Dwayne Johnson thanks fans for their incredible response to the recent BlackAdam trailer, which he says earned a '98% positive global review.'
Dwayne"The Rock" Johnson reacts to the incredible response to Black Adam's first official trailer. Johnson has been attached to Black Adam for almost a decade. Later this year, he'll finally make his debut as the anti-hero alongside DC Comics' first superhero team, the Justice Society of America, which includes Pierce Brosnan's Dr. Fate, Noah Centineo's Atom Smasher, Quintessa Swindell's Cyclone, and Hodge's Hawkman.
As an Egyptian slave who is granted superpowers by the ancient wizard, Shazam, Black Adam was originally going to be introduced in 2019's Shazam!. However, Johnson made an executive decision, scrapping Black Adam cameos in other DC Extended Universe projects in favor of a definitive solo debut.
As he mentions in the above video, Johnson has repeatedly hyped how his Dirty Harry-esque anti-hero will redefine the hierarchy of power in the DCEU. Johnson has made it clear before that he has big plans for Black Adam and sees himself portraying what could be his biggest role for years to come. His physical and mental commitment to the character stretches well beyond just this solo film, which indeed may spearhead the DCEU's next chapter.
Given the reaction to Zack Snyder's Justice League, The Suicide Squad, Peacemaker, and The Batman, Black Adam appears to be a step in the right direction for what was once DC Films/Warner Bros.' aimless DCEU. All of the projects mentioned have enjoyed an amount of creative freedom not granted to films like Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and 2016's Suicide Squad.