Dwayne Johnson’s portrayal of DC Comics’ greatest anti-hero, Black Adam, has been the subject of months of heated enthusiasm and more than a decade of convincing. Since this was DC’s first dive into such a dark figure on film and also marked the beginning of a new era for the DCEU film verse, the hype surrounding the film was guaranteed from the get-go. A special reappearance in the film’s credits scene, however, has fueled widespread conjecture and amped up the audience’s level of expectation. Teth-Adam went from tormented anti-hero to self-proclaimed guardian of the people in a two-hour dramatic clash. Teth-Adam, who was just freed from his tomb after five millennia, plans to get revenge on those who oppress the people of Kahndaq.
Amanda Waller threatens Adam in a scene that plays during the credits (Viola Davis). It’s been a long since anyone’s made the world this frightened, we should talk,” Superman (Henry Cavill) says to Adam as he appears from the sky. When Adam frowns, the fight is done. Black Adam director of photography Lawrence Sher explained the rushed production of the sequence in an episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Behind the Screen podcast. Even though talks for Cavill’s return were ongoing, the team pressed on with filming Johnson’s portion of the action. When director Jaume Collet-Serra announced, “We’re going to construct something for Dwayne to come into… we modified the throne chamber in which we were already shooting.” And in like 10 minutes we’ll be shooting it.
Actually, everything was so rushed at the end that the main character recorded his portion of the scene as the very last shot of the day on the very last day of extra filming. Cavill’s role was performed by a body double, and the actor’s face was obscured. The Superman shield on the double’s chest was seen up close instead. “Seeing an actor emerge from a complete shadow into that gave me chills,” Sher said. This is absolutely going to work,'” she said. They should now determine whether or not they can ensure the presence of “the person with the head.”
Finally, the sequence was included in the film’s test screenings, and the audience’s reaction was explosive. Johnson lobbied heavily behind the scenes to have Cavill reprise his role as Superman. DC’s former CEO Walter Hamada reportedly turned down the proposal because he had other plans for the character. Not one to accept “no” for an answer, Johnson pitched the concept to Warner Bros.’s new film leaders and got the go-light. Cavill’s portion of the dramatic conclusion was recorded in London just last month, when he was officially cast, with Sher doing his magic from afar. It appears that Johnson’s tireless advocacy for the Man in Black and his superhero counterpart paid off beautifully, and fans are eager to see the two characters square off. The film Black Adam has recently opened.