123 Movies Black Adam (2024)

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Why did no one like Black Adam? ›

Add a Review. Large budgeted and badly disjointed, "Black Adam" belongs in the poor category with the likes of "Justice League" and "Superman vs Batman". The story is hackneyed, and the dialog is eye-rolling with terrible worn out humor. It feels like a bad imitation of better Marvel movies.

Several potential reasons were offered for its flop, with many insiders accusing Johnson of using Black Adam to wield his power and organize a DC takeover. Warner Bros. executives were reportedly about Johnson leaking bad Black Adam profit info and felt uneasy about his growing influence within DC.

In ancient Kahndaq, Teth Adam was bestowed the almighty powers of the gods. After using these powers for vengeance, he was imprisoned, becoming Black Adam. Nearly 5,000 years have passed, and Black Adam has gone from man to myth to legend. Now free, his unique form of justice, born out of rage, is challenged by modern-day heroes who form the Justice Society: Hawkman, Dr. Fate, Atom Smasher and Cyclone.

Black Adam / Film synopsis

Black Adam premiered in Mexico City on October 3, 2022, and was theatrically released in the United States on October 21. It was negatively received by critics and failed to break even with only a $393 million worldwide gross.

In an interview with GQ in October, Pierce Brosnan had shared an anecdote about meeting with the Dalai Lama and praised the spiritual leader. This could be the reason for Black Adam's shadow ban as several other films have been prevented from release in China over similar reasons.

Summary. Black Adam's possession by an ancient villain in JL #73 highlights Superman's superiority in power within the Justice League. Despite Black Adam's challenge, Superman's Kryptonian physiology ultimately makes him stronger, as confirmed in the issue.

Given that Sentry is often described as having the power of a million exploding suns, it's easy to see why he handily destroys Black Adam. Being one of the most overpowered superheroes of all time, Sentry has more than enough power to defeat Black Adam in seconds.

This means that only a sliver of actors will be reprising their roles from the previous franchise. Dwayne Johnson's Black Adam is not returning, nor is Zachary Levi's Billy Batson/Shazam. However, this doesn't mean Black Adam will never fight the World's Mightiest Mortal on the big screen.

Weaknesses. Magical Vulnerability: Only significant magic can affect him. Lightning: Lightning attacks that cause damage and can cause Black Adam to revert back to Theo Adam.

However, when DC Studios welcomed new leadership in James Gunn and Peter Safran, the situation changed, and the "Black Adam" sequel was terminated. According to Variety, Johnson shared his opinion on why the film was canceled, saying, "'Black Adam' got caught in a vortex of new leadership."

Why won't Dwayne Johnson play Black Adam again? ›

Obviously, Johnson has a theory that suggests that the choice not to continue Black Adam really has nothing to do with Black Adam at all. “It's like new ownership coming in and buying an NFL team going, alright. Not my head coach. Not my quarterback,” he said.

Shazam acknowledges that he is unsure if he is stronger than Black Adam, despite his confidence in his mortal form. Both Shazam and Black Adam possess the same strengths endowed by the Wizard and have never been able to triumph over each other.

He does not draw powers from Shazam due to the demoness Blaze making a deal with the Egyptian god Set. The Mighty Adam serves as Egypt's champion for many centuries but becomes corrupted by the charms of a mysterious woman, revealed to be Shazam's evil daughter Blaze in disguise.

Black Adam kept his name, because he didn't have a secret identity, and became known as 'Black' because he's a dark guy (morally, not physically). Is DC's Black Adam an antihero? Yeah, he is. Because he has his on way of justice, he doesn't care if he have to kill people to serve justice.

The Mighty Adam serves as Egypt's champion for many centuries but becomes corrupted by the charms of a mysterious woman, revealed to be Shazam's evil daughter Blaze in disguise. The bewitched Adam is convinced that he and his mistress should rule Egypt, so he kills the Pharaoh and appoints himself ruler.

When Hart asked Johnson how he felt that the franchise was halted, the actor responded, “Black Adam got caught in a vortex of new leadership. And at that time, as we were creating Black Adam, developing it, shooting Black Adam … it was so many changes in leadership.

Being one of the most overpowered superheroes of all time, Sentry has more than enough power to defeat Black Adam in seconds. His powers are pretty much limitless and have been described as godlike. While Black Adam also has godlike power, his powers have their limits. Sentry's does not.

5 No Kill Rule. Part of Hawkman's hatred for Black Adam in the DCEU movie is the fact that he uses his powers to kill people. Hawkman keeps telling Black Adam that heroes do not kill, and he cannot join their ranks if he continues down this path of relentless murder for the oppressors of Kahndaq.