By July, filming was expected to begin in early 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia, [60] [16] and Noah Centineo was cast as Atom Smasher. Guilt-ridden, Adam flees and reveals to Hawkman that it was Adam's son, Hurut, who was granted Shazam's powers. Once shooting for that film ended, [84] reshoots for Black Adam began in early May, [85] and had concluded early the next month. Filming was expected to begin that April, [16] with the construction of the sets beginning by mid-March.

It may soon be the job of the newly hired executive tandem James Gunn and Peter Safran to establish a new standard for DC Studios. 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. This was Cavill's final performance as Superman before it was announced that he would step down from the role. Black Adam': Dwayne Johnson Shows Up In Costume, Rumbling Hall H With Exclusive Footage Featuring Viola Davis' Amanda Waller – Comic-Con". Everybody knows how the world sometimes is not fair, and you need people that break the rules to even out the playing field.In Black Adam, Johnson is joined by Noah Centineo as Atom Smasher, Aldis Hodge as Hawkman, Sarah Shahi as Adrianna Tomaz and Quintessa Swindell as Cyclone. The last descendant of King Ahk-Ton and militant leader of the Kahndaq division of the criminal organization Intergang.

However, the theater isn't the only place fans will watch Teth-Adam kill his enemies without remorse. Justice Society members Hawkman, Doctor Fate, Cyclone, and Atom Smasher stop Adam's killing spree and explain to Adrianna that Adam was not a savior but an imprisoned killer. It was then given a July 29, 2022, release date, [65] but was moved to the October 2022 date when Warner Bros. Also that month, Johnson confirmed that a Black Adam sequel was not in Gunn's immediate plans, though he added that he and Warner Bros.After misusing his god-like powers, Black Adam was sentenced to a brutal 5,000 years of imprisonment – but now he is finally free. That November, Hiram elaborated that they had an outline for future films and spin-offs featuring Black Adam and the JSA, dependent on the first film being a success; [169] he later added that other characters beyond Shazam and Superman were being considered as potential future rivals for Black Adam such as Wonder Woman. Henry Cavill, who portrayed Superman in the DCEU, said in April 2018 that there were plans for Johnson's Black Adam to face off against Superman in the future, though he believed that it will take place after Black Adam and Shazam collide.

The first official trailer was released on June 8, featuring an orchestral remix of Kanye West and Jay-Z's song " Murder to Excellence" (2011). He’s now ready for the big screen in “Black Adam,” with Dwayne Johnson taking the part of an all-powerful “Champion” who’s been imprisoned for centuries, finally unleashed in 2022, where he receives a strange education on the ways of heroism and authority. Principal photography began on April 10, 2021, at Trilith Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, [68] [69] with Lawrence Sher serving as cinematographer after previously shooting DC's Joker (2019). To be honest, I didn't know much about DC movies, but I loved MCU works, so I watched it with the expectation that I could feel that kind of thing.

Additional casting took place over the next year, including four members of the Justice Society of America, along with the script being rewritten by Haines and Noshirvani. in a brief cameo, during a sequence where The Wizard teaches Billy Batson about the previous recipients of his powers. Following complications due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Black Adam is set to start shooting early 2021. It was the last DC Extended Universe film to use the DC Films name, as the studio was rebranded as DC Studios in November 2022.