Black Adam | Rotten Tomatoes (2024)

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The overblown action sequences, lack of a tight script, thin story, and poor character development meant that Black Adam was a disappointment for those excited to see the so-called shift in the hierarchy of the DCEU's power.

Large budgeted and badly disjointed, "Black Adam" belongs in the poor category with the likes of "Justice League" and "Superman vs Batman". The story is hackneyed, and the dialog is eye-rolling with terrible worn out humor. It feels like a bad imitation of better Marvel movies.

To date, Leave No Trace holds the site's record, with a rating of 100% and 252 positive reviews.

Dwayne Johnson has opened up about the cancellation of "Black Adam 2" by DC Studios. The film was dropped right after the studio welcomed new leadership in Peter Safran and James Gunn. Johnson told Kevin Hart he believes the sequel to the superhero blockbuster "got caught in a vortex of new leadership."

How much did The Rock make for Black Adam? According to Variety, The Rock was paid $22.5 million for his appearance in the DC film Black Adam. The film unfortunately underperformed at the box office, though it has performed well on Netflix. Dwayne Johnson speaks onstage at the Warner Bros.

And for No. 4, Black Adam, released in Chapter 3, Season 4. This skin is blacklisted due to the DC. scrapping Black Adam out of the DC Universe.

As the dialogue in Justice League #73 suggested, while Superman's specific vulnerabilities give Black Adam a chance against him, that doesn't mean the two are equal in power, and the Man of Steel is clearly stronger by any comparison.

David Corenswet as Clark Kent / Superman

Corenswet will play a 25-year-old version of the Kryptonian-born hero, who lives a double life as Clark Kent, a young journalist for the Daily Planet newspaper.

Will Black Adam be in Shazam 3? ›

This means that only a sliver of actors will be reprising their roles from the previous franchise. Dwayne Johnson's Black Adam is not returning, nor is Zachary Levi's Billy Batson/Shazam. However, this doesn't mean Black Adam will never fight the World's Mightiest Mortal on the big screen.

5 No Kill Rule

Part of Hawkman's hatred for Black Adam in the DCEU movie is the fact that he uses his powers to kill people. Hawkman keeps telling Black Adam that heroes do not kill, and he cannot join their ranks if he continues down this path of relentless murder for the oppressors of Kahndaq.

There's some fun to be had, but it is mediocre at best. Content collapsed. While Black Adam's scattered script doesn't do its characters and story full justice, the characters, visuals, and hilarious yet heartfelt moments ensure that you'll still have a fun time. Content collapsed.

Millennia ago, he had first chosen an Egyptian man named Teth-Adam to wield the power of the gods against the enemies of man, but he quickly succumbed to his power in the name of global conquest. Shazam sent Teth-Adam away to the farthest reaches of space, naming him “Black Adam” for his grave mistake in judgment.

Rated PG-13 for sequences of strong violence, intense action and some language.

If 60% of reviews are positive, the movie is given a “Fresh” status, but if positive reviews fall below that benchmark, it is deemed “Rotten.” A popular piece of media will typically fall between the 70-90% range, but rarely, a project will receive a 100% score. This means every last review from critics was positive.

It took "four rounds" of cuts for the MPAA to grant a PG-13 rating. Black Adam had to go through multiple edits for the MPAA to consider lowering its rating from R to PG-13, but the film's producers say they "never compromised" to get there.

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