It’s an interesting setup: American “heroes” coming to a foreign country to stop the local hero from protecting the citizens. Jaume Collet-Serra is a Spanish-American filmmaker who previously directed 2009's Orphan and, more recently, 2021's Jungle Cruise. Unfortunately, there isn’t much depth to the big bad, and he’s ultimately there to offer a ton of action in the final act.

Principal photography took place from April to August 2021 at Trilith Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, and also in Los Angeles.However, the theater isn't the only place fans will watch Teth-Adam kill his enemies without remorse. A former slave from Kahndaq who was bestowed with the powers of multiple Egyptian gods by his son after he was mortally wounded by king Ahk-Ton's soldiers.

How Black Adam performs before Black Panther: Wakanda Forever hits theaters November 11th will say a lot about the future of the character and franchise. Peter Segal signed on to direct the film in April 2006, [38] and Dwayne Johnson was approached about portraying Captain Marvel later that year. Visual effects vendors included Wētā FX, UPP, Scanline VFX, Digital Domain, DNEG, Rodeo VFX, Lola VFX, Cantina Creative, Tippett Studio, and EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani.In January 2017, Johnson met with DC's Geoff Johns to discuss the project after studio executives grew concerned that an actor of Johnson's profile was being used as a villain and supporting character in the film instead of starring in it. It ranked first on iTunes for its first two weeks of release, and on Google Play and Vudu for the first four weeks. In the present day, Kahndaq is oppressed by the Intergang, a criminal organization, as Adrianna Tomaz, an archaeologist, tries to locate the Crown of Sabbac with her brother Karim and colleagues Samir and Ishmael. During the virtual DC FanDome event in August, Johnson revealed that the film's version of the JSA would include Hawkman, Doctor Fate, and Cyclone, in addition to Atom Smasher.

Unlike The Batman, which was scheduled to release exactly 45 days after release, there is not official status quo for films like Black Adam and beyond at Warner Bros. Johnson originally pitched the idea for Cavill to reprise his role to DC Films president Walter Hamada, who rejected the idea due to his plans for different Superman projects. Hiram Garcia said then that giving Shazam and Black Adam their own films was allowing the best movie for each character to be developed, and he added that their depiction of Black Adam was not going to be "softened up for audiences", explaining that he is "not the boy scout superhero, he's the guy that's like, okay, you cross him? It remains to be seen when exactly it'll hit the streamer, but WB's recent releases may give us a clue. Besides marketing a "surprise" post-credits scene before the movie even comes out, it is clear that Johnson is invested in the future of the DCU.He possesses "the stamina of Shu, the swiftness of Heru, the strength of Amon, the wisdom of Zehuti, the power of Aten, and the courage of Mehen". I don't know what the future of DC movies will be like, but I definitely wanted to experience the excitement of the MCU in DC.

He also said Shazam would not appear in the film, but members of the Justice Society of America (JSA) would be introduced. Katie Walsh of the Los Angeles Times wrote "The director does heroic work crafting a film around Johnson that is fast and entertaining. A rendition of John Williams' Superman (1978) theme is played during the mid-credits scene, which Cavill said was selected over Hans Zimmer's Man of Steel (2013) theme because it was more recognizable to audiences. Ishmael reveals himself as the leader of Intergang's Kahndaq division and kidnaps Adrianna's son Amon, who has hidden the crown.though his likeness is used in that film for a magical hologram of Black Adam conjured by the wizard Shazam.