A fun new video shows Dwayne Johnson wielding Black Adam’s real-life superpowers to celebrate when tickets for his upcoming DCEU movie go on sale.
New video shows Dwayne Johnson using black adam powers to celebrate when tickets for his upcoming DCEU movie go on sale. Based on the DC Comics character of the same name, black adam tells the story of Johnson’s titular antihero who sets out to unleash his form of ruthless justice on the modern world after 5,000 years of slumber in his earthly tomb. The film is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra with a screenplay by Adam Sztykiel, Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani.
Trailers for black adam have previously teased that Johnson’s character will be very different from typical superheroes and won’t be against killing those who get in his way. In addition to Johnson, black adam also features Pierce Brosnan as Doctor Fate, Aldis Hodge as Hawkman, Noah Centineo as Atom Smasher, and Quintessa Swindell as Cyclone. Reviews of the project are not yet available, but Johnson has made no secret of the fact that he expects black adam to change the DCEU hierarchy of powers. Recent trailers and promotional material for the film have put this to the test, with Black Adam taking on Doctor Fate and other members of the Justice Society of America.
In anticipation of building the film before its release next month, Dwayne Johnson took to Twitter to celebrate black adam tickets are now on sale using his own Black Adam powers. The short video features Johnson, wearing ordinary street clothes, building a ball of electrical energy in his hand before tossing the ball into the sky where it transforms into an official announcement that advance tickets are available at procurement. Check out Johnson’s video below:
How Dwayne Johnson Will Help Black Adam’s Box Office
Johnson’s new video celebrating one step closer to black adamThe release of is emblematic of the star’s broader marketing approach for the upcoming DCEU film. After appearing in numerous films, including Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Jungle Cruise, Red Notice, and several slices in the fast furious franchise, Johnson has become one of the most recognizable and bankable movie stars of this generation. In a Hollywood landscape where fewer stars than ever are strong and reliable at the box office, Johnson retains the ability to draw audiences in droves to theaters, which is a very promising sign for black adambox office potential.
Along with taking center stage in all of the trailers and marketing material, Johnson also donned his Black Adam costume for a surprise appearance at this year’s SDCC. The star’s comments about the possibility of Black Adam fighting Henry Cavill’s Superman, combined with his repeated assertion that Black Adam could be the DCEU’s strongest new superhero, created an environment that could see the film be one of DC’s biggest superhero movies to date in terms of box office. It remains to be seen whether black adam will live up to the hype, but audiences won’t have long to wait before the movie hits the big screen and Johnson makes his long-awaited superhero debut.
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