UPDATE: Jaume Collet-Serra confirmed as Black Adam director by producer Hiram Garcia.
DC's Shazam! reviews naming it the best DC movie of recent years, the franchise is no doubt recovering.
Further proof of Warner Bros. and DC Films solidifying their vision for the franchise's future is their slate of films. From the alternative universe Joker movie starring Joaquin Phoenix and the Birds Of Prey spinoff to sequels Wonder Woman 1984 and Aquaman 2, the studio has plenty of exciting projects in the works. However, given all the various properties Warner Bros. and DC put into development over the last few years, there are still many that haven't moved forward in quite some time. One of these is the Black Adam movie, which already has Dwayne Johnson attached to star. Now, the movie takes a significant step forward.
Both ing on the project to work on Disney's The Jungle Cruise, which Johnson also stars in. Warner Bros. has since tapped Guardians of the Galaxy writer-director James Gunn for The Suicide Squad. But it seems Collet-Serra may work on a DC movie after all. Variety further reports that the Black Adam movie is a priority for the studio after the success of Shazam! earlier this year.
Johnson's Black Adam was originally slated to debut in Shazam! but was eventually separated out for his own solo movie. In 2017, there were rumors Black Adam may film next year as Johnson most recently teased, and hit theaters in the coming years.
Considering his work with Johnson on Jungle Cruise and his history of almost working with Warner Bros. and DC Films on another superhero project, Collet-Serra seems a good choice for Black Adam. Further, Black Adam will give Collet-Serra a chance to work with Johnson and Sztykiel to develop the character for his first big screen appearance in this universe, rather than a sequel to another director's already established vision as Suicide Squad 2 would've been. Hopefully, Collet-Serra, Johnson and the whole team behind Black Adam will be able to give this franchise another hit.
Source: Variety, Observer, Hiram Garcia
