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."