Shazam!
Dwayne Johnson’sBlack Adammay not make an appearance inShazam ! , but it does do an excellent Book of Job setting up the next standalone motion picture . Directed by David F. Sandberg , Shazamis the young film to come from Warner Bros. and DC Films , but it is also one of the last that will happen on the timeline laid out bytheir original slate . When ratification that aShazammovie was on the way first came though , it was expect to have one major departure from the pic that is now toy in theaters .
WB had hiredDwayne ' The Rock ' Johnson to play Shazam supervillain Black Adamback in 2014 and it was previously envisioned that the two would front off inShazam . This program changed dramatically over the years of development that went into the Billy Batson origin movie , especially as Johnson continued to rise to be one of the biggest pic stars on the globe . or else of hasten to get Shazam and Black Adam on the same projection screen , Johnson suggestedthe best decision would be to split them up and get aBlack Adamsolo picture show in exploitation .
Although fans were still adjudge out promise thatJohnson would make a brief cameo inShazamto set up their succeeding clang ( specially since he was an executive producer on the picture show ) , this does not occur in the film . The movie for the most part keep the focus on Billy and Sivana ’s origins , but that does n’t intend thatShazamcompletely ignored the one - fourth dimension Egyptian king . In fact , there ’s actually a fair amount of set up done forBlack Adamin just a few polar scenes .
The Previous Champion Destroyed The Council Of Wizards
When Billy Batson first enters the Rock of Eternity , he meets the last Wizard rest from the Council of Wizards . The seven wizards are in charge of protecting all forms of deception across the world , using the wisdom of Solomon , the speciality of Hercules , the toughness of Atlas , the force of Zeus , the courage of Achilles , and the f number of Mercury to do so . While the Wizard ( played by Djimon Hounsou ) desire to pass these abilities on to Billy , he first explains why he is the last remaining hotshot and being so careful to find someone pure of heart to take over .
The Wizard explains that the Council chose a predecessor in the past"recklessly"and not doing their due diligence came back to obsess them . The selected champion take advantage of these power for his own amplification and make for havoc across the domain . He released the Seven Deadly Sins upon the world , and through their flux magnate erased intact culture from the face of the Earth . When the Council confront the champion about these actions , he kill every member except the wizard know as Shazam .
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It is not have sex what happened to the champion after this , but it would appear that he was subdued in some manner . WhileShazamshows enough chasteness to not actually name cliff who this prior evil hotshot is , his evil tendencies and back story sure sound a mass like a certain Kahndaq aboriginal .
Black Adam Was The Last Champion
That ’s right , all of this backstory given to the Council of Wizards was actuallyShazam ’s way ofestablishing Black Adam in the DC universe . In the comedian , Teth - Adam aka Black Adam is an Egyptian striver who has meet the authoritarian of the country slaughter most of his family . Adam helped make unnecessary his last keep nephew Aman from captivity , but Adam was severely injured during their attempted leak . The two were magically transported to the Rock of Eternity at this point , where the necromancer Shazam chose Aman to be the next wiz and healed Adam in the cognitive process .
Aman was task with freeing Kahndaq from its swayer , but the shaver see a world where they would not be punished for their crimes . Adam did not trust this was the true outcome for these piece after spending years of his life being abuse as one of their slaves . Their differences results in Adam killing his nephew and taking the superpower for himself .
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The DCEU’s Black Adam Movie Might Be A Prequel
Based on the informationShazamwas unforced to partake , it appears the picture reading of Black Adam has been set up to loosely resemble this origin but also giveBlack Adamthe freedom to make some changes . The solo moving picture is still a work in progression at this point as there is no director attached . Adam Sztykiel was hired over a year agoto compose the playscript , and details have slowly started to surface on what it could incorporate . One major theory has been thatBlack Adamwill be a prequel filmthat explores his blood in depth , and this reckon all the more likely after whatShazamquickly mentions .
Thiswould be the saucy movefor not only Black Adam but also the bigger DC universe , and even giveShazammore weight in the futurity . This one scene between Billy and the Wizard throw viewer a heap of important entropy but does n’t have the time to truly explain everything that happened or what it all entail . A prequelBlack Adamfilm would give up for just this . The movie could make Teth - Adam a fairly sympathetic character , but also show his tragic fall as he ’s consumed by the power and his own vengeance . But , what it also has the ability to do in a prequel setting is show the existence of the Seven Deadly Sins , the destruction of the Council of Wizards , and ultimately what fate befell Black Adam .
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IfBlack Adamdoes weave up being a prequel film , it would make some late rumors about the movie even more enthralling . allot to one report , Hawkman and fellow JSA members Stargirl and Atom Smasher will appearinBlack Adam . While all of them are tie together through the JSA , Hawkman and Black Adam ’s account date back to century of old in Egypt . If they do indeed appear inBlack Adamand the solo film is a prequel , we could learn that the JSA helped the last Wizard vote out Black Adam .
What Black Adam’s Origin Means For A Shazam Sequel
As exciting as Black Adam ’s future tense ( and retiring ) in the DC universe seems to be , it will also probably mean thatany confrontation with Zachary Levi ’s Shazamis still a few cinema off . Since Black Adam is not presently rule over Egypt in this shared universe ( as far as we know ) , it can only be assumed that the previous Shazam - and possibly Hawkman and the JSA - were able-bodied to lock Black Adam by somewhere for the last several centuries . And , when we considerShazam ! ’s post - credits conniption setting upMister Mind and Sivana teaming up in the sequel , it would seem that there is once again no room for the ultra - power baddie already .
That sound out , this does not imply thatShazam 2will be completely without any quotation or further set up for Black Adam . Depending on what pass off to Black Adam all those years ago , there ’s a few different ways that a continuation could tease an eventual competitiveness between Shazam and Black Adam . For starting motor , it may very well be Mr. Mind and Sivana ’s plan to find Black Adam and awaken him . The sequel could show Shazam and the Shazam Family arrest them from doing so , without pull in that something bechance where Black Adam could now be free . They could even learn more about the history of the Council and Black Adam as they learn more about their magic .
But , we also do n’t know that Black Adam is inevitably locked forth somewhere , so the lastingness of a reformed Council of Wizards could potentially make him out if he is still around . Either way , hopefully , the succeeder of the first film will give the studios some extra motivator to move quicker onBlack Adam .
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