Black Adam
Black Adam is a 2022 American superhero film based on the DC character of the same name. Produced by New Line Cinema, DC Films, Seven Bucks Productions, and FlynnPictureCo. and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is a spin-off to Shazam! (2019) and the 11th film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The film was directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and written by Adam Sztykiel and the writing team of Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani. It stars Dwayne Johnson as Teth-Adam / Black Adam, an ancient superhuman who is released from his magic imprisonment by a group of archeologists to free the nation of Kahndaq from the crime syndicate Intergang, whose local leader plans to obtain an ancient relic called the Crown of Sabbac to take control of the nation. Aldis Hodge, Noah Centineo, Sarah Shahi, Marwan Kenzari, Quintessa Swindell, and Pierce Brosnan appear in supporting roles.
Plot
In 2600 BC, the tyrannical king Ahk-Ton of Kahndaq enslaves his people to mine the mythical metal Eternium, using it to forge the Crown of Sabbac to attain power and invincibility. After attempting to stage a revolt, a young slave boy is given the powers of Shazam by the Council of Wizards, transforming him into Kahndaq's heroic champion. He kills Ahk-Ton, ending his reign.
More details
author | Adam Sztykiel |
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contentLocation | Kahndaq |
director | Jaume Collet-Serra |
editor | John Lee Mike Sale |
genre | action adventure crime drama fantasy science fiction |
keywords | adrianna tomaz amanda waller amon antarctica astral projection atom smasher black adam black site carter hall criminal organization cyclone demon doctor fate government official hawkman intergang justice society justice society of america kent nelson kill killing spree mid-credits scene osiris present day sabbac shazam suicide squad superman task force task force x teth-adam the king |
musicBy | Lorne Balfe |
producer | Beau Flynn Dany Garcia Dwayne Johnson Hiram Garcia |
productionCompany | DC Films FlynnPictureCo. New Line Cinema Seven Bucks Productions |
publisher | Warner Bros. Pictures |
recordedAt | Atlanta |
theme | action drama superhero terrorism |