Dwayne Johnson Will Finally Don Black Adam's Spandex For December 2021 Release

Although Black Adam is traditionally considered a villain in the DC Comics and regularly pits himself against Shazam and is the nemesis of the Marvel Family, Johnson's rendition sees himself as an antihero.

"Superheroes have to exhibit a little bit of restraint in taking care of the bad guys," Johnson said during the DC FanDome panel for Black Adam, according to Entertainment Tonight. "[Black Adam] does not practice restraint. That combination makes him explosive, very dangerous, and very likable, at least to me."

A solid synopsis for the film hasn't been revealed, but according to Johnson, "things will never be the same hierarchy in the DC universe, it's about to change."

Noah Centineo has been the only cast member added to the film, and he's already training up! During the DC Fandome's Black Adam panel, the actor revealed he's busy training for his role as Atom Smasher "on a tarmac."

"His grandfather was a villain, he's got quite a spirit," Centineo described his character. "He goes through this transformation in the film; he's not expecting the world of a superhero."

Johnson and Centineo announced that the other Justice Society of America members making their debut alongside Atom Smasher will be Hawkman, Doctor Fate, and Cyclone.

Henry Cavill's Clark Kent was rumoured to be making a cameo in the film, but nothing has been confirmed. During the Fandome panel, Johnson said it'd be "cool" to see the two interact, but made no promises. "Black Adam and Superman could become friends . . . or they won't."

Black Adam was originally meant to appear alongside the other comic-book supervillains in Shazam!, but the studio ultimately decided to give him his own film. Since the character is originally the predecessor of Captain Marvel — aka Shazam — who goes dark, we can theorize that the film will set up a huge clash between Johnson's Adam and Zachary Levi's Billy Batson in a future Shazam! sequel.