‘Black Adam’ trailer unveils Dwayne Johnson as DC’s newest antihero
On Wednesday, DC launched the two-minute clip, which stars the Hollywood titan and wrestling legend because the titular antihero, who’s morally ambiguous with godlike talents.
The trailer offers followers a glimpse of Black Adam’s backstory, revealing he was as soon as a slave and has damaged out of the tomb through which he has been imprisoned for five,000 years.
Along with seeing Johnson as Black Adam, viewers additionally get a primary take a look at different characters within the movie, together with Aldis Hodge’s Hawkman, Noah Centineo’s Atom Smasher, and Quintessa Swindell’s Cyclone.
Sharing some behind-the-scenes images, he wrote: “Your unwavering assist and relentless pleasure for this ardour venture of mine has meant the world to me. Now it is my flip to ship for you. The hierarchy of energy within the DC Universe is altering.”
Revealing the venture in 2019, Johnson mentioned the function of Black Adam was “in contrast to some other I’ve ever performed in my profession.”
“As a child, Superman was the hero I all the time wished to be. However, a couple of years into my fantasy, I noticed that Superman was the hero, I may by no means be. I used to be too rebellious. Too rambunctious. Too immune to conference and authority,” he wrote in an Instagram put up.
He added that Black Adam is “blessed by magic with the powers equal to SUPERMAN, however the distinction is he does not toe the mark or stroll the road. He is a rebellious, considered one of a form superhero, who’ll all the time do what’s proper for the folks — however he does it his means.”
“Black Adam,” directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (Jungle Cruise), is in cinemas from October 21.
