3) He Poses A Threat To Superman
It’s interesting that we’ll likely get to see Black Adam and Superman face-off in the movies as the character is one of the few who can go toe to toe with the Man of Steel.
It’s all to do with the fact that Black Adam’s powers are derived from magic. Along with Kryptonite and the lack of radiation from a yellow sun, one of Superman’s big weaknesses is his aversion to any kind of sorcery. Since Shazam and Black Adam get their abilities from the same source, he could also beat Superman in a fight. However, while that has happened on some occasions, Superman’s age of experience usually result in him winning.
[zergpaid]2) Dwayne Johnson Chose Him Over Shazam
If no one has been cast as Shazam yet who, on paper, is the more significant character, you might be wondering why Johnson wasn’t offered that role instead. After all, he certainly has the look for it. However, little do most people know, but the actor was actually offered the part initially but turned it down in favour of Black Adam.
When asked about why he made that decision, Johnson had this to say:
“What made me choose Black Adam? I just felt Black Adam was inherently more interesting to me because I felt there were more layers to Black Adam, starting out as a slave and then ultimately becoming the anti-hero who we enjoy today.”
Like we mentioned earlier, the cinematic Black Adam will clearly be drawn from The New 52 version as well as the more recent comics that portray him as an anti-hero. Given that, we can see why Johnson would be more drawn to the murky morals of the character, over someone as clearly heroic as Shazam.