Dwayne Johnson Recreates Iconic Black Adam Comics Cover For DCEU Movie

DWAYNE Johnson recreates and iconic Black Adam comic cover in new photo.

The upcoming, hotly-anticipated DC Extended Universe movie marks the superhero debut of Johnson, who has been attached to play the titular anti-hero since 2014. Originally, the plan was for Johnson to appear as a villain in Shazam!, but his character was later spun off into a solo film. Black Adam will find Johnson’s vengeful warrior as he unleashes his wrath in the modern world, capturing the attention of the Justice Society of America (JSA) and its members, Aldis Hodge’s Hawkman, Noah Centineo’s Atom Smasher, Quintessa Swindell’s Cyclone, and Pierce Brosnan’s Doctor Fate, as they try to negotiate peace with Black Adam.

With a few weeks left until its release, the marketing campaign for Black Adam remains pretty solid. There is no doubt that Johnson’s attachment to the movie will prove to be one of the key success factors, but even apart from that, the trailers for Black Adam, which critics described as action-packed sizzle reels, have left general audiences impressed. Recently, an epic aerial footage showed the teaser for Black Adam being screened from the rooftop of the L.A. Rams’ SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, and now, the movie has again created waves with a new marketing gimmick.

Black Adam producer Hiram Garcia has shared a new promotional image for Black Adam on Instagram, which sees Johnson’s recreating the iconic comic book cover for 52’s Volume 1, No. 45, “Every Hour Wounds, the Last Kills.” The new photo, much like the comic book cover, finds Johnson’s antihero sitting all high-and-mighty on his throne, with Kahndaq’s ancient-Egyptian architecture backdropping the image.

By all means, the new image is a subtle nod to Black Adam’s source material. At the moment, it’s not clear how closely will Black Adam hearken to the comics. His backstory, brutality, and romance with Adrianna will all be seemingly honored in the new movie, although there appear to be some changes, such as Black Adam and Hawkman not remembering their association from 5,000 years ago in Kahndaq.

Black Adam also seemingly tends to lean more toward the anti-hero persona of the titular warrior rather than his supervillain alter-ego, all of which was explored in New 52, though there is a lot that Collet-Serra has pulled directly from the other comic runs, including the infrastructure of Kahndaq, the costumes of the JSA superheroes, their weapons, and even their Thanagarian Star Cruiser.

Given the massive restructuring the DCEU is undergoing at the moment, it’s not practically convenient for Black Adam to fully adapt the comic book storylines. Yet, the writers and producers appear to have done their best to honor the source material, scattering references and Easter eggs to the larger DCEU across the film. This was noticed in the final Black Adam trailer, which included footage from Justice League and Birds of Prey, and with most of the superheroes in the film possessing the same abilities as they did in the comics, or updated to add greater depth to the characterization, it seems well positioned to please both ardent franchise fans and newer audiences.

Only time will tell how the film resonates with viewers when Birds of Prey hits theaters on October 21. (source: screenrant.com)

(ROHN ROMULO)