freeing his people and then getting his abilities and what happened from there. So I pitched that to Dwayne early on, and he loved the idea, and we’ve just kind of kept it in the back of our mind. We had a great conversation with Warner Brothers one time years ago, and we all settled on this was our character.”

But as the project was being developed, it was decided that Black Adam and Shazam should have their own separate films:

“So as we were developing an actual Black Adam and Shazam movie, we were just realizing that both characters are so special that we didn’t want to compromise either of them by cramming them both into the same movie. So that’s why we made the decision to let Shazam have his own standalone movie and kind of launch him properly, and then we’ll do the same for Black Adam. And so that kind of really freed things up. It allowed us to develop the right version of both.”

So with Shazam! off the ground, where does that leave Black Adam? Garcia says the script phase is well underway:

“So where we are now with Black Adam is we just got our latest script [from Adam Sztykiel]. We’re doing some revisions on it. We’re extremely excited about it, the studio’s very excited about it. And I’m telling you man, as a comic book fan, when this thing comes out, it is going to be amazing (laughs). This is the fanboy in me talking to you, it’s going to deliver on the goods of everything you’d want to see Black Adam do, he’s going to be doing in this film.”

Garcia also reiterated that this version of Black Adam will not be softened up for audiences—he’s going to be formidable:

“Especially when he’s not a boy scout. Especially when he’s got edge to him. Like, he’s not the boy scout superhero, he’s the guy that’s like, okay, you cross him? Well, I rip your head off, and then I move on to the next guy.”

As Warner Bros. is getting a bit more loose creatively with its DC projects, it’ll be interesting to see if that edge in Black Adam translates to an R-rated superhero film. Regardless, fans have been waiting a long time to see Dwayne Johnson tackle a comic book adaptation, and it sounds like this is going to be well worth the wait when it finally happens.
 
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EXCLUSIVE: New 'BLACK ADAM' Script Features Hakwman, Atom Smasher and Stargirl - That Hashtag Show

In 2014, Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment made headlines with the announcement that Dwayne Johnson had signed on to star as the titular character in a solo Black Adam film. Nearly four and a half years later, we’ve still yet to see Johnson suit up as the DC Comics antihero, with the studio passing on what seemed like sure fire appearance in Shazam, but it seems that things might be looking up on that front.

Late last month, scribe Adam Szytkiel, who was brought on by New Line back in 2017 to pen the Johnson vehicle, turned in an updated draft of the script which is sure to please fans of DC Comics. Szytkiel’s script seems to be taking some cues from Geoff Johns’ early 2000’s work with the character and sets up a battle of heavyweights as it pits Hawkman against the protector of Khandaq!

The studio will be looking to cast an actor, 30-39, to take on the role of Carter Hall with an emphasis on landing someone the audience can believe could go toe-to-toe with the Brahma Bull!

The script also features Adam’s fellow JSA members Atom Smasher and Stargirl, the two of whom have often been depicted to be in a relationship in the comics. The studio will be searching for talent, 20-29, to play the duo.

While plot details are being kept under wraps, the addition of Hawkman to the film could certainly indicate that the studios is at least entertaining the thought of pushing the envelope on the amount of violence we’ll be seeing on screen. In a 2018 interview, producer Hiram Garcia stated that the film was not going to be “softened up” for audiences and the inclusion of Hawkman would seem to indicate that they’re standing by that claim.

Black Adam is tentatively set for a March 2020 start of production and is currently searching for a director. Stay tuned to That Hashtag Show for more on this project and other DC Entertainment news!

This movie’s been in development for so long it wouldn’t surprise me if Rock drops out eventually
 
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