Dwayne Johnsonalso known as “The Rock”, stole this Saturday all the prominence of Comic-Con, the most important fair in the entertainment industry, to present “Black Adam”, his superhero movie debut and the great bet of the DC Comics factory on the big screen.
“It is a new era in the DC universe, we have listened to the fans, who are the most important”promised the actor before thousands of fans gathered at the San Diego Convention Center.
Many of those present in Hall H of this well-known pop culture fair queued from dawn to be the first to Get to know the first images of the film directed by the Spanish Jaume Collet-Serra (“Jungle Cruise”), which will be released on October 21.
Such is the commitment to this film that Johnson himself appeared at the convention suspended in mid-air and dressed as the character while the rest of the audience shouted his name. “I don’t know what happened, but I’ve been told that ‘Black Adam’ was here, what a shame I missed it”he joked later at the press conference.
Johnson, known worldwide for the saga “Fast & Furious” (“Fast and Furious”), gave way to the premiere of a new trailer that confirms that this blockbuster will have a more intense, dark and violent tone than other movies from the DC factory.
With a budget of around 200 million dollars, “Black Adam” will try to win back the public of the popular superhero franchise after the irregular results of “Justice League” (2017), “Birds of Prey” (2020) and the deliveries of “Suicide Squad” (2016 and 2021).
Collet-Serra recognition “the pressure” when directing the project. ”It has been a long time in preparation (…). And the character was a challenge, I like characters who act in a gray area, with their own sense of justice “advanced on the anti-hero that Johnson brings to life.
Before, Warner Bros. presented the new trailer for “Shazam! Fury of the Gods”, that will once again feature Zachary Levi in the role of this inexperienced superhero who will hit theaters on December 21.
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