Although Black Adam is traditionally considered a villain in the DC Comics and regularly pits himself against Shazam as his nemesis, Johnson's rendition sees him as a troubled antihero who follows his own rules.
"Superheroes have to exhibit a little bit of restraint in taking care of the bad guys," the actor said during the August 2020 DC FanDome panel for "Black Adam," Entertainment Tonight reported. "[Black Adam] does not practice restraint. That combination makes him explosive, very dangerous, and very likable, at least to me."
"Black Adam" will be a partial origin story, beginning 5,000 years in the past when Johnson's Teth Adam first receives his godlike powers before ultimately being imprisoned after using them to create chaos and devastation. It will then jump to today's time, where he will attempt to regain his powers while facing off against the Justice Society of America.
