BLACK ADAM: Dwayne Johnson Announces Summer 2022 Release Date Ahead Of Filming Getting Underway

As filming on Warner Bros. and New Line's Black Adam prepares to get underway, Dwayne Johnson has officially announced that his long-gestating venture into superhero storytelling will arrive in 2022!

By RohanPatel - Mar 28, 2021 04:03 PM EST

Filed Under: Black Adam

The hierarchy of power in the DC Universe is about to change...

Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema have officially announced today that their long-awaited DC superhero blockbuster, Black Adam, will arrive in theaters on July 29, 2022.

The film will star Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson (Hobbs & Shaw; Jungle Cruise; Red Notice), making his superhero movie debut as the titular antihero, and will also introduce the Justice Society of America in key supporting roles.

Previously set to open Christmas 2021, the movie was indefinitely delayed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but with filming set to begin in just a few short days, it looks like the studios were finally comfortable setting a new release date. However, it's going to have its work cut out for it as it's now set to open opposite Disney and Lucasfilm's Indiana Jones 5, which has 2x Academy Award-nominee James Mangold (Logan; 3:10 to Yuma; Ford v Ferrari) directing.

Jaume Collet-Serra (Jungle Cruise; Non-Stop; The Commuter) is directing with a screenplay from Adam Sztykiel (Rampage; Due Date; Scoob!), Rory Haines (Informer; The Mauritanian), and Sohrab Noshirvani (Informer; The Mauritanian).

In addition to Johnson, the cast will also feature Noah Centineo (Charlie's Angels; Masters of the Universe; To All the Boys I've Loved Before) as Atom Smasher, Aldis Hodge (Straight Outta Compton; The Invisible Man; Jack Reacher: Never Go Back) as Hawkman, Quintessa Swindell (Euphoria; Trinkets; In Treatment) as Cyclone, Sarah Shahi (Alias; Old School; Bullet to the Head) as an unnamed university professor, Marwan Kenzari (Aladdin; The Old Guard; The Mummy) in an undisclosed villain role, and 2x Golden Globe-nominee Pierce Brosnan (Tomorrow Never Dies; The World Is Not Enough; Die Another Day) as Doctor Fate.

In related news, the social channels for the film have also launched. @blackadammovie on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram!

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Black Adam Movie (@blackadammovie)

JUSTICE LEAGUE Star Henry Cavill Takes A Shot At His Superman Return In BLACK ADAM's Post-Credits Scene

Recommended For You:

BLACK ADAM Star The Rock And PEACEMAKER's John Cena Came To Blows At WWE WRESTLEMANIA - VIDEO

DISCLAIMER: ComicBookMovie.com is protected under the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) and... [MORE]

ComicBookMovie.com, and/or the user who contributed this post, may earn commissions or revenue through clicks or purchases made through any third-party links contained within the content above.

Do you have what it takes to write for us?

Want to contribute?

150 Comments

1 2 3 4

dracula - 3/28/2021, 4:31 PM

Please be good and if not a villain at least push the anti hero thing as far as you can push it

regularmovieguy - 3/28/2021, 4:33 PM

@dracula

Black Adam won’t be the villain in this movie. I’ll say that straight up.

LilJimmy - 3/28/2021, 4:32 PM

The only way Dwayne agreed to this is if they make Black Adam the new Superman.

regularmovieguy - 3/28/2021, 4:34 PM

@LilJimmy

Pretty sure he talked with Cavill about teaming up at some point. Maybe for BA.

JFerguson - 3/28/2021, 4:33 PM

Hearing the Rock's voice in Times Square out of the blue like this is enough to cure covid

ThorArms - 3/28/2021, 4:33 PM

Not sure how I feel about this movie yet and making it separate from Shazam

DaHyro - 3/28/2021, 4:35 PM

@ThorArms - I’m almost 100% sure it’s setting up Shazam 3, which will be the “ultimate battle” against Black Adam

1 2 3 4

BLACK ADAM: Dwayne Johnson Announces Summer 2022 Release Date Ahead Of Filming Getting Underway

As filming on Warner Bros. and New Line's Black Adam prepares to get underway, Dwayne Johnson has officially announced that his long-gestating venture into superhero storytelling will arrive in 2022!

JUSTICE LEAGUE Star Henry Cavill Takes A Shot At His Superman Return In BLACK ADAM's Post-Credits Scene

BLACK ADAM Star The Rock And PEACEMAKER's John Cena Came To Blows At WWE WRESTLEMANIA - VIDEO

JUSTICE LEAGUE Star Henry Cavill Takes A Shot At His Superman Return In BLACK ADAM's Post-Credits Scene

BLACK ADAM Star The Rock And PEACEMAKER's John Cena Came To Blows At WWE WRESTLEMANIA - VIDEO

WRESTLEMANIA: Here's What Happened During BLACK ADAM Star The Rock's First WWE Match Since 2016

JUSTICE LEAGUE Star Henry Cavill Takes A Shot At His Superman Return In BLACK ADAM's Post-Credits Scene

BLACK ADAM Star The Rock And PEACEMAKER's John Cena Came To Blows At WWE WRESTLEMANIA - VIDEO

WRESTLEMANIA: Here's What Happened During BLACK ADAM Star The Rock's First WWE Match Since 2016

BLACK ADAM Star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Talks Candidly About His Issues With "Cancel" And "Woke" Culture

BLACK ADAM Star The Rock Shows True Villain Side During WWE RAW In Brutal, Bloody Attack On Cody Rhodes

BLACK ADAM Star The Rock Embraces Inner Bad Guy In WWE By Taking Aim At "Inbred" Wrestling Fans

Popular Headlines

DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE: Every Major Marvel Cameo In The New Trailer - Possible SPOILERS

DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE: 7 Biggest Easter Eggs, Reveals, And Spoilers In The New Trailer

DC Studios Co-CEO James Gunn Responds To Zack Snyder's Recent Comments About The DCU

DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE Official Trailer Features Ultimate Team-Up & Promises The Wildest MCU Movie Of All-Time!

DEADPOOL AND WOLVERINE Rumor Points To Larger Roles For Two Particular Characters - SPOILERS

TWILIGHT OF THE GODS: Zack Snyder's Animated Norse Mythology Series Narrows Down Its Release Window

DEADPOOL AND WOLVERINE Rumor Points To Larger Roles For Two Particular Characters - SPOILERS

THE WATCHERS: Dakota Fanning Is Terrorized In New Trailer For Ishana Night Shyamalan's Horror Movie Debut

TWILIGHT OF THE GODS: Zack Snyder's Animated Norse Mythology Series Narrows Down Its Release Window

DEADPOOL AND WOLVERINE Rumor Points To Larger Roles For Two Particular Characters - SPOILERS

THE WATCHERS: Dakota Fanning Is Terrorized In New Trailer For Ishana Night Shyamalan's Horror Movie Debut

James Gunn's SUPERMAN Is Expected To Wrap Filming In July According To Castmember

UNCANNY X-MEN #700 Variant Cover Features Hundreds Of Mutants, Villains, Guest Stars, And More

GODZILLA X KONG Is Closing In On $500M Worldwide; Is Now The 2nd Highest Grossing Film Of The Year Behind DUNE

Hot Headlines

DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE Official Trailer Features Ultimate Team-Up & Promises The Wildest MCU Movie Of All-Time!

DEADPOOL AND WOLVERINE Trailer Arrives Tomorrow! Check Out A New Teaser And Poster

SUPERMAN Director James Gunn Shares New "S" Logo - But What Could It Mean?

MADAME WEB Star Sydney Sweeney Seemingly Takes Shot At Hollywood Producer: "Sorry For Having Great T**s"

DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE: Every Major Marvel Cameo In The New Trailer - Possible SPOILERS

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Daisy Ridley Teases The Different STAR WARS Film That Will Hopefully Be A "New Adventure"

Zack Snyder's Animated Norse Mythology Series TWILIGHT OF THE GODS Will Be Released This Fall

DUNE: PART TWO Star Rebecca Ferguson On DUNE: MESSIAH - "I'd Love To See Timothée Turn Into A Worm"

As GODZILLA X KONG Closes In On $500M Worldwide, How Does It Compare To Previous MonsterVerse Films?

FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA TV Spot Teases Furiosa's Origin Story; One Action Scene "Took 78 Days To Shoot"

DUNE: PART TWO Will Need Another Week To Eclipse The $700M Global Box Office Mark

Cartoons & Animated Features

KNUCKLES Rotten Tomatoes Score Revealed Along With New Clip Featuring Sonic And Tails

Ella Purnell Says ARCANE Season 2 Will Be Incredibly Tragic As Netflix Preps The Series For Annecy Reveal

Netflix Reveals Premiere Window For Zack Snyder's TWILIGHT OF THE GODS

X-MEN '97: Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige Reportedly Considered Making Animated Series "Canon" To The MCU

TRANSFORMERS ONE Character Posters Highlight The Movie's Divisive Animation Style

SNOW WHITE Rumored Plot Details May Clear Up Seven Dwarfs/Seven Bandits Confusion

Gaming

LaKeith Stanfield To Star In Film Based On EL PASO, ELSEWHERE Vampire Video Game

Comedy Central Orders 10-Episode GOLDEN AXE Animated Series From Mike McMahan And Joe Chandler

FALLOUT Season 2 Will Feature One Of The Game's Most Iconic Monsters

FORTNITE Will Now Let You Block "Confrontational Emotes"

KNUCKLES: Paramount+ SONIC Spin-Off Hits Rotten Tomatoes With An Impressive 88%

Fan Project Estimates GTA 6 Map Size Could Be 2.5 Times Larger Than GTA 5

Anime & Manga

DRAGON BALL SUPER Interval Special Announced By Jump While Manga Remains On Indefinite Hiatus

New Teaser And Key Art For Live-Action TRILLION GAME Movie

Netflix's PARASYTE: THE GREY Is Now Streaming; Here's What The Critics Are Saying

MY HERO ACADEMIA Tops X-MEN '97, INVINCIBLE And More In Social Media Engagement

Netmarble Announces Release Date For New Game SOLO LEVELING: ARISE

KAIJU NO. 8 Reveals Opening And Ending Theme Animations

Horror

THE WATCHERS New Trailer Sees Dakota Fanning Terrorised In Ishana Night Shyamalan's Directorial Debut

EVIL DEAD RISE Director Lee Cronin Shares Gruesome New BTS Photos To Mark Movie's One-Year Anniversary

Happy 4/20! Check Out The Red Band Trailer For New Stoner Horror Movie TRIM SEASON

ABIGAIL Spoilers: Find Out What Happens - And Who Shows Up - In New Horror Comedy

TRAP: First Trailer For M. Night Shyamalan's Latest Spoils The Big Twist

IMMACULATE Star Sydney Sweeney Has Been Slammed By A Hollywood Producer: "She's Not Pretty, She Can't Act"

Action Movies & TV

Tom Cruise's MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 8 Adds SEVERANCE Actor Tramell Tillman

A24's CIVIL WAR Was The #1 Movie In America For The Second Week In A Row

JAMES BOND: Henry Cavill Isn't Closing The Door On Playing 007; "Maybe I'm Too Old Now. Maybe I'm Not..."

Alex Garland's CIVIL WAR Is The #1 Movie In North America- Opens To $25.7M

THE ACCOUNTANT 2 Adds Four More Actors Including JURASSIC WORLD Star Daniella Pineda

Edgar Wright's RUNNING MAN Remake Casts TOP GUN's Glen Powell In The Lead

Pro Wrestling & MMA News

Cody Rhodes On Being Gifted His Father's Lost Rolex And Why He Gifted Seth Rollins A Watch At WRESTLEMANIA

Becky Lynch Reveals Seth Rollins Recently Underwent Surgery After Working WRESTLEMANIA While Injured

AEW Star Will Ospreay Responds To Backlash Following His Recent Promo About Triple H