Dwayne Johnson's film was reportedly banned because of Brosnan's comments in support of the Dalai Lama, who is not a popular figure in China due to the difference in their beliefs.
As per reports on fan forums, the reason for the ban is cast member Pierce Brosnan's past comments on Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama. Tibet and its autonomy is a hot topic in China and public figures associating with the leader have been known to be shunned in China.
The Dwayne Johnson-led film was released in October 2022 to middling critical reception. The overblown action sequences, lack of a tight script, thin story, and poor character development meant that Black Adam was a disappointment for those excited to see the so-called shift in the hierarchy of the DCEU's power.
On Kevin Hart's show Hart to Heart (via The Hollywood Reporter), Johnson expressed his frustrations with the situation, stating: "Black Adam got caught in a vortex of new leadership. And at that time, as we were creating Black Adam, developing it, shooting Black Adam… it was so many changes in leadership.
Black Adam premiered in Mexico City on October 3, 2022, and was theatrically released in the United States on October 21. It was not well received by critics and grossed $393 million worldwide, becoming a box-office bomb for failing to break even.
Forecasts are liable to significant change over the first few days of a film's career and can be changed upwards or downwards. The predicted career looks anemic compared with the score achieved by the first “Black Panther” movie which released in China in March 2018 and earned $105 million.
In The Marvel Family #1, Black Adam is an ancient Egyptian named Teth-Adam (i.e., "Mighty Human"), who is chosen by the wizard Shazam to be his successor due to his presumed moral purity. This story is reprinted in DC's Shazam!
Black Adam 2 is Not Moving Forward — Black Adam 2 will not be moving forward at DC Studios headed by James Gunn and Peter Safran. Anyone paying attention to Henry Cavill being relieved of his Superman duties last week saw this move by DC coming.
Black Adam even after accumulating so much hype from all around, couldn't do a massive business at the box office. However, Dwayne has no regret or complaint about it.
Despite Black Adam's challenge, Superman's Kryptonian physiology ultimately makes him stronger, as confirmed in the issue. Fans eagerly anticipate a future showdown between Superman and Black Adam, with potential for an epic battle in various mediums.
IGN reviewer Joshua Yehl claimed the movie was “packed with undeveloped characters and an excessive number of repetitive action scenes, to the point where its half-baked debate on what it means to be a hero is lost in all the noise.”
Add a Review. Large budgeted and badly disjointed, "Black Adam" belongs in the poor category with the likes of "Justice League" and "Superman vs Batman". The story is hackneyed, and the dialog is eye-rolling with terrible worn out humor. It feels like a bad imitation of better Marvel movies.
One of the worst aspects of Black Adam is that it's not simply enough for him to be a corrupt power—he is also driven to bring the heroes around him down to his level. In 2007's Countdown, Black Adam loaned his power to Mary Bromfield when she found she had been stripped of her connection to Shazam.
Hollywood's two biggest superhero movies of late 2022 — Disney's Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Warner Bros. ' Dwayne Johnson tentpole Black Adam — are expected to be blocked from release in China, as Beijing regulators continue to crack down on U.S. access to the world's second-largest theatrical market.
Adam's original “superhero” name (back in the ancient world, originally Egypt but more recently the fictional country of Kahndaq) was “Teth-Adam,“ supposedly translated as “Mighty Adam.” When he went bad, the wizard Shazam changed his name to “Khem-Adam,” or “Black Adam,” before banishing him to a distant part of the ...
The original version of Black Adam from Fawcett was from Egypt (as was the wizard Shazam). Kahndaq made its first appearance during the post-era of DC Comics. The post-Crisis version of Black Adam was a prince of Egypt (as of Power of Shazam!
However, when DC Studios welcomed new leadership in James Gunn and Peter Safran, the situation changed, and the "Black Adam" sequel was terminated. According to Variety, Johnson shared his opinion on why the film was canceled, saying, "'Black Adam' got caught in a vortex of new leadership."
Here's your first look at David Corenswet as the new Superman for DC's upcoming film about the "Man of Steel." DC on May 6 released an image of Corenswet in his Superman outfit, appearing to adjust his left boot. "Get ready," an X message accompanying the photo read, along with the film's release date: July 11, 2025.
Black Adam cost anywhere between $190M to $260M, and (despite the protestations of Dwayne Johnson) lost a ton of money off a gross of $168M DOM/$393M WW. Yet, it still opened to $67M in North America. That's by no means a particularly good number.
Shazam acknowledges that he is unsure if he is stronger than Black Adam, despite his confidence in his mortal form. Both Shazam and Black Adam possess the same strengths endowed by the Wizard and have never been able to triumph over each other.
It's unlikely for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson to be in more DC movies after his Black Adam exit. Dwayne Johnson was cast as Black Adam in late 2007 and made his debut 15 years later. The character and the project were considered quite personal to him.
The two are equally matched in areas like strength, speed, flight, and special abilities. However, Black Adam's powers specifically derive from one of Superman's weaknesses: magic. This could be a major problem for Superman if Black Adam leveraged his magical powers correctly.
Weaknesses. Magical Vulnerability: Only significant magic can affect him. Lightning: Lightning attacks that cause damage and can cause Black Adam to revert back to Theo Adam.
