Black Adam Could Be Delayed
For those unaware, Dwayne Johnson has been working on getting a Black Adam film for some time now. Johnson has started developing the Black Adam movie back in 2008 and recently found his chance to make the movie. Now that the DC Extended Universe is a thing that dream was capable of becoming a reality. However, production of the movie may end up getting heavy delays should this pandemic keep going the way it is currently. Principal photography for the film was to begin during the summer of this year, but it’s looking less likely.
Black Adam is, in actuality, an antihero in the DC universe and more specifically he is the arch-nemesis of Shazam. The most recent iteration of the character sees him as a corrupt antihero attempting to clear his name and reputation. Adam has a unique background as a protector tricked into becoming a villain and fighting the man he used to be friends with. Black Adam is a character that regularly does things considered evil and then doing something that is good. Thus, the premise of the film would probably be his origin story since Shazam will not appear in the film.
There is no way of telling when things will return to normalcy in the movie industry, but hopefully it isn’t too long. A Black Adam film would be one of the most unique hero or villain movies out there. Johnson working on the film most certainly makes it a source of buzz in the industry. He recently stated that it is looking very likely that the production will be pushed back. With most early estimates showing how unlikely it is that productions will be able to start up again until just prior to summer. As of now, the expected release date for the film is some time in December 2021.