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Who is Black Adam and why should you care? A spoiler-free guide

Smashing a place for himself (and his throne) in the increasingly crowded comic book superhero movie space this week is Black Adam. Starring box office juggernaut Dwayne Johnson, "Black Adam," opening Friday, is the titular antihero's origin story, and will also introduce a new team of superheroes to the DC Extended Universe. Johnson's debut as Black Adam has been a long time coming. The ...
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in "Black Adam."

Smashing a place for himself (and his throne) in the increasingly crowded comic book superhero movie space this week is Black Adam.

Starring box office juggernaut Dwayne Johnson, "Black Adam," opening Friday, is the titular antihero's origin story, and will also introduce a new team of superheroes to the DC Extended Universe.

Johnson's debut as Black Adam has been a long time coming. The wrestler-turned-actor was originally announced to play the character back in 2014, and was expected to debut with his rival Shazam — the superhero formerly known as Captain Marvel (no, not thatCaptain Marvel) — in the same film. Those plans

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