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'Black Adam' trailer: Dwayne Johnson plays DC superhero

By Annie Martin   |   June 8, 2022 at 10:37 AM
Dwayne Johnson stars in the new film and "Shazam!" spinoff "Black Adam." File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Noah Centineo attends the E! People's Choice Awards in 2019. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Aldis Hodge attends the New York premiere of "The Batman" in March. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI Sarah Shahi attends the NBCUniversal Upfront in 2018. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI Pierce Brosnan (R) and Keely Shaye Smith attend the Golden Globe Awards in 2020. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

June 8 (UPI) -- DC is giving a glimpse of the new film Black Adam.

The studio shared a trailer for the movie Wednesday featuring Dwayne Johnson as Teth-Adam, aka Black Adam.

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Black Adam is based on the DC Comics character of the same name. The film is a spinoff of Shazam! (2019) starring Zachary Levi and follows the titular Black Adam (Johnson), a morally ambiguous ancient Egyptian with superpowers.

Black Adam is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and also stars Noah Centineo as Atom Smasher, Aldis Hodge as Hawkman, Sarah Shahi as Adrianna Tomaz, Quintessa Swindell as Maxine Hunkel and Pierce Brosnan as Kent Nelson.

Johnson reflected on his "incredible journey" with Black Adam after wrapping filming on the movie in July 2021.

"Hardest undertaking of my entire career physically & mentally. Worth every second," he tweeted at the time. "The hierarchy of power in DC Universe is changing."

Black Adam opens in theaters Oct. 21.