Screen Rant

  • Dwayne Johnson took to social media to welcome to Black Adam's director: Jaume Collet-Serra. 1 / 10

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  • Johnson has been attached to play the DC supervillain for a number of years. 2 / 10

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  • Given their history, fans expected the character to make at least a cameo in Shazam! 3 / 10

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  • The film instead focused more overtly on setting up Mr. Mind for the sequel. 4 / 10

  • Black Adam's backstory was teased, however, perfectly setting up a solo outing... 5 / 10

  • Production on the rumored prequel took a step forward with Collet-Serra announced as director. 6 / 10

  • Posting on Instagram, Johnson praised the director's passion, work ethic, and vision. 7 / 10

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  • The two have just recently finished working together on the upcoming Disney film, Jungle Cruise. 8 / 10

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  • The actor raised a toast to Collet-Serra and his excitement to create something "special." 9 / 10

  • There's still no word on when fans will finally see Black Adam and Shazam clash. 10 / 10

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