Hawkman, Doctor Fate & Justice Society Confirmed For DC’s Black Adam Movie
Dwayne Johnson confirms Hawkman, Doctor Fate, and more will be part of the Justice Society of America roster in Black Adam. It's been more than a decade since The Rock agreed to join the DC Universe to play the anti-hero/villain Black Adam. Instead of his first appearance coming as the villain in Shazam!, the plan was changed to give Johnson a Black Adam solo movie first.
Even though Black Adam will be mostly focused on Johnson's titular DC character, there will be several superheroes from the comics. He previously confirmed that the Justice Society of America would be introduced in the movie, but it wasn't clear how this would be done. It was also not revealed which characters will be part of the initial roster, at least at first. Noah Centineo was recently announced to play Atom Smasher in Black Adam to help set up the JSA, and now the full roster of characters is confirmed.
During Black Adam's panel for DC FanDome, Johnson confirmed the other members of the JSA who will appear alongside Atom Smasher. He confirmed Hawkman, Doctor Fate, and Cyclone will be part of the team and encounter Black Adam during the course of the movie. Concept art released from the panel even showed Black Adam flying away from the team.
This isn't the first time that Hawkman, Doctor Fate, and Cyclone have been linked to Black Adam, as they were all previously rumored to appear in the film. For those who might not be up to date on DC Comics, here's a quick rundown of who these characters are. Carter Hall aka Hawkman is the Prince Khufu Kha-Tarr who is reborn every time he dies with no memory of his past lives. Khalid Nassour aka Doctor Fate is an Egyptian-American student who finds the Helmet of Fate, giving him a wide array of magical abilities. Maxine Hunkel aka Cyclone is the granddaughter of a former JSA member and has the ability to control the wind.
Now that the complete lineup for the JSA has been announced for Black Adam, fans can finally rest assured knowing how the team will look in the movie. Unfortunately, there were no more casting announcements about who will play the JSA characters. This could change soon, though, since Atom Smasher is already cast, so Hawkman, Doctor Fate, and Cyclone could be found before too long. But, Johnson has played it coy regarding the actual role that they will play. The panel made it sound like Black Adam and the JSA could work together and be enemies all within the same movie potentially. Either way, Black Adam could be just the beginning of the roles Hawkman, Doctor Fate, and Cyclone have in the DCEU.
Source: DC FanDome