Dwayne Johnson Squares Up With the Justice Society in the New "Black Adam" Trailer

Johnson's Black Adam was meant to appear alongside the other comic-book supervillains in the 2019 "Shazam!" film, but the studio ultimately decided to give him his own movie. Since the character is originally the predecessor of Captain Marvel — aka Shazam — who goes dark, we can theorize that the film may set up a big clash between Johnson's Adam and Zachary Levi's Billy Batson in the "Shazam!" sequel, which is set to hit theaters in December.

As of now, Djimon Hounsou's the Wizard is missing from the cast of "Black Adam." That, plus the inclusion of superheroes yet to be seen in the DC film universe, suggests "Black Adam" might have less connection to "Shazam!" than originally thought.