A brand new Black Adam trailer is here thanks to Dwayne Johnson's appearance at San Diego Comic-Con 2022. After waiting for more than a decade to play the powerful DC villain, The Rock is finally on the precipice of debuting Black Adam. The original plans for him to be the villain of Shazam! were scrapped in favor of a solo film to capitalize on The Rock's star power. He has continued to promise that Black Adam will change the DC Extended Universe and serve as a launching point for a much bigger universe.
Warner Bros. and DC Films have shared multiple looks at Black Adam in the past, as early trailers and footage highlighted his DCEU origin and the inclusion of the Justice Society of America. The new DC team features a lineup of Dr. Fate (Pierce Brosnan), Hawkman (Aldis Hodge), Atom Smasher (Noah Centineo), and Cyclone (Quintessa Swindell). They have repeatedly been shown in previous Black Adam trailers as a likely ally to the ancient superhero after he reawakens in the modern day.
As part of Warner Bros.' panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2022, Dwayne Johnson appeared to hype the upcoming DCEU movie and brought a brand new Black Adam trailer with him. The big focus of the trailer is on the fight between Black Adam and the Justice Society of America. The Black Adam Comic-Con trailer shows him fighting multiple Dr. Fates, but it ends with him demolishing Hawkman, proving just how powerful Johnson's DC character is.
The fight between Black Adam and the JSA featured in the Black Adam trailer will surely get longtime DC comics readers excited. They have worked together at times in the source material, but Black Adam has also fought the team too. It seems that DC's Black Adam movie will feature a similarly uneasy relationship between Johnson's character and the new DC team. The marketing has already teased the characters having some peaceful (or at least non-fighting) interactions, but this sneak peek provides a clear display of Black Adam's power. It did not show Amanda Waller's Black Adam return, which was announced during the panel.
Based on this short glimpse at Black Adam, viewers will surely begin to think about how powerful The Rock's character is in comparison to other DCEU heroes. There have been hopes of Black Adam and Shazam fighting for years, while rumors continue to swirl that Johnson could fight Henry Cavill's Superman too. The ease in which Black Adam overpowers Hawkman in the Black Adam SDCC trailer is a friendly reminder that he could be the favorite in any future fights with other DCEU characters. Whether or not any other superhero fights occur in Black Adam remains to be seen, but the ones teased so far certainly look exciting.
Source: Warner Bros.
