Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has teased a pivotal scene in DC’sBlack Adam, with the actor sharing an image of himself from behind-the-scenes. Not only does the black and white tease some special effects, it also gives fans their best look yet at the effort that the action superstar has gone to in order to achieve a truly super-heroic physique. The Rock has become well-known for his dedication, but this is quite possibly the biggest and best he has ever looked.
“Minutes away from shooting a very cool cutting edge scene for our movie, BLACK ADAM. My skilled make up artist, Bjoern Rehbein is applying tiny white tracking dots to very specific areas of my body (legs included) so our Visual Effects team track and compute my muscle fibers intensely activating and moving while BLACK ADAM is raging to seek & destroy his enemies. This is the final week of production and the hard work with my training, diet and conditioning has been relentless - hardest of my career because I’ve had to maintain this physical look for months and had to peak in my final week - but our collective goal is to raise the bar with BLACK ADAM. Todeliver the antihero you’ve been waiting for and you deserve. Final week of production. The hierarchy of power in the DC UNIVERSE is about to change. Do not go gentle…”
Make no mistake,Dwayne Johnsonis going to have no trouble filling out the black and gold spandex. What the scene in question contains is unknown, but it is potentially his first transformation from normal (but likely still massive) guy to the super-powered DC antihero.
Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra,Black Adamwillintroduce Johnson as Teth-Adam AKA Black Adam, a man from Kahndaq who was imprisoned for 5,000 years. Chosen by the wizard Shazam to harness the powers of the ancient Egyptian Gods, S for the stamina of Shu, H for the swiftness of Horus, A for the strength of Amon, Z for the wisdom of Zehuti, A for the power of Aten, and M for the courage of Mehen, Black Adam goes on to become the archenemy of the superhero Shazam and his super-powered family.
Along with introducing audiences to Johnson as the title character, the movie will also introduce the superhero team the Justice Society of America, or JSA. This team is made up of Noah Centineo as Atom Smasher, Aldis Hodge as Hawkman, Quintessa Swindell as Cyclone and Pierce Brosnan as Doctor Fate, another element which Garcia hopes to explore further as they branch out into the wider DC universe.
“There’s been multiple ongoing conversations on how everything will roll out and it’s very exciting for myself as a filmmaker but even more so as a fan,” Garcia revealed last year. “Unfortunately, I can’t speak to that too much because it is still in the works, but I can say that on our end we’re very focused on building out this world we’re creating with Black Adam and the JSA. Obviously, Shazam exists in that universe along with many many other heroes. And believe me when I say we have very big ambitions for all these characters and the storylines we want to take them through.”
Black Adamhas been a long time coming, with the movierecently being delayed several timesdue to the ongoing global situation. Thankfully, fans will finally get to see Johnson join the world of DC whenBlack Adamhits theaters in the United States on June 06, 2025. This comes to us courtesy ofDwayne Johnson’s official Instagram.
