Watch your back,James Cameron.Black AdamdirectorJaume Collet-Serrahas crafted state-of-the-art technology of his own for the upcoming DC Extended Universe film. In an interview withTotal Film, Collet-Serra said that his goal withBlack Adamwas to be “new and unique.”
StarringDwayne Johnsonas the antihero,Black Adamdelves into the mythology of the DCEU, and will also introduce the Justice Society of America to the big screen. Johnson was featured as the cover star on the latest issue of Total Film, whichhe tweeted with the message, “Inside these pages, I share my 10-year journey of bringing the Khandaq disruptor to the big screen.”
“Disruptor” is also the word Collet-Serra used to describe the movie. He said:
“Black Adam is a disruptor in the DC Comics world, and it has to be a disruptor in the way that we make a superhero movie. I like to be challenged, and I wanted to create new technology, so we developed the way that [Adam] moves, the way that he flies, his costume. And then it trickled down to every other character and the movie itself. But there was always the goal – to be new and unique in the storytelling and in every aspect of it.”
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The filmmaker also said that by including several other DC characters, “the pressure to carry the whole movie” won’t rest on one person. He added:
“You have a couple of seasoned veterans, like Hawkman and Doctor Fate, and you have a couple of newbies like Atom Smasher and Cyclone. And that chemistry and coming together to attempt to defeat someone who’s undefeatable like Black Adam, creates a lot of interesting situations – without having the pressure to carry the whole movie. That’s a much more fresh way in.”
Collet-Serra, who had sustained quite the career as adirector of B-movie thrillers, most recently leveled up withJungle Cruise, a $200 million Disney adventure that also served as his first collaboration with Johnson, one of the world’s biggest stars.
Black Adamalso featuresAldis Hodgeas Hawkman,Noah Centineoas Atom Smasher,Quintessa Swindellas Cyclone, andPierce Brosnanas Doctor Fate.Sarah Shahiplays Adrianna, Adam’s wife. The film is slated to release on August 02, 2025, and will continue the DCEU’s shift away from directorZack Snyder’s original vision for the series.Black Adamis one of four DCEU films slotted for a 2022 release, the others beingThe Flash,Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, andBatgirl, which arrives directly on the HBO Max streaming service.
