The Rock has at all times appeared like a superhero. Now he lastly will get to play one.
He’s the title position in Warner Bros.’ Black Adam, based mostly on the long-running character from DC Comics. The character was launched as a villain in Captain Marvel comics (now he’s referred to as Shazam, as a result of comics are by no means easy and straightforward to know) however lately Black Adam has change into extra of a posh antihero, and that’s the model we see within the movie. He’s a man who’s out for “justice” however his strategies and concept is likely to be a bit extra… brutal than your typical superhero.
See for your self within the movie’s new trailer, straight from Comedian-Con. It options Dwayne Johnson punching jets, zapping folks with lightning, and battling with Hawkman and the remainder of the Justice Society of America. Not precisely the standard run of the mill superhero-type stuff. (After all, it’s a film. One thing tells us finally he’ll group up with these guys to save lots of the day. There wouldn’t be too many extra DC motion pictures if he truly destroyed the Earth.)
Right here is the movie’s official synopsis:
From New Line Cinema, Dwayne Johnson stars within the motion journey “Black Adam.” The primary-ever function movie to discover the story of the DC Tremendous Hero involves the massive display screen beneath the course of Jaume Collet-Serra (“Jungle Cruise”). Almost 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the traditional gods—and imprisoned simply as shortly—Black Adam (Johnson) is free of his earthly tomb, able to unleash his distinctive type of justice on the trendy world.
Black Adam opens in theaters on October 21.
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