Earlier today, we learned that the chances of Black Adam appearing in Shazam! are somewhere between slim and none but journalists who recently got to see some footage from the DC Comics adaptation may have now revealed a major Easter Egg regarding the anti-hero/villain.
Apparently, when Billy Batson first finds himself at the Rock of Eternity (and face to face with The Wizard), he learns that "he's the last wizard alive from the now destroyed Council of Eternity," Screen Rant reveals. "He says that a long time ago they chose the wrong champion, who presumably led to their downfall. Rather than just tell the story, the Wizard permeates the room with magic, like a hologram, and shows the former champion over what appears to be Egypt."
In the comics, Black Adam was once made the champion of the Council of Eternity in Egypt but after he turned on his masters, he was banished before returning in the present to take on Shazam.
When director David F. Sandberg and producer Peter Safran were asked if that was indeed a nod to Black Adam, they responded: "You can read it that way if you choose to." This has to be a nod to the character who will be played by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, though, and more than likely an indication of how the two movies will be loosely tied together.
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