BLACK ADAM Producers Reveal That BLACK ADAM 2 Is Coming "Fast"

BLACK ADAM Producers Reveal That BLACK ADAM 2 Is Coming "Fast"

According to Black Adam producers Beau Flynn and Hiram Garcia, Black Adam 2 is coming in a very short time, unlike the first film, which took over a decade to be made.

By DanielKlissmman - Oct 23, 2022 11:10 AM EST
Filed Under: Black Adam
Source: Comicbook.com

Black Adam, the latest entry in the DCEU directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (Orphan, Jungle Cruise), famously took nearly 20 years to come to fruition. It was in 2007 when, during an interview with Slash Film, Dwayne Johnson revealed that he wouldn't be playing Shazam, whom he was originally approached to portray. Instead, he would bring to life the characters' nemesis, Black Adam: 

"I just met with [original 'Shazam' director Peter Segal] last night. It was a great meeting on 'Shazam.' We're just waiting for John August to hand in another draft, which will probably be handed in months from now because of the strike. [...] And not Shazam but Black Adam—that's now very clear. He's a character that I can't wait to play. When they first approached me about playing Captain Marvel, they said there is also this interesting character called Black Adam. This was about a year ago on the set of 'Get Smart.' I said 'Oh, Okay, Great.'"

Luckily, Black Adam 2 will not take as long as its predecessor to materialize. During an interview with Comicbook.com, Black Adam producers Beau Flynn and Hiram Garcia revealed that a sequel is expected to arrive fairly soon.

As Flynn noted: "Don't worry. This one will be fast." Hiram Garcia then stated: "It's not going to take that long. I can promise you that. We always hope the first domino's the easy one. [...] We'll get cooking on it fast, that's for sure." Flynn added: "We will open up the magic wagon, we'll have the script ready, pretty fast." 

Following that, YouTuber John Campea claimed that he heard from sources that the script for Black Adam 2 is actually finished. It's important to take the last bit with a grain of salt. Regardless, though, it appears that a Black Adam sequel is being fast-tracked. 

How Likely Is It For Black Adam 2 To Happen?

The question that arises from the producers' comments is whether or not Black Adam will be successful enough to warrant a sequel. Fortunately, the film is off to a promising start, with an estimated $60-$62 million domestic opening weekend—$7-9 million higher than Shazam!'s opening in 2019. The sum could point to the film ending with a relatively modest box-office haul, but that should not deter the producers of Black Adam from moving forward with a sequel. 

Due to films like Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: No Way Home and, to a lesser degree, The Batman, superhero movies are typically burdened with the expectation of becoming box-office juggernauts. However, as the genre grows and studios tap into more obscure characters, it's natural for audiences not to instantly gravitate toward a project simply because it stars a comic book character.

Films like The Incredible Hulk ($358 million worldwide adjusted for inflation), Captain America: The First Avenger ($480 million adjusted for inflation) and Thor  ($582 million adjusted for inflation) weren't financial juggernauts at the time of their release because general audiences were not very familiar—if at all—with their titular characters. The movies were building blocks for what would become mainstream properties.

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Though subsequent first films based on little-known heroes from Marvel Studios have found great financial success since, that could be attributed to them being associated with the Marvel brand. Despite having various hits under its belt, the DCEU has not necessarily developed an identifiable brand for general audiences to associate its projects with. As such, it makes sense for a first film based on Black Adam, who isn't well-recognized outside of comic book circles, to have a somewhat modest box-office haul. 

Warner Bros. and the producers behind Black Adam could be taking this into consideration. As such, even if the film's final worldwide gross ends up being slightly more than Shazam!, or something akin to Ant-Man's total earnings ($519 worldwide), it would probably still be enough for WB to greenlight more Teth-Adam-centered projects. After all, Black Adam cost $195 million to make (via Variety), which lessens its threshold for financial success. 

There is also the fact that Black Adam's relatively modest opening could lead to a very successful box-office run. A major precedent for that is Aquaman, which, following a domestic opening of $67 million, went on to gross $1.1 billion worldwide. Taking that into consideration, Black Adam has the potential to end up becoming a big hit for DC and Warner Bros. 

Black Adam is currently playing in theaters. 

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CAPTAINPINKEYE
CAPTAINPINKEYE - 10/23/2022, 9:02 AM
really?
I could last a pretty long time. :)
DCfan84
DCfan84 - 10/23/2022, 11:06 AM
@CAPTAINPINKEYE -
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 10/23/2022, 9:08 AM
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 10/23/2022, 11:16 AM
@ObserverIO -


Why is this producer threatening us?😐....
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 10/23/2022, 9:21 AM
So fast Superman's next cameo has already been shot. I for one am glad they're bringing back the red shorts.
SanFranLand
SanFranLand - 10/23/2022, 3:57 PM
@Reeds2Much - Spoiler! 😂
I didn’t know that and I even watched the scene on YouTube.
Honestly do like the design better with. Classico
HulkisHoly
HulkisHoly - 10/23/2022, 5:56 PM
@Reeds2Much -

I couldn’t see his lower half on the clip 🤔
blancoje
blancoje - 10/23/2022, 9:42 AM
Saw it yesterday -LOVED IT!
Fares
Fares - 10/23/2022, 9:50 AM
Well the Rock is 50. He certinly shouldn't be packing that much muscle for much long, even if he's able to.
HulkisHoly
HulkisHoly - 10/23/2022, 11:03 AM
@Fares -

With that much steroids, the dude probably doesn’t have any testicals left at this point.
JFerguson
JFerguson - 10/23/2022, 9:57 AM
Mindless
DoubleD
DoubleD - 10/23/2022, 11:05 AM
Black Adam 10 YEARS too late now 50 years old doing steroids.
DCfan84
DCfan84 - 10/23/2022, 11:14 AM
@DoubleD -
DoubleD
DoubleD - 10/23/2022, 11:22 AM
@DCfan84 - Mark Ruffalo / Bruce Banner never did steroids and Banner supposed to be a scrawny man. Hulk is supposed be 100% CGI like Thanos, Rocket and Groot.
DoubleD
DoubleD - 10/23/2022, 11:26 AM
@DCfan84 - Greatest thing about the Hulk is he don't need Bruce Banner.

DCfan84
DCfan84 - 10/23/2022, 11:36 AM
@DoubleD - I know this! I was going off your "Black Adam 10 YEARS too late..." statement. BA/DJ at least is "late", but we will NEVER see The Hulk throw fists with Thanos again. That scene, he got [frick]ed up! That's the furthest we'll ever get to that. How am I supposed to agree with your BA statement, when The Incredible Hulk is still behind on that ass kicking contest? I guess you/we have this:

DCfan84
DCfan84 - 10/23/2022, 11:40 AM
@DCfan84 - ...and Buffalo ain't getting any younger either. At least Marvel has the de-aging concept down
TheHumanSpider2
TheHumanSpider2 - 10/23/2022, 11:48 AM
@DoubleD - The Rock still huge, but in those close-ups...his age is starting to show.
DoubleD
DoubleD - 10/23/2022, 11:57 AM
@DCfan84 - Difference is Ruffalo Banner / Hulk has been around since 2008 not just starting at 50.

Mark Ruffalo since 2008 been in a lot of movies and shows. Next will Captain New World Order with Leader returning leading to a WWH movie.
DoubleD
DoubleD - 10/23/2022, 12:01 PM
@TheHumanSpider2 - Agree.
DCfan84
DCfan84 - 10/23/2022, 12:15 PM
@DoubleD - But can Ruffalo MoCap when that happens in another 20 years?

DoubleD
DoubleD - 10/23/2022, 12:19 PM
@DCfan84 - Television CGI Budget VS Movie CGI Budgets. I actually like She-Hulks look.

DoubleD
DoubleD - 10/23/2022, 12:36 PM
@DCfan84 - 'Black Adam' is a wooden CGI fest embodying everything wrong with superhero films. Big issue with all critics.

I saw Black Adam Friday afternoon and it had serious CGI issues itself with a 200-million-dollar budget.

Final battle sucked when it came to the CGI.
DCfan84
DCfan84 - 10/23/2022, 12:38 PM
@DoubleD - I don't doubt that. I actually have no interest to see this film in theaters. Actually, the only two Characters I (was) looking forward to in this film is/was Hawkman and Atom Smasher, but "heard" they were watered down versions of their comicbook counterparts. Dis true?
DoubleD
DoubleD - 10/23/2022, 12:45 PM
@DCfan84 - Fare enough and yes to the two characters. Did a Justice League threw all characters at you at once.

I don't read DC comics and had no clue who they were.
DCasAhobby
DCasAhobby - 10/23/2022, 11:07 AM
LMAO!! Not the obligatory, we've already green lit the sequel comments that come with every movie opening weekend trying to create the illusion every thing is going so well. Basically in affect saying "go watch this movie is doing great enough for a sequel!" Every movie does this now while not getting a sequel.
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