That's horrible, but what was your take on "Shazam"?
I figure, anti-hero though he is, Black Adam should remain firmly within the "Shazam" universe
By that I mean common cinematic look, tone, pace, etc. Common aesthetic, for want of a better term.
Whatever else could be said about Snyder, "BvS" and his version of "Justice League" shared that consistency.
Now I'm no comic fan, so maybe Black Adam has always been the "Dark Knight" of the Shazam family, but I AM a movie fan, and it's clear to me that Johnson's Adam, however ruthless, fits better with the more cartoonish and whimsical world of Zachary Levi's Shazam.
Guess I'll wait for streaming
EDIT: Well apparently the Rock disagrees with me:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11111651/Dwayne-Johnson-explains-lobbied-Black-Adam-standalone-movie-separate-Shazam.html
Maybe I'll see it after all. I'm a sucker for "fanboy" films. Ryan Reynolds wanted to be Deadpool forever. The Rock's wanted to play Black Adam for years.
Then again, Affleck REALLY wanted to play Daredevil, so it doesn't always work out. But it's still worth at least a look-see when the actor is that passionate about the role.
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