Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has taken to Instagram to share new behind-the-scenes images from his final week of reshoots on DC’s Black Adam. A film that is being touted as a major shift in the hierarchy of power in the DC universe, Johnson stars as the magical anti-hero Teth-Adam (a.k.a. Black Adam) who was imprisoned for 5,000 years. Destined to become the arch-nemesis of the superhero Shazam, Black Adam is the original wizard’s champion and shares the same powers enjoyed by Billy Batson. Originally, Black Adam was planned to be the primary antagonist of 2019’s Shazam!, but the decision was made to split the project in two and allow Johnson an opportunity to headline his own solo film before the two characters met.
Originally set for release in December last year, delays due to the Coronavirus pandemic initially pushed the film’s premiere back to July 2022. However, in order to accommodate the workload of the film’s visual effects team, Warner Bros. adjusted their release schedule again, this time pushing the release date back to October 21. While this news was no doubt frustrating for fans, it did allow Johnson to return for some last-minute reshoots.
Now it would seem that work on the film is very nearly complete, with Johnson taking to Instagram to share set photos from the reshoots. Johnson captioned the photos saying it was the “Final work week of finishing touches for BLACK ADAM⚡️with my director, Jaume Collet-Serra.” He also plugged the upcoming international trailer release due on June 8. Check out the original post below:
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News that reshoots are nearly done is good news for fans who are holding out for a better glimpse of the upcoming DCEU blockbuster. While it will still be another four months until fans will finally get to see Black Adam for themselves, Johnson is also set to provide the voice of Superman’s canine companion Krypto in the animated DC League of Super-Pets now due to be released in Black Adam’s old July 29 release slot. In the meantime, the imminent release of the full-length trailer is to whet audiences’ appetites for the highly anticipated film.
Of course, Johnson isn’t the only draw card that Black Adam has up its sleeve, and recently released promo art has also been working on drawing attention to the members of the Justice Society of America (JSA) who are also slated to appear in the film. Rounding out the cast will be Pierce Brosnan’s Dr. Fate, Aldis Hodge’s Hawkman, Noah Centineo’s Atom Smasher, and Quintessa Swindell’s Cyclone. Hopefully, by the time October rolls around, Johnson and his fellow stars will be ready to usher in a whole new era of DCEU adventures with his anti-hero front and center.
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