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  • Noah Centineo Cast as Atom Smasher in DC’s ‘BLACK ADAM’

    Noah Centineo Cast as Atom Smasher in DC’s ‘BLACK ADAM’

    Noah Centineo has joined the cast of New Line and Warner Brothers Black Adam, a spinoff of 2018’s Shazam!. The film will tell the origin of Shazam’s greatest foe and will star Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson in the titular role.

    Black Adam will be directed by Jungle Cruise director, Jaume Collet-Serra. The film was scheduled to film next month but due to the world’s current, uncertain circumstances and prior commitments of actors, production has been tentatively rescheduled for February of 2021. The film will be produced by Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia at Seven Bucks productions along with Beau Flynn of Flynnpictures, who also previously worked on Disney’s Jungle Cruise.

    Centineo will play Atom Smasher, also known as Nuklon, a meta human with the ability to control his molecular structure, allowing his to alter size and density of him body. The character made his first debut as a JSA member in 1999 by Geoff Johns. With story details still being kept under wraps, all we know is that the film will introduce audiences to Teth Adam, the champion of the wizard Shazam, who uses his powers to overthrow slavers and would do anything to protect his home nation of Kahndaq. It seems as if the film will be adaption of the 2007 run ‘Black Adam: The Dark Age’ by Christian Alamy, Dough Mahnke, and Peter Tomasi. Back in March of 2019 it was reported by Charles Murphy that the current draft of the script for ‘Black Adam’ Featured Atom Smasher, as well as Hawkman, both of which have now been confirmed to make an appearance in the movie.

    More news and casting about ‘Black Adam’ is expected to be revealed at ‘DC Fandome’, the event will take place on August 22nd and the film is considered to be one of the events headliners.

  • Dwayne Johnson’s ‘BLACK ADAM’ Confirmed to Introduce Hawkgirl

    DC Entertainment’s Black Adam will mark the big screen debut of the Justice Society of America, a team that I can confirm will include Hawkgirl. The studio is casting for an actress, 20-30 years old, for the role in the film which will begin production in July of 2020.

    As I first reported in March, Black Adam will feature JSA members Hawkman, Atom Smasher and Stargirl. It was later reported that Doctor Fate and Isis will also be in the film, a report I can also confirm. However, many fans were left to speculate whether or not we’d also see some iteration of Hawkman’s ever present partner, Hawkgirl and now that speculation can be set to rest.

    The studio continues the search for for actors to fill the lead roles of Hawkman and Isis, as well as the supporting roles of Stargirl, Atom Smasher, Doctor Fate and, now, Hawkgirl. With the film expected to generate potential spinoff films for either the individual characters and/or the JSA, the studio is being patient as the potential cast members could very well lead their own franchises one day.

    Black Adam, which is expected in theaters on December 22, 2021, tells the story of a “champion turned villain whose quest for dominance over all magic drives him to destroy anything that stands in his path.”

  • EXCLUSIVE: New ‘BLACK ADAM’ Script Features Hawkman, Atom Smasher and Stargirl

    EXCLUSIVE: New ‘BLACK ADAM’ Script Features Hawkman, Atom Smasher and Stargirl

    Note: This article was originally published by Charles Murphy at That Hashtag Show on March 8, 2019.

    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.