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Black Adam (2022)

Dwayne Johnson stars as DC's anti-hero in Black Adam, a villain, sometimes hero, with a brutal brand of justice. After emerging from 5,000-year imprisonment in Egypt, Black Adam awakes to the new world and decides to punish the wicked with a far less merciful justice. Unfortunately, his temper makes a big enough impact to summon the Justice League of America, sending the likes of Hawkman and Doctor Fate to contend with Black Adam and try to persuade him to ease up and take a more diplomatic path. Regardless of Black Adam's grievances with the JLA, he soon realizes he'll need to team up with them when an even more significant threat emerges to stop them.

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Black Adam
PG-13
Fantasy
Sci-Fi
Action

Director
Jaume Collet-Serra
Release Date
October 21, 2022
Studio(s)
Warner Bros. Pictures
Distributor(s)
Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
Noah Centineo , Pierce Brosnan , Mo Amer , Marwan Kenzari , Aldis Hodge , Bodhi Sabongui , Uli Latukefu , James Cusati-Moyer , Dwayne Johnson , Sarah Shahi , Quintessa Swindell
Writers
Sohrab Noshirvani , Adam Sztykiel , Rory Haines
Runtime
2h 5m
Franchise(s)
DC Extended Universe
Budget
210 million

Summary

Dwayne Johnson stars as DC's anti-hero in Black Adam, a villain, sometimes hero, with a brutal brand of justice. After emerging from 5,000-year imprisonment in Egypt, Black Adam awakes to the new world and decides to punish the wicked with a far less merciful justice. Unfortunately, his temper makes a big enough impact to summon the Justice League of America, sending the likes of Hawkman and Doctor Fate to contend with Black Adam and try to persuade him to ease up and take a more diplomatic path. Regardless of Black Adam's grievances with the JLA, he soon realizes he'll need to team up with them when an even more significant threat emerges to stop them.

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