The final stretch of 2022 is one of great premieres for DC Movies. Black Adamstarring Dwayne Johnson, opens on October 22, while the sequel Shazam! Fury of the Gods will hit theaters on December 21, with Zachary Levi as the main character
These two characters who renew the list of films of the DC Extended Universe (DCEU, for its acronym in English), They have many connections in the comics, in their origins and they were even going to have a live-action movie together.
Next, We tell you everything you need to know about this duo to go to the movies prepared.
Origins and link
Shazam was created by Bill Parker and CC Beck, first appearing in Whiz Comics #2 (1940) by Fawcett Comicsbeing one of the oldest superheroes in history.
He is also the alter ego of billy batsona child who, by pronouncing the magic word Shazam, an acronym for the six immoral elders Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles and Mercury, can transform into an adult in disguise with powers of superhuman strength, speed, flight, and other abilities.
In the case of the supervillain and antihero Black Adamalso created by Beck and Otto Binder, is an ancient Egyptian slave named Teth-Adamwhich means Powerful human and that he is chosen by the wizard Shazam to be his successor due to his presumed moral purity. Nevertheless, he is soon corrupted by the vastness of his powersa reference made in the first Shazam movie.
Deciding that he should rule the world, Adam overthrows and kills the pharaoh and assumes the Egyptian throne. Angry at this betrayal, Shazam renames his errant champion Black Adam, and unable to revoke the powers he gave Adam, he banishes him to the most distant star in the universe.
From that premise, dozens of comics were released and thousands of readers witnessed the rivalry between Shazam and Black Adam.
Key: the Justice Society
for the tape Black Adamthe presence of the justice societya group that predates the Justice League, made up of hawkman (Aldis Hodge) Atom Smasher (Noah Centineo), cyclone (Quintessa Swindell) and Dr Fate (Pierce Brosnan).
This point is important for the plot of the film, which is released before the sequel to Shazam, since the character played by Levi was once a member of the Justice Society in the comics and faced Black Adam.
Why didn’t the live-action crossover happen?
It was Dwayne Johnson himself, better known as The Rock, who revealed to Vanity Fair the original plan from Warner Bros: a crossover between Black Adam and Shazam.
He described her as “A combination of Black Adam and Shazam: two origin stories in one movie. That was the goal, so it wasn’t a complete surprise.”
However, the actor explained that when he read the script, suggested that they make separate movies so that each character would have their space and its origins will be narrated accordingly.
Most likely after Black Adam and Shazam! fury of the gods, the characters are on the same path. Their bond in the comics is important enough for them to develop a worthy tape for both of them, not for nothing will these next films restructure the entire DCEU.
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Black Adam and Shazam: what you have to know about this DC duo to go to the movies