Anna Daniels
While we officially know next to nothing about who will be appearing in the Black Adam movie alongside Mr. Rock, we actually know even less about the film’s plot, as DC and Warner Bros. are remaining fiercely tight-lipped about Black Adam‘s story.
However, despite the fact that we don’t know exactly what Team DC has in store for the Black Adam movie, there’s still some things we can glean ahead of any official story announcements. First and foremost, it’s worth noting that Black Adam will indeed be the character’s first appearance in the DCEU. As such, it’s a safe bet that Black Adam will serve as an origin story of sorts. And if that is the case, it will be interesting to see how the Black Adam creative team approaches the character’s beginnings.
In case you’re unfamiliar, said origin has shifted dramatically in the pages of DC comics over the years. Initially, Black Adam was a legit supervillain; he was also a tragically wayward predecessor to Shazam himself, who battled Billy Batson and his super-powered crew on the regular. Recent years have seen the character’s arc shift away from pure villainy, however, with the Black Adam now painted as a wronged antihero out to clear his tarnished name and reputation.
Per Johnson himself, he will indeed be playing up the antihero side of Black Adam’s story (via ScreenRant). He may even be pushing the character into more straight-up hero territory for the movie, which should make for an interesting showdown when he eventually meets up with Shazam — or, dare we say, even Superman — on the big screen.
Written by: Looper
