“Black Adam”: Producer Explains Why Film Was Delayed

After the new DC schedule, “Shazam! The Wrath of the Gods” was the only one to do well and to be brought forward, while all the others that were scheduled for 2022, were postponed. This was the case of “Black Adam”, starring Dwayne Johnsonbut the producer Hiram Garcia explained the reason for the delay.

To the The Wrapthe executive explained about the change of dates, from July to October of the same year. “We are living in a reality in which there was a huge and understandable freeze when the pandemic arrived and many productions were suspended. Now that the industry has really come back, the logistics behind visual effects are so congested.”said. “Obviously, all of these superhero movies are very VFX demanding, and we’re in a situation where most VFX teams are completely swamped with work.”he added.

Finally, he scored: “I think that’s why there have been so many delays in the release date of these movies. And it’s just an issue where professionals need time to adjust to the amount of visual effects they’re dealing with.”.

At first, the character played by Johnson should have appeared in “Shazam”, a 2019 feature starring Zachary Levibut was eventually replaced by Dr. Sivana (Mark Strong) and cast in a solo film, which is expected to introduce the Justice Society, DC’s first superhero group. And in his new description, it has been confirmed that he will face such an organization.

“Nearly five thousand years after gaining incredible powers from the Egyptian gods, Black Adam has been imprisoned. Now, he is freed from his tomb and is ready to unleash his peculiar form of justice on the modern world.”describes the synopsis.

Besides Johnsonthe list still has Aldis Hodge (“A Night in Miami…”) as Black Hawk, Noah Centineo (from the “To All the Boys” franchise) as Atom Crusher, Quintessa Swindell (“Gatunas”) as cyclone and Pierce Brosnan (from the “007” franchise) as Doctor Fate.

“Black Adam” hits theaters nationwide on October 20.