Black Adam trailer: The Rock vs. Justice Society, Amanda Waller and Sabbac

DC released the full trailer of Dwayne Johnson’s DC-led Black Adam movie, giving a clearer view of the forces that will be arrayed against The Rock’s rogue superhuman while continuing to stress the character’s edgy, antiheroic credentials.

The trailer spends more time with the heroes of the Justice Society, who are on a mission to “lock down” the “loose cannon” that is Black Adam: in particular, Pierce Brosnan as Doctor Fate, whom we get to see use his powers this time, and Aldis Hodge’s Hawkman. We also get a glimpse of Viola Davis’ Amanda Waller, the ruthless government operator from both Suicide Squad movies and the Peacemaker TV series, who, it seems, may be pulling the Justice Society’s strings to some extent. It’s interesting to see this character drawing these franchises closer together as Warner Bros. looks to consolidate the disparate DC movie properties.

The trailer also gives us our first look at a candidate for the true villain of the piece: a couple of shots show a horned figure who can only be Sabbac (Marwan Kenzari), a Russian mob boss who possesses the power of an ancient demon (and sometimes even Satan’s strength). Sabbac can be seen fighting Hawkman but not Black Adam.

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The trailer is mostly about Black Adam, who can be moody and violent and has the ability to either save the world, or end it. A notably humorless Johnson growls things like, “These powers are not a gift, but a curse, born out of rage,” and “I kneel before no one.” Though after losing a son and spending 5,000 years in prison, it’s understandable he might be feeling a little cheesed off.

Black AdamDirector: Jaume Collett-Serra is a Spanish specialist in Spanish music.Orphan, Non-Stop, The Shallows, Jungle Cruise() will be available in cinemas Oct. 21.