The first teaser for the upcoming DC extended universe film Black Adam has been released, briefly debuting Dwayne Johnson as the ancient Egyptian anti-hero ‘Black Adam’. Directed by Spanish-American Jaume Collet-Serra and produced by Johnson, the upcoming movie is one of the most highly anticipated DC extended universe entries. Not much information is known about the movie yet apart from the fact that it will star Johnson as Black Adam and To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before’s Noah Centineo as ‘Atom Smasher’. The latest teaser, which was tweeted by Johnson on Friday evening, revealed more information will be released on 22 August 2020. When production and casting of Black Adam was first announced in 2018, some social media users argued against the fictional ancient Egyptian supervillain being played by Johnson, who is American born to a Samoan mother and a Black Canadian father. A number of social media users expressed confusion as to why Johnson was selected to portray an ancient Egyptian and questioned whether the decision was an appropriate one, particularly in light of increased attention and criticism regarding the casting of actors to play characters from other ethnic…
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson to Play Ancient Egyptian Supervillain ‘Black Adam’
August 9, 2020
