Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam Movie May Debut Before ‘Shazam!’ Sequel

During an interview with ComicBook.com, producer Peter Safran predicted Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam will debut in a solo movie before making an appearance in a Shazam! sequel.

Fans have known that Dwayne Johnson is on board to portray Black Adam for some time now, but exactly when the DC villain will make his first onscreen appearance remains unknown. However, Shazam! producer Peter Safran indicated Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam will likely get his own standalone film before appearing alongside Zachary Levi’s hero:

“Listen, we don’t know but I’ve gotta believe that there’s gonna be a standalone Black Adam movie before there’s ever a movie with Shazam and Black Adam sharing the screen.”

Safran also commented on Warner Bros. new strategy of taking time to introduce DC characters such as Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam:

“The studio’s been incredibly supportive and DC’s been supportive about saying take the time that you need to introduce these characters in the right way and tell the stories that you really want to tell, and that the audiences really want to see with these characters.”

Fans can probably expect a few nods to Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam’s when Shazam! hits theaters next month.

We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In Billy Batson’s (Angel) case, by shouting out one word—SHAZAM!—this streetwise 14-year-old foster kid can turn into the adult Super Hero Shazam (Levi), courtesy of an ancient wizard. Still a kid at heart—inside a ripped, godlike body—Shazam revels in this adult version of himself by doing what any teen would do with superpowers: have fun with them! Can he fly? Does he have X-ray vision? Can he shoot lightning out of his hands? Can he skip his social studies test? Shazam sets out to test the limits of his abilities with the joyful recklessness of a child. But he’ll need to master these powers quickly in order to fight the deadly forces of evil controlled by Dr. Thaddeus Sivana (Strong).

Directed by David F. Sandberg, Shazam! stars Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Mark Strong, Jack Dylan Grazer, Grace Fulton, Faithe Herman, Ian Chen, Jovan Armand, Cooper Andrews, Marta Milans, and Ron Cephas.

Shazam! will be released in theaters on April 5, 2019. Stay tuned to Heroic Hollywood for the latest news on the future of the DC cinematic universe as we learn it.

Source: ComicBook.com