Get introduced to the backstory of the anti-hero in Black Adam starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. In a teaser trailer shared at the Aug. 22 DC FanDome, concept art shows Black Adam being enslaved in his birthplace of Kahndaq [1], acquiring his powers (he was originally chosen to be Shazam's successor [2]), then getting imprisoned. Five thousand years later, "the man in black [3]" is free.

In a separate teaser, Black Adam introduces the DC Comics superhero team [4] he's up against: the Justice Society of America consisting of Hawkman, Doctor Fate, Cyclone, and Atom Smasher (whom we know will be played by Noah Centineo [5]).

"Superheroes have to exhibit a little bit of restraint in taking care of the bad guys," Johnson said during the DC FanDome panel [6] 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."

This film, directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, is scheduled to hit theatres on Dec. 22, 2021 [7]. Watch the first teaser trailer for Black Adam above.