black adam star Dwayne Johnson and producer Hiram Garcia reveal their plans for the DC franchise.
After many years of development, Dwayne Johnson black adam will finally hit the big screen in October, and it won’t be alone either. Black Adam will also feature the Justice Society, with a line-up consisting of Hawkman, Doctor Fate, Atom Smasher, and Cyclone.
The black adam Expanded Universe
If all goes well with black adam, he could play a big part in DC’s plans. Dwayne Johnson teased those plans a bit with Total movie:
“The goal is to really expand the universe, introduce new characters and spinoffs, and be really strategic about the plan. We have some ideas of what characters people are going to really react to in Black Adam, and we We’re already thinking about, “Let’s start thinking about this movie, and what this movie looks like to them.”
black adam Producer Hiram Garcia added that many crossovers could be on the way if the first movie is successful:
“I think our ambition has always been for this to all be a shared universe, you know? Whereas [Black Adam and Shazam] may not intersect, everything exists within one big umbrella of the DC Universe. And we want to be able to build the universe as big as possible, and, you know, with those ambitions. If everything is received as we hope, we have the possibility of potentially seeing crossovers on certain points.
Here is the synopsis of black adam:
“Nearly 5,000 years after being gifted with the almighty powers of the ancient 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. “
Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra from a screenplay written by Adam Sztykiel and Rory Haines & Sohrab Noshirvani, the DCEU film stars Dwayne Johnson, Aldis Hodge, Noah Centineo, Sarah Shahi, Marwan Kenzari, Quintessa Swindell, Bodhi Sabongui and Pierce Brosnan.
black adam opens in theaters on October 21, 2022. Stay tuned for all the latest news on the upcoming film and subscribe to the Heroic Hollywood YouTube channel for more original video content.