Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will star in a standalone Black Adam movie. A spin-off from 'Shazam!' (2019) centered around the character's anti-hero nemesis, Black Adam.
Black Adam
PG-13
Superhero
Action
Sci-Fi
Fantasy
- Release Date
- October 21, 2022
- Director
- Jaume Collet-Serra
- Cast
- Dwayne Johnson, Sarah Shahi, Pierce Brosnan, Aldis Hodge, Noah Centineo, Marwan Kenzari
- Runtime
- TBA
- Format
- Theatrical
- Studio
- DC Entertainment, Flynn Picture Company, New Line Cinema
- Writers
- C.C. Beck, Otto Binder, Rory Haines, Sohrab Noshirvani, Adam Sztykiel
- Tagline
- The hierarchy of power in the DC Universe is about to change.
- Franchise
- DC
Summary
Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods-and imprisoned just as quickly-Black Adam (Johnson) is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world.
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