First Black Adam Movie Video Teases Dwayne Johnson’s DC Character

A new DC FanDome trailer teases the appearance of footage from Dwayne Johnson’s DC movie debut as the shadowy Shazam! villain Black Adam. The movie is one of the most anticipated in DCEU’s upcoming slate, as it will not only be the debut of Johnson in a bonafide superhero movie, but will also launch the rebellious DC anti-hero on-screen. Johnson has been laboring on the movie for many years, with development reportedly stretching as far back as 2008.

There has been no sign of any images or footage from Black Adam so far, but there has been anticipation that footage or images of Johnson in costume will be revealed at DC FanDome, which will feature a huge number of DCEU actors and directors, including Johnson. The event will be a virtual celebration of the DC universe, and a host of reveals from upcoming DCEU movies are expected. The likes of Wonder Woman 1984, The Suicide Squad, Zack Snyder’s Justice League cut and perhaps even The Batman are all expected to debut footage, images or even trailers.

Now, the latest trailer for the event slips in a sneak peek at Johson’s Black Adam. Blink and you’ll miss it, but the brief second or so shows the silhouette of Johnson in his outfit, standing in a dark stone room with light obscuring a proper look at him. Johnson also teases more footage to come at DC FanDome, and calls himself The Man in Black. You can see the trailer below.

Despite the fact that filming on Black Adam is only set to begin in 2021 now, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, it’s clear that Johnson has some footage to show off at DC FanDome on August 22. However, given that Johnson and director Jaume Collet-Serra recently wrapped production on Disney’s Jungle Cruise together, there is the chance that they had time to film test footage of Johnson in his Black Adam costume during that production. Of course, any footage or images that are debuted at DC FanDome could also just come from the standard pre-production process, which often involves a number of costume, camera and lighting tests with the main cast.

Regardless of what is able to be shown, the news that there will be anything from Black Adam means that DC FanDome should be a success. Given the current filming shutdown, movie fans are starved for news, and new footage or images from such a high-profile and much-anticipated DCEU movie is sure to be a hit. Fans will be counting down the days until August 22.