PREVIEW: Black Adam (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Dwayne Johnson (San Andreas), Aldis Hodge (The Invisible Man), Noah Centineo (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before), Sarah Shahi (Bullet to the Head), Marwan Kenzari (The Old Guard), Quintessa Swindell (Voyagers), Bodhi Sabongui (The Main Event), Pierce Brosnan (Tomorrow Never Dies), Mohammed Amer (Americanish), Viola Davis (The Suicide Squad), James Cusati-Moyer (False Positive), Uli Latukefu (Alien: Covenant)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Jaume Collet-Serra (Orphan), director; Adam Sztykiel (Rampage), Rory Haines (The Mauritanian) and Sohrab Noshirvani (The Mauritanian), writers; Beau Flynn (Skyscraper), Dany Garcia (Fighting with My Family) and Hiram Garcia (Red Notice), producers; Lorne Balfe (Megamind), composer; Lawrence Sher (Joker), cinematographer; John Lee (Anyone Home?) and Michael L. Sale (Bridesmaids), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Teth-Adam (Johnson), a slave in the ancient kingdom of Kahndaq, is bestowed with the powers of the gods, but upon using them for nefarious purposes he is imprisoned for thousands of years. After he is awakened in the modern day, the newly-christened Black Adam sets out to continue his brutal tactics, which attracts the attention of the Justice Society of America, a group of heroes who attempt to teach him how to use his powers for good instead of evil, in order to take down a foe more powerful than even Black Adam…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

After years of development, Dwayne Johnson finally makes his DC debut as the popular anti-hero, and judging by the fierce action and balanced tone, it was long worth the wait.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 21ST OCTOBER 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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