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Movie Review – Black Adam (2022)

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Black Adam, 2022.Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Aldis Hodge, Pierce Brosnan, Noah Centineo, Sarah Shahi, Marwan Kenzari, Quintessa Swindell, Bodhi Sabongui, Viola Davis, Jennifer Holland, Mo Amer, Odelya Halevi, Patrick Sabongui, Jalon Christian, and Henry Winkler.SYNOPSIS:Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods and imprisoned just […]

With Wakanda Forever on the horizon Black Adam ekes out another $18.5M atop the box office

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Black Adam‘s final stand at the top of the U.S. box-office managed to earn the DCEU blockbuster a further $18.5 million before Black Panther: Wakanda Forever roars into town next weekend. Dwayne Johnson’s 15-years in the making origin story held quite well in the face of little-to-no competition, taking its domestic tally to $137 million. Overseas […]

Henry Cavill officially announces his Superman return

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If you saw Black Adam this weekend, you witnessed what Henry Cavill calls “just a very small taste of things to come.”Yes, Cavill is officially back as Superman, donning the famous cape in the latest DCEU film and confirming the news in a new Instagram post.The actor took to social media on Monday to celebrate […]

Black Adam almost had Shazam!-style faceless Superman cameo

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As you are aware now, Superman appeared in Black Adam. The scene played well for hardcore fans and became quite the moment on social media. Now, the cinematographer of the film is claiming we almost got a very different scene without Henry Cavill and Dwayne Johnson facing off.Cinematographer Lawrence Sher spoke to THR’s Behind the […]

Black Adam blasts off with $67M at the U.S. box office and and $140M worldwide

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The combined powers of Dwayne Johnson, the DCEU, and an audience starved of blockbuster content meant that Black Adam bowed with an expectation smashing $67 million at the domestic box-office and a worldwide haul of $140 million. A passion project for Johnson, Black Adam proved to be worth the 15-year wait by landing the actor the […]

Movie Review – Black Adam (2022)

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Black Adam, 2022Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra Starring Dwayne Johnson, Sarah Shahi, Viola Davis, Aldis Hodge, Pierce Brosnan, Noah Centineo,  James Cusati-Moyer, Quintessa Swindell, Marwan Kenzari and Mohammed Amir.SYNOPSIS:In ancient Kahndaq, Teth Adam was bestowed the almighty powers of the gods. After using these powers for vengeance, he was imprisoned, becoming Black Adam. Nearly 5,000 years […]

DC Films enters new era with Henry Cavill, Matt Reeves, Dwayne Johnson, and James Gunn

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DC and its film universe are in a rocky spot. While the executives are changing at Warner Bros Discovery, so are the talents in front and behind the cameras.In a new landscape shift from the DCEU, we’ve learned a bit about the plan for the future, and it looks like an interesting upcoming slate. The […]

Dwayne Johnson says the whole point of the Black Adam movie is for eventual Superman face-off

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We are entering a new era of the DC Universe, and the man ushering this in is Black Adam himself, Dwayne Johnson.Johnson also knows in this era that DC will need to see significant moments to get fans hooked back into the world. So, the producer/actor is planning some major things, like having his iconic […]

Henry Cavill back as Superman? Heroic return reportedly set for next DC film

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Could Henry Cavill make his way back into the DCEU? Cavill can return as quickly as this month if new reports are to be believed.Along with Shazam, Black Adam is famous for facing off with the Man of Steel, and so there’s been rumblings of a Superman appearance in the Black Adam movie for a […]