![]() But it's weird because the more superhero-y parts, and the parts that I thought I should like more, weren't that exciting to me. There were parts of it that I really enjoyed. There were parts of this that I really liked. YOUNG: So I think the best way to say my feelings on this movie is that it was just kind of meh, or mid, to borrow a phrase. The film is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, who directed Johnson in the classic "Jungle Cruise". Mo Amer is on hand as Adrianna's brother. ![]() That team is led by Aldis Hodge as Hawkman and Pierce Brosnan as Doctor Fate, plus Noah Centineo as Atom Smasher and Quintessa Swindell as Cyclone. Meanwhile, Amanda Waller, played once again by Viola Davis, sends the Justice Society to capture Black Adam before he can become dangerous to the rest of the world. But when Adam comes to life in the form of Dwayne Johnson, his ancient glowering and raging proves difficult to control. Once she sees him, she hopes that he can be the hero her country of Kahndaq needs to free it from ages and ages of occupation and oppression. Sarah Shahi plays a woman named Adrianna, who goes searching for a lost artifact and wakes Black Adam from his tomb. ![]() But this story largely stands on its own. Officially, "Black Adam" is a spinoff of the 2019 film "Shazam!" Watched the whole movie, had no idea. He's the host of the film and television review podcast, "Leaving the Theater." Hello, Ronald. And today we're talking about "Black Adam" on POP CULTURE HAPPY HOUR from NPR. He's played plenty of very tough guys, but he's finally filling this gap in his resume with "Black Adam," in which he joins the DC Universe.īrought out of a tomb after thousands of years, Black Adam is a character with tons of backstory and a mostly dour demeanor that doesn't exactly play to the wisecracking side Johnson has showed in things like the "Fast & The Furious" (ph) franchise. It's hard to believe Dwayne Johnson hasn't played a superhero before.
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