EXCLUSIVE: BlackAdam's Mohammed Amer on how the movie addresses real-world politics 👀 'I personally love the story. [...] [Kahndaq] is also a country that is a fictionalized Middle East. That’s something we've never seen before [in a superhero movie].'
Black Adam star Mohammed Amer touches upon how the DCEU movie, which stars Dwayne Johnson as the titular character, will include real-world politics. While the DCEU has had its ups and downs in the last few years, one of the longest-developed films is finally hitting theaters this year. Nearly a decade ago, Johnson was cast as Black Adam in Warner Bros.' ongoing DCEU, and he almost appeared in the Shazam! movie before getting his own standalone film.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY The highly anticipated DC film will explore Teth-Adam's brutal origin story that takes him down the path to becoming one of the universe's most powerful players. While many know Black Adam as Shazam's greatest enemy, Johnson's iteration will be reimagined as an anti-hero, something the franchise doesn't have many of as of right now.
I personally love the story. All superheroes are based off [of] super rationality, super prophetic understanding. There's the orphan, there's the kid that's lost and finds his way that becomes champion, and this is similar, but yet very different. [Kahndaq] is also a country that is a fictionalized Middle East. That’s something we've never seen before.
With Amer's comments, it makes sense for Black Adam to reflect upon real-world politics, especially in the Middle Eastern setting. Part of Black Adam's origin story is how he was a slave, and the suffering he had to endure before getting his powers. The trailers have also shown glimpses of the tragedy that he has experienced during his life in Kahndaq, including losing his son.
It would almost be impossible for Black Adam not to touch upon politics in the real world related to the Middle East. Whether Johnson's upcoming DCEU movie is doing that through allusions that are similar to ongoing issues or pulling directly from today's political climate remains to be seen.
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