Dwayne Johnson's 'Black Adam' Receives An Official New Synopsis

Mumbai, June 9 - Hollywood star Dwayne Johnson unveiled the first full-length trailer of his highly-awaited DC superhero film, "Black Adam" on Wednesday. The film is intended to be a spin-off from Shazam! (2019) and the eleventh film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU).

Ahead of the trailer launch, Warner Bros. revealed the official synopsis for "Black Adam" and hints at what the movie is all about.



"Nearly 5,000 years after receiving the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods and being imprisoned just as quickly, Black Adam is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world", reads the official premise of the film.

As per the DC Comics, Black Adam is one of the archenemies of the superhero Shazam and the nemesis of the Shazam Family. Black Adam first appeared as a one-time villain for the first issue of Fawcett Comics' The Marvel Family comic book (December 1945).

However, Black Adam was revived as a recurring character after DC Comics first licensed and then acquired the Fawcett characters and began publishing Shazam (formerly Captain Marvel) Family stories under the title Shazam! in the 1970s.



Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson plays the title role of Black Adam who, going by trailer, has to choose between being the savior and destroyer of mankind. It also stars Aldis Hodge, Noah Centineo, Sarah Shahi, Marwan Kenzari, Quintessa Swindell, Bodhi Sabongui, and Pierce Brosnan.

Jaume Collet-Serra has directed this film which is scheduled to release on October 21, 2022. In India, it will be released in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu languages day and date with the USA release.

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