Black Adam (film)

Black Adam
Black Adam
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jaume Collet-Serra
Written by	Adam Sztykiel; Rory Haines; Sohrab Noshirvani;
Based on	Characters; from DC
Produced by	Beau Flynn; Hiram Garcia; Dwayne Johnson; Dany Garcia;
Starring	Dwayne Johnson; Pierce Brosnan; Aldis Hodge; Quintessa Swindell; Noah Centineo;
Cinematography	Lawrence Sher
Edited by	Mike Sale; John Lee;
Music by	Lorne Balfe
Production; companies	New Line Cinema; DC Films; Seven Bucks Productions; FlynnPictureCo.;
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates	October 3, 2022 (Mexico City); October 21, 2022 (United States);
Running time	125 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$190–260 million
Box office	$393.5 million

Black Adam is a 2022 American superhero film based on the DC character of the same name. Produced by New Line Cinema, DC Films, Seven Bucks Productions, and FlynnPictureCo. and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is a spin-off from Shazam! (2019) and the 11th film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra from a script by Adam Sztykiel and the writing team of Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani, the film stars Dwayne Johnson as Teth-Adam / Black Adam, an ancient superhuman who is released from his magic imprisonment by a group of archeologists to free the nation of Kahndaq from the crime syndicate Intergang, whose local leader plans to obtain an ancient relic called the Crown of Sabbac to take control of it. Pierce Brosnan, Aldis Hodge, Quintessa Swindell and Noah Centineo appear in supporting roles.

Johnson was attached to Shazam! early in development and confirmed to portray the villain Black Adam in September 2014, but the producers, at Johnson's urging, later decided to give the character his own film. Sztykiel was hired in October 2017. Collet-Serra joined in June 2019 with a planned release date of December 2021, but this timeline was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional casting took place over the next year, including four members of the Justice Society of America, along with the script being rewritten by Haines and Noshirvani. Principal photography took place from April to August 2021 at Trilith Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, and also in Los Angeles.

Black Adam premiered in Mexico City on October 3, 2022, and was theatrically released in the United States on October 21. It was not well received by critics and grossed $393 million worldwide, becoming a box-office bomb for failing to break even.

^ "Black Adam". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
^ Moreau, Jordan (October 24, 2022). "Box Office: 'Black Adam' Flies to $7.6 Million in Previews". Variety. Archived from the original on October 23, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
^ McCarthy, Todd (October 18, 2022). "Film Review: Dwayne Johnson In New Line/DC's 'Black Adam'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 23, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
^ Kit, Borys (December 7, 2022). "Patty Jenkins' 'Wonder Woman 3' Not Moving Forward as DC Movies Hit Turning Point (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
^ Cite error: The named reference Sequel-Cancelled was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Black Adam (2022)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved January 12, 2023.

[1] "Black Adam". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.

[2] Moreau, Jordan (October 24, 2022). "Box Office: 'Black Adam' Flies to $7.6 Million in Previews". Variety. Archived from the original on October 23, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2022.

[3] McCarthy, Todd (October 18, 2022). "Film Review: Dwayne Johnson In New Line/DC's 'Black Adam'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 23, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.

[THR-profit-4] Kit, Borys (December 7, 2022). "Patty Jenkins' 'Wonder Woman 3' Not Moving Forward as DC Movies Hit Turning Point (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.

[Sequel-Cancelled-5] Cite error: The named reference Sequel-Cancelled was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[BOM-6] "Black Adam (2022)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved January 12, 2023.

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