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  • ‘Black Adam’ Director Says the Film Avoids Hawkman’s Complicated Origin Story

    ‘Black Adam’ Director Says the Film Avoids Hawkman’s Complicated Origin Story

    Black Adam is the next film to be released in the DC Extended Universe, and many fans are excited to see Dwayne Johnson’s portrayal of the titular superhero. Alongside Black Adam himself, the film is set to introduce to live-action the Justice Society of America and some of its classic members. Director Jaume Collett-Serra confirmed to Vanity Fair that, in Black Adam, Hawkman (Aldis Hodge) is the leader of the JSA, whose members on-screen will also include Atom Smasher (Noah Centineo), Cyclone (Quintessa Swindell), and Doctor Fate (Pierce Brosnan).

    With Hawkman in such a significant role, one wonders how Black Adam planned to handle the character’s infamously complicated and confusing origin story. Multiple versions of Hawkman have been published, primarily two different versions. One version hails from Earth and is rooted in reincarnation, and the other is a police officer from another planet. Eventually the two distinct characters were merged and further complicated down the line. Speaking with Vanity Fair, Collett-Serra revealed that the upcoming film will avoid Hawkman’s backstory for this very reason. He stated:

    In the comics, there are clear references of like, ‘Hey, I saw you 5,000 years ago. You remember me?’ We’re not doing that…It would be too confusing. Obviously, Hawkman reincarnates, so how many times do you need to reincarnate and still remember? All these rules [are something] you don’t want to set until those characters are really established…He is a very driven character that knows that he’s on the right side. He’s a leader. He wants to bring this team together, and bring a certain stability to the world. Hawkman has a very strong sense of what’s right or wrong, and Black Adam challenges that.”

    —Jaume Collett-Serra

    Considering Black Adam is designed to be a solo film for Johnson’s character and an introduction to the JSA, there could be plenty of time for DC to explore Hawkman’s origin more thoroughly in the future. Still, fans of the character should not get their hopes up to see it laid out in Black Adam.

    Black Adam releases in theaters on October 21, 2022.

    Source: Vanity Fair

  • SDCC: Warner Bros.’ DC Theatrical Panel Recap

    SDCC: Warner Bros.’ DC Theatrical Panel Recap

    During the Warner Bros. Hall H panel at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, DC Entertainment gave fans new footage and insight into some of its upcoming projects. Much of the presentation focused on Shazam: Fury of the Gods and Black Adam, with respective stars Zachary Levi and Dwayne Johnson in attendance. If you missed our live coverage of the event, you can catch up on the highlights of DC’s presentation here.

    Shazam: Fury of the Gods

    The Warner Bros. Theatrical Panel opened with a sizzle reel of Shazam: Fury of the Gods. Stars Zachary Levi and Lucy Liu were in attendance along with director David F. Samberg. The sequel to 2019’s Shazam revealed its first story details. The film will take place a few years after the original, and it will see how the team is established as heroes. They will face off against the Daughters of Atlas as the villains. West Side Story actress Rachel Zegler’s role was finally revealed as well, as she will be playing Antaeus, a Daughter of Atlas.

    Warner Bros. also used SDCC to drop the first trailer for Fury of the Gods. Check it out below:

    Shazam: Fury of the Gods is scheduled to hit theaters on December 21, 2022.

    Black Adam

    DC next dazzled the Hall H audience with its Black Adam presentation, including a dramatic entrance from star Dwayne Johnson himself. Johnson was also joined by other cast members, including Jaume Collet-Serra, Aldis Hodge, Noah Centineo, and Quintessa Swindell.

    Apparently, a final cut of the film was completed just the day before the presentation. It was revealed that Viola Davis’ Amanda Waller would be returning in Black Adam, on the heels of her performances in The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker. Johnson discussed how he views Black Adam as a relaunching point for DC films and a vehicle to build the Justice Society of America.

    The Hall H audience was treated to a new trailer for the film, which was later released online. Check it out here:

    Black Adam will release in theaters on October 21, 2022

    Henry Cavill’s Absence

    While SDCC is usually all about what fans are actually given, a bit of news here comes from what did not happen during the Warner Bros. Hall H panel. Earlier rumors hinted at Henry Cavill showing up during the Hall H panel to announce his return as Superman was heavily rumored but it turns out that wasn’t the case after all. For some, the panel ended on a somber note when the expectation of Superman’s return fell through.

    Check out Murphy’s Multiverse’s live coverage of San Diego Comic-Con 2022.

  • SDCC: Viola Davis Returning as Amanda Waller For ‘Black Adam’

    SDCC: Viola Davis Returning as Amanda Waller For ‘Black Adam’

    Black Adam made a thunderous appearance in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con with Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and the rest of the cast coming along to tease the man in black’s big debut later this year. To end the panel, the cast shared a brief new look at the film, with the footage revealing a familiar face to DC fans.

    San Diego Comic Con footage for Black Adam confirmed the return of Viola Davis as Amanda Waller. It is currently unknown how big her role is within the film, but we do know that she will indeed be returning. It was previously reported the Jennifer Holland would also be returning in the film as Emilia Harcourt. That, of course, remains to be seen.

    This just begs the question as to when Black Adam is set within the DC Extended Universe timeline as the end of Peacemaker would make for an odd situation in the film between Harcourt and Waller.

    For now, fans can enjoy the new trailer for Black Adam and check it out when it hits theaters this October.

    SOURCE: Twitter

  • SDCC: ‘Black Adam’ Director on What Inspired Their Take on the Anti-Hero

    SDCC: ‘Black Adam’ Director on What Inspired Their Take on the Anti-Hero

    Black Adam is the one DC film that promises to change everything. Dwayne Johnson has been hyping up the project for quite some time now, and many wondered how they’d tackle an anti-hero in contrast to the usual superhero fare. Luckily, it seems that they took some inspiration from other mediums, as director Jaume Collet-Serra compared the character to be like Dirty Harry.

    This seemed like a Dirty Harry-type of character. When the system is broken and when the system is corrupt, you need someone to break the system down. I gravitated towards that.

    Jaume Collet-Serra

    Source: SDCC via Twitter

  • SDCC: Jaume Collet-Serra Confirms They Finished ‘Black Adam’s Final Cut

    SDCC: Jaume Collet-Serra Confirms They Finished ‘Black Adam’s Final Cut

    Just a few months back fans were bummed to hear the shifting of power within the hierarchy of the DC universe would be taking a little longer then anticipated as the studio shifted release dates so that VFX could be completed on time. It seems thing are indeed ready to go sooner than we thought.

    As the cast of Black Adam took to the stage the director of the film himself, Jaume Collet-Serra confirmed that he has completed editing on the film and it’s now picture locked. Collet confirmed that he screened the film to the cast just the night before the panel as well.

    That’s a big deal for me. That means no more notes.”

    Jaume Collet-Serra

    Black Adam is set to hit theaters on October 21st, 2022

    Source: Twitter

  • ‘Black Adam’ May Set Up Multiple Justice Society of America Spinoffs

    ‘Black Adam’ May Set Up Multiple Justice Society of America Spinoffs

    Black Adam‘s upcoming film is going to do more than just change the power dynamic within the DC Extended Universe. Not only will Dwayne Johnson introduce us to the anti-villain counterpart of Shazam but also the Justice Society of America. Now, it was uncertain if they may have had some future plans in store for these characters, and luckily Dwayne Johnson wasted no time teasing what the future has in store.

    In an interview with Den of Geek, the Black Adam actor has revealed that their plan was always to honor the mythology of the characters from the comics while building up their stories, which may potentially expand into movies TV shows or anything else they might.

    The whole goal was that our film was going to set off a larger universe, where we were able to introduce the JSA and then also build from there. If audiences respond to these characters—which we believed that they would, and now we see that they do—we want to honor their mythologies and build out their stories on their own in terms of spin-offs, movies, TV shows, and things like that. That was always important.

    Dwayne Johnson

    It’s not too uncommon for projects nowadays to set up spinoffs and it’s interesting that they’ve already had it in mind when tackling the JSA. They don’t specify what direction they might take, especially as they won’t want to give away whatever may happen to the various members. So, we’ll have to wait a little longer until we find out what they have planned.

    Source: Den of Geek

  • ‘Black Adam’ Heading to SDCC

    ‘Black Adam’ Heading to SDCC

    The Rock is cooking up an appearance at San Diego Comic-Con.

    Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson took to his social media today to announce that Black Adam will be heading to Comic-Con later this month. Details regarding Warner Bros. Discovery’s SDCC plans for DC have been relatively unclear. While it was known that Netflix would be bringing Sandman to the convention, joining HBO Max’s animated Harley Quinn series, this marks the first confirmation that fellow DC property Black Adam will also be showcased at the event.

    Black Adam will take the stage in Hall H on Saturday, Jul 23rd. Johnson seems to confirm he will be in attendance for the event, too, ending his post with “I’ll see you then…”

    Starring along Johnson in the film are Pierce Brosnan as Doctor Fate, Noah Centineo as Atom Smasher, Aldis Hodge as Hawkman and Quintessa Swindell as Cyclone. Black Adam hails from director Jaume Collet-Serra, who helmed the feature from a script by Adam Sztykiel, Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani.

    Black Adam is currently slated to hit theaters on October 21st, 2022.

    As of now, Black Adam is the only DC feature confirmed to be showcased at the convention. With Warner Bros. Discovery looking to revamp the way it approaches the convention, it’s possible Black Adam will remain the only film confirmed for SDCC.

  • New ‘Black Adam’ Toy Offers Best Look Yet at Film’s DC Villain

    New ‘Black Adam’ Toy Offers Best Look Yet at Film’s DC Villain

    It looks like a new toy line has found its way online that offers our best look yet ath the film’s new villain, Sabbac. We got our first look back when the Funko Pop line found its way online but it only seemed to offer a glimpse at what he’d look like. Now, a new figurine seemingly reveals that they’re going all-in with Sabbac’s design. As shared by @hodceu, we see that the character will have a pentagram engraved on his chest and rocking some horns.

    The design definitely looks surprisingly comic-accurate and it’ll be interesting to see how the character ties into the overarching story. The first trailer for Black Adam didn’t tease what the central conflict will end up being outside of Adam and the Justice Society of America eventually butting heads, especially with Adam’s line stating that he kills people and isn’t a hero. So, who knows how bad this guy is going to end up being to make even the anti-hero’s brutal way look like a cakewalk.

    Dwayne Johnson has proven that he’s very passionate about the Black Adam film, especially with it setting up his future in the DC Extended Universe. It’ll be interesting to see how it also sets up his eventual conflict with Shazam, as that film hinted at his existence but the sequel is seemingly heading in a completely unique direction. Yet, it seems obvious that they’ll have to come face-to-face eventually.

    Source: Twitter

  • New ‘Black Adam’ Promo Art Offers a Closer Look at Hawkman’s Full Design

    New ‘Black Adam’ Promo Art Offers a Closer Look at Hawkman’s Full Design

    It looks like more promotional art has found its way from Black Adam. While a big highlight of these visuals was in the form of the titular character as well as offering a tease of the upcoming silver screen debut of the Justice Society of America. While the JSA has some iconic members and we got our first look ahead of the recent trailer drop through Funko Pops, it does seem like new promotional material has surfaced, as shared by Twitter user @TaurooAldebaran.

    What stands out this time around is we get a new wingless look at Hawkman. Aldis Hodge is taking on the task of bringing the iconic JSA member to the silver screen and it finally gives us a confirmation of his iconic battle mace. He also seemingly will have a shield that’ll definitely help him in his fight against Black Adam that was teased in earlier promotional material.

    We still know very little about the film and the trailer has seemingly stuck to only teasing a small part of the overarching story. It does try to paint the picture that the JSA is going to face off against Adam, but it does seem like there are other threats in the future, especially one with their different ideologies. Still, his overall design is great and we can’t wait to see more of Hodge‘s Hawkman when the film releases later this year.

    Source: Twitter

  • ‘Black Adam’ Unaffected by DCEU Changes

    ‘Black Adam’ Unaffected by DCEU Changes

    It’s been a long road since Black Adam made its way to the silver screen but with a trailer finally confirming it’s just around the corner, we’re finally nearing the point of getting to see it ourselves. Of course, a lot has changed throughout the DC Extended Universe since the initial announcement yet it seems that has not affected the story that is being told by the film.

    Black Adam producer Hiram Garcia highlights how the upcoming film pretty much plays within its own little pocket of the DCEU. As such, it wasn’t affected by any major changes that were happening behind or in front of the scenes.

    Luckily, we didn’t [have to go back to the drawing board], because we’ve been functionally within our section. Basically, we knew the characters we had: we had Black Adam and JSA, and we were launching things attached to that. Our world has stayed very much intact, so even though there has been some changes, it hasn’t really affected us. That’s been a very fortunate thing. There’s been a lot going on, but we’ve been able to maintain our bubble and our lane. We continue to build it out.

    Hiram Garcia

    They lucked out that they have the opportunity to introduce the Justice Society of America and aren’t dependent on the Justice League, who were affected the most by the changes. We still don’t know if he’ll eventually team up or face other heroes from across the DC Universe, especially with his close ties to Shazam but they may be keeping that in their back pocket until the film releases. Shazam: Fury of the Gods is also set to release this year, which may have some tie-in with Black Adam, but we’ll have to wait a little longer to find out.

    Source: ScreenRant