‘Black Adam’ Trailer: Dwayne Johnson Stars in DC’s Anti-Hero Movie

[{"selector":"#anim-d6e50090-f5ad-49bb-b100-a7e54aa4a037 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(34.1690339948474%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1350,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] By H.JanGra June 8, 2022

[{"selector":"#anim-7674ab9e-5e15-41a9-87df-3ff324060b63","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1350,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ccc082b8-7af9-4110-bf2d-c7c1378e5b1d","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1350,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-01b11f40-0eae-4f4f-9eeb-ef9ab6615a9d [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(34.1690339948474%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1350,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] DC Comics fans are getting a closer look at Dwayne Johnson’s “Black Adam” in a new, action-packed trailer.

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[{"selector":"#anim-c1f9e520-1c91-4e6e-bb45-4790ddcff003","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1350,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0563301a-963f-4332-902c-7088bdd48b75","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1350,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5fd68905-a290-49e3-9e10-56dc40c85c9a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(34.1690339948474%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1350,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] “Shazam: Fury of the Gods,” coming next year. After over a decade in development, “Black Adam” will be released on July 29.

[{"selector":"#anim-d8b4a4b0-0382-4e12-964f-d9b5efbf0a7b","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1350,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2420ef36-ffd9-443c-8bb3-3288155c1140","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1350,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-15472193-d98a-4199-b50c-8866edd0cf45 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(34.1690339948474%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1350,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] Johnson was originally supposed to enter the DC universe as Black Adam in 2019’s “Shazam;” however, his role was scrapped when the spinoff for his character was greenlit in 2017.

[{"selector":"#anim-6e2c9892-d32c-4e95-a83d-c6f00f1c904d","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1350,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b815b783-3f2a-448f-a72c-389096921fef","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1350,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-12a059ac-dfb7-4cc5-a1ad-ac42811d4d48 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(34.1690339948474%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1350,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] “This character, this film, this universe has been a gigantic passion project of mine for a very long time,” said Johnson in the October video. “And the truth is, I was born to play Black Adam.”

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