McFarlane Toys, 7-Inch DC Black Adam (Hero Costume) Action Figure with 22 Moving Parts, Collectible DC Black Adam Movie Figure with Stand Base Unique Collectible Character Card – Ages 12+

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But when the film starring Zachary Levi was released in 2019, there was no Rock, and almost no Black Adam either. Literally, he’ll grab someone by the neck and by the thigh and then rip them up, tear them apart,” Johnson clarifies.

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He also dates back to ancient Egyptian times, reincarnating ceaselessly over the centuries while passing on the mantle of the flying hero. A big part of what makes Black Adam feel like such a weird misfire is how undeniably charismatic we all know Johnson is capable of being even when he’s portraying characters that you aren’t exactly meant to see as “good” people. Batson • Darla Dudley • Ebenezer Batson • Eugene Choi • Fat Marvel • Freckles Marvel • Gods of Olympus • Hill Marvel • Hoppy the Marvel Bunny • Isis • Kid Eternity • Lords of Magic • Marilyn Batson • Mary Marvel • Minute-Man • Muscles McGinnis • Nick Bromfield • Nora Bromfield • Osiris • Pedro Peña • Shazam ( Jebediah of Canaan • Mamaragan) • Sinclair Batson • Spy Smasher • Steamboat • Sterling Morris • Mr. It’s not hard to figure out the big secret Black Adam’s hiding in the present day after professor Adrianna Tomaz (Sarah Shahi) wakes him from a centuries-long sleep by saying the word “shazam. Fate is known for his distinctive golden helmet and supernatural abilities, but Collet-Serra says this Black Adam opponent’s other superpower is raw charisma.

His legacy would eventually expand to include the Black Marvel Family involving his wife Isis and her brother Osiris protecting their native land of Kahndaq. Collet-Serra says he was interested in leaning into the character’s obscurity, making the movie more of a mystery than a recitation of a familiar origin story. J. about how there were many similar aspects between Black Adam and Dirty Harry, which is a movie that broke rules in the ’70s,” Collet-Serra says.

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Speaking of the titan that is Marvel Studios and its box office prosperity, we can look to it for another contributing factor to the box office struggles of "Black Adam. Few outside the hard-core geek sphere do, although the character has been causing havoc in the pages of comic books since 1945. The film introduces moviegoers to the Justice Society of America—which is separate from the similar-sounding (and now more widely known) Justice League. On the other hand, DC films have faced a perpetual identity crisis for years, with the slate full of new entries into the already-struggling DC Extended Universe (now just the DC Universe), standalone experiments, and franchise starters. There’s a voracious appetite for superhero stories—but in an era of reboots of reboots and multiverses uniting three actors who all played the same part once upon a time, audiences have come to believe that most of the great characters have already had at least one moment onscreen.But for anyone hoping that Black Adam might actually herald a new era of quality and substantive superhero features from Warner Bros. Director Ryan Coogler's latest foray into the Marvel Cinematic Universe came out swinging during its opening weekend. He was always a foe of Captain Marvel’s (although not the Captain Marvel you think), possessing matching powers but using them very differently. Fawcett Comics also took a long hiatus, abandoning superhero storytelling in the early 1950s in part because of a long-running lawsuit that claimed it had repeatedly ripped off Superman stories.

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Black Adam can fly, bullets bounce off his skin, and explosions would merely muss his hair (if he had any).Black Adam’s turn to the dark side will also provide more of a rationale for his mercilessness, if not a justification for it. He will not hesitate—and I like to have a little fun when I’m explaining this—to rip somebody in half. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's Hollywood career was only beginning to gain traction, and superhero-centric movies were far from the surefire cinematic moneymakers they'd become in only a few more years. Hawkman’s never really needed the sort of rebranding that made everyone take the DCEU’s Aquaman more seriously, but Hodge’s Hall exudes a magnetism and worldliness that immediately makes you want to know more about him, his team, and what kind of presence they have outside of Black Adam.