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Black Adam (film)
Black Adam is a 2022 American superhero film starring Dwayne Johnson as the titular DC Comics character. The film is a spin-off from Shazam! (2019) and the eleventh film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). It is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, written by Adam Sztykiel, Rory Haines, and Sohrab Noshirvani and produced by Johnson. In addition to Johnson, the film stars Aldis Hodge, Noah Centineo, Sarah Shahi, Marwan Kenzari, Quintessa Swindell, Mohammed Amer, Bodhi Sabongui, and Pierce Brosnan. It is produced by New Line Cinema, DC Films, Seven Bucks Productions and FlynnPictureCo., and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The story centers around Adam, an ancient superhuman who is released from his magic imprisonment by a group of archeologists in order to free the city of Kahndaq from the crime syndicate Intergang.
Johnson was attached to Shazam! early in development and confirmed to portray the villain Black Adam in September 2014, but the producers later decided to give the character his own film. Sztykiel was hired in October 2017. Collet-Serra joined in June 2019 for a planned release date of December 2021, but this timeline was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional casting took place over the next year, including for members of the Justice Society of America, and the script was rewritten by Haines and Noshirvani. Filming took place from April to August 2021 at Trilith Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, and also in Los Angeles.
Black Adam had its world premiere in Mexico City on October 3, 2022, and was theatrically released in the United States on October 21, 2022. The film has grossed $352.2 million worldwide, and received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for its visual effects, action sequences and the performances (particularly Johnson and Brosnan), but criticism for its screenplay and its villain.
Running time | 125 minutes[1] |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $195–200 million[2][3] |
| Box office | $352.2 million[4][5] |
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Plot
In 2600 BC, the tyrannical king Ahk-Ton of Kahndaq creates the Crown of Sabbac to attain great power. After attempting to stage a revolt, a young slave boy is given the powers of Shazam by the Council of Wizards, transforming him into Kahndaq's heroic champion, who kills Ahk-Ton and ends his reign.
In the present day, Kahndaq is oppressed by the Intergang as Adrianna Tomaz, an archaeologist and resistance-fighter, tries to locate the Crown of Sabbac with the help of her brother Karim and their colleagues Samir and Ishmael. As Adrianna obtains the crown, Intergang ambushes them and kills Samir, forcing Adrianna to read an incantation that awakens Teth-Adam, whom she believes to be Kahndaq's champion, from a slumber. As he slaughters most of the Intergang troops, US government official Amanda Waller deems Adam a threat and contacts the Justice Society to apprehend him. Justice Society members Hawkman, Doctor Fate, Cyclone, and Atom Smasher arrive in time to stop Adam from causing further destruction to Kahndaq and Intergang's troops, and explain to Adrianna that Adam was not an entombed savior, but an imprisoned madman.
Ishmael reveals himself as the leader of Intergang in Kahndaq, pursuing Adrianna's teenage son Amon, who has stolen and hidden the crown. Adam, Adrianna, and the Justice Society find the crown and intend to trade it for Amon. Reaching Ishmael, he reveals himself as the last descendant of King Ahk-Ton and wants his rightful place on the throne. Adrianna willingly gives the crown to save Amon's life, but Ishmael betrays his part of the deal and shoots at Amon, causing Adam, trying to save Amon, to lose control and destroy the hideout with his power, killing Ishmael and wounding Amon. Guilt-ridden, Adam flees to the ruins of Ahk-Ton's palace and reveals to Hawkman that the legends of Kahndaq's champion were misattributed; it was Adam's son, Hurut, who was granted Shazam's powers and became Kahndaq's champion. Knowing that Hurut was invincible, Ahk-Ton instructed assassins to execute Hurut's family, including Adam and Hurut's mother. Hurut gave Adam his powers to save his life and Ahk-Ton's assassins immediately killed the de-powered Hurut, causing an enraged Adam to slaughter all of the king's men and inadvertently destroyed Kahndaq's palace. Subsequently deemed unworthy by the Council of Wizards, Adam killed them in anger except for Shazam, who imprisoned him along with the Crown of Sabbac within what became Adam's tomb.
Feeling incapable of becoming a true hero, Adam surrenders and the Justice Society take him to a secret underwater Task Force X black site in Antarctica, where Fate has a premonition of Hawkman's impending death. As the Justice Society returns to the city, they realize Ishmael intentionally provoked Adam to kill him while he wore the Crown, so as to be damned to Hell and be reborn as champion of the six demons of Sabbac, arising from the underworld to claim his throne and the power held within. When Sabbac summons the Legions of Hell to terrorize Kahndaq, the people are rallied by Amon, Adrianna, and Karim to repel the demons as the Justice Society prepares to face Sabbac. However, Fate creates a magic force field around the ruins preventing his teammates from entering, disclosing that Hawkman's death can be avoided with his own sacrifice. As he fights Sabbac alone, Fate uses astral projection to release Adam while talking to him in his cryo sleep. Sabbac kills Fate, and as a result it dissolves the force field and allows the other heroes to fight, and Adam arrives just as Sabbac is about to kill the Justice Society. With aid from Hawkman using Fate's helmet, Adam kills Sabbac, and the Justice Society departs on good terms with Adam, who accepts his new role as Kahndaq's protector after destroying the old throne and adopts a new name: Black Adam.
In a mid-credits scene, Waller communicates with a defiant Adam and warns him against leaving Kahndaq, before Superman arrives and suggests that they should talk.
Cast
- Dwayne Johnson as Teth-Adam / Black Adam:
A former slave from Kahndaq who, similar to the superhero Shazam, was bestowed with the powers of various Egyptian gods from the ancient wizard of the same name. He possesses "the stamina of Shu, the speed of Horus, the strength of Amon, the wisdom of Zehuti, the power of Aten, and the courage of Mehen". Benjamin Patterson serves as the body double for Teth-Adam in scenes where he is depicted in his human form, while Johnson's face was superimposed onto the character for these sequences. The character previously appeared in Shazam! (2019) in a brief cameo, during a sequence where the wizard teaches Billy Batson about the previous recipients of his powers.[6] Johnson also voiced the character in a post-credits cameo, ahead of the character's live-action debut, in the unrelated animated film DC League of Super-Pets (2022).[7][8] - Aldis Hodge as Carter Hall / Hawkman: The leader of the Justice Society who wields technology and weapons made of Nth metal, a substance from another planet.[9][10][11]
- Noah Centineo as Albert "Al" Rothstein / Atom Smasher: A young member of the Justice Society, with the metahuman ability to control his molecular structure which manipulates his size and strength.[12][8][13]
- Sarah Shahi as Adrianna Tomaz: A university professor and resistance fighter in modern-day Kahndaq, who proves to be an ally for Adam and the Justice Society.[14]
- Marwan Kenzari as Ishmael Gregor / Sabbac:
The last descendant of King Ahk-Ton and militant leader of the forces of the criminal organization Intergang invading Kahndaq. Unlike Teth-Adam, Sabbac was bestowed with the powers of the six most powerful demons in Hell: Satan, Aym, Belial, Beelzebub, Asmodeus, and Crateis.[15][16][17]- Kenzari also portrays Ahk-Ton, the ancient tyrannical king of Kahndaq, who was slaughtered by Adam.
- Quintessa Swindell as Maxine Hunkel / Cyclone:
A young member of the Justice Society, who was experimented on and injected with nanobot technology at a young age, resulting in her receiving the ability to control and manipulate wind.[18][13] As the granddaughter of Abigail "Ma" Hunkel / Red Tornado she seeks to live up to her familial superhero legacy.[19] Swindell studied dancing techniques when designing their character's movement.[20] - Mohammed Amer as Karim: Adrianna's brother and Amon's uncle.[21][22]
- Bodhi Sabongui as Amon Tomaz: Adrianna's teenage son, who befriends Adam.[23]
- Pierce Brosnan as Kent Nelson / Doctor Fate:
An experienced and senior member of the Justice Society, who wields the Helmet of Fate and is capable of various sorcery abilities.[11] Nelson is the son of an archeologist, with whom he discovered the tomb of Nabu the Wise. After attaining a mystic-sentient helmet from another dimension, which chooses who it allows to wield it, he mastered his powers and used them as a superhero over many years.[24][13] Brosnan wore a motion capture suit for the role.[25]
Additionally, James Cusati-Moyer portrays Samir, a colleague of Adrianna and Karim.[26] Jalon Christian appears as Hurut, Adam's son who becomes the original Champion of Kahndaq deemed pure of heart to wield the powers of Shazam, with his superhero form portrayed by Uli Latukefu.[27] Odelya Halevi portrays Shiruta, Adam's wife who was murdered by Ahk-Ton's men during the flashback scenes set in ancient Kahndaq.[28][13]
Several actors also reprise their roles from previous DCEU media, including Djimon Hounsou as the wizard Shazam,[11][29] Viola Davis as Amanda Waller,[30] Jennifer Holland as Emilia Harcourt,[31] and Henry Cavill as Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman, the latter in an uncredited cameo appearance during the mid-credit scene.[32][33] Henry Winkler cameos as Rothstein's uncle Al Pratt, who was the previous Atom Smasher.[34]
