Black Adam

***Black Adam*** is a 2022 American superhero film starring Dwayne Johnson as the titular DC Comics character. The film is a spin-off to *Shazam!* (2019) and the eleventh film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The film was directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and written by Adam Sztykiel, Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani. In addition to Johnson, the film stars Aldis Hodge, Noah Centineo, Sarah Shahi, Marwan Kenzari, Quintessa Swindell and Pierce Brosnan. Produced by New Line Cinema, DC Comics, Seven Bucks Productions and Flynn Picture Company with distribution by Warner Bros Pictures, the film follows an ancient superhuman as he is released from his magic imprisonment by a group of archeologists to free the nation of Kahndaq from the crime syndicate Intergang.

Johnson was attached to *Shazam!* early in development and confirmed to portray the villain Black Adam in September 2014, but the producers later decided to give the character his own film. Sztykiel was hired in October 2017. Collet-Serra joined in June 2019 with a planned release date of December 2021, but this timeline was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional casting took place over the next year, including four members of the Justice Society of America, along with the script being rewritten by Haines and Noshirvani. Filming took place from April to August 2021 at Trilith Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, and also in Los Angeles.

*Black Adam* was released on DVD, Blu-Ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray in the United States and Canada on January 3, 2023 by Studio Distribution Services (the home media distribution joint venture between Warner Bros Home Entertainment and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment), and in the United Kingdom and Ireland on January 16, 2022 by Warner Bros Home Entertainment.

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## Storyline

### Plot

Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods - and imprisoned just as quickly - Black Adam is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world.

### Genres

* Action
* Adventure
* Fantasy
* Sci-Fi

### Home Media Rating

* **PG** (Canada)
* **12** (Ireland)
* **12** (UK)
* **PG-13** (US)

## Details

### Countries of origin

* United States
* Canada
* New Zealand
* Hungary

### Home Media Release Dates

* January 3, 2023 (Canada) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)
* January 3, 2023 (US) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)
* January 16, 2023 (UK) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)
* January 16, 2023 (Ireland) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)

## Company Credits

### Production Companies

* Warner Bros Pictures
* New Line Cinema
* DC Comics
* Seven Bucks Productions
* Flynn Picture Company
* Motion Picture Foundation of Hungary
* New Zealand Film Commission
* Québec Production Services Tax Credit

### Distributors

* Studio Distribution Services (2023) (Canada) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)
* Studio Distribution Services (2023) (US) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)
* Warner Bros Home Entertainment (2023) (UK) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)
* Warner Bros Home Entertainment (2023) (Ireland) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)