“Trinkets” star Quintessa Swindell will portray the superhero Cyclone opposite Dwayne Johnson in New Line and DC Comics’ “Black Adam.”Cyclone is a junior member of the Justice Society with the power to manipulate wind and sound.
Aldis Hodge has been cast as Hawkman and Noah Centineo as Atom Smasher — both members of DC’s Justice Society.
Sarah Shahi has also been cast as a university professor and freedom fighter leading the resistance in the fictional nation of Kahndaq.Jaume Collet-Serra, who directed Johnson alongside Emily Blunt in Disney’s “Jungle Cruise,” is directing “Black Adam.” Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani wrote the latest draft of the script, and Adam Sztykiel wrote a previous version.Johnson has been attached to play the anti-hero Black Adam for several years.
The film takes place in the same DC Universe as Warner Bros.
and New Line’s “Shazam!” starring Zachary Levy, which grossed $365 million worldwide last year.
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