“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” opens in theaters today in the US to close out Phase 4 for the MCU. But don’t expect the film’s worldwide box office numbers to reach those of Ryan Coogler‘s 2018 film.
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surging with demonic powers. You know, that old chestnut.But does Black Adam ultimately embrace his humanity? And where does he wind up after the adventure is over? Read on to find out!Major spoilers for “Black Adam” follow. Turn back if you haven’t watched yet!Much of the story of “Black Adam” has Teth-Adam and the Justice Society running around trying to stop a gang kingpin named Ishmael (Marwan Kenzari) from gaining control of a magical, ancient crown that is imbibed with powers of some demons.
Before the third act begins, Teth-Adam, of course, loses control and kills a bunch of goons – including Ishmael. After his tragic backstory is revealed (he is not actually worth of the powers of some ancient mystics, because, among other things, this movie is a “Shazam!” spin-off), Teth-Adam admits that he isn’t the champion that the people of Kahndaq deserve and desperately need.He gives himself over to Amanda Waller (Davis) and is locked away in an underwater prison, where a few of the Suicide Squad members have probably been imprisoned at one time or another. (“The Suicide Squad” heavy Emilia Harcourt, played by Jennifer Holland, puts Teth-Adam away.) Of course, Doctor Fate (Brosnan) feels a premonition that things are awry in Kahndaq.
The Justice Society returns, only to find that dying was part of Ishmael’s plan. Now he has been totally overtaken by the evil demon Sabbac. And the one person who can stop him is locked away in some unforgiving undersea prison …Actually, no.
As Sabbac is resurrected, he also brings to life a horde of undead goons. These goons outnumber the Justice Society, so young Amon gets the people of Khandaq to fight back against these supernatural oppressors. (It’s a really rousing moment.) As the
.“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” opens in theaters today in the US to close out Phase 4 for the MCU. But don’t expect the film’s worldwide box office numbers to reach those of Ryan Coogler‘s 2018 film.
ALERT! This is an ending explainer so please, if you haven’t seen “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” turn back! Seriously, we’re going to spoil it all. It’s playing literally everywhere. And the article will still be here when you come back.If you’ve been paying attention to the marketing materials for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” then you probably know who the new Black Panther is.
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” opens in theaters today in the US to close out Phase 4 for the MCU. But don’t expect the film’s worldwide box office numbers to reach those of Ryan Coogler‘s 2018 film.
Dwayne Johnson’s blockbuster continues to follow the trajectory of Marvel’s “Eternals” with an estimated total of $136 million after three weekends, a cume identical to Chloe Zhao’s November 2021 release. Without a Chinese release, which still hasn’t been announced by Warner Bros., “Black Adam” is likely to finish with a global total of around $400 million, roughly breaking even like Dwayne Johnson’s other DC release, “DC League of Super-Pets,” this past summer.
Let’s celebrate the heydays of this autumn’s box office where we can, the season greatly hampered by a lack of tentpole product.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is celebrating fans that have praised Black Adam and giving it a high audience score. The DC film scored a 90% on Rotten Tomatoes among moviegoers versus a 39% from movie critics.
Dwayne Johnson’s epic “Black Adam” thunders into theaters this weekend. A film about 15 years in the making— Johnson recently shared a story on social media sharing a press hit about him playing the character in 2007—Johnson has just never given up on the anti-hero character.
Even though “Black Adam” hasn’t even officially hit theaters yet, there’s already lots of buzz about the film’s end-credits scene. So, a spoiler alert if it’s not apparent to the reader what that scene entails: Henry Cavill returns as Superman to stare down Dwayne Johnson‘s Black Adam.
The long-awaited DC Universe “Black Adam” superhero film premiered recently in New York, the embargo has been lifted, and everyone is free, per Warner Bros., to discuss the film in whatever terms they like. If you’re online, especially on Twitter tonight, you’re likely going to be hearing a lot about the film’s post-credit scene that will have been spoiled in a matter of minutes and will likely have fans, or at least the DC Universe disciples, in a big lather.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson gave Daniel Craig 's daughter a warm welcome at the premiere of his new movie Black Adam in London on Tuesday.
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J. Kim Murphy The hierarchy of power in the DC Universe may be about to change with “Black Adam,” but the new film is landing low on the hierarchy of critical reputation for Warner Bros.’ last decade of superhero entries. With reviews hitting for the Dwayne Johnson vehicle this afternoon, “Black Adam” currently stands at a mediocre 30% approval rating from top critics on the the review-aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes. Should the number stand, it would mark the lowest such figure for a DC film since 2017’s “Justice League,” which netted a 23% approval rating from top critics and was so reviled among fans that a reworked version was eventually ordered by Warner Bros., arriving in the form of “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” in 2021.
Aquaman,” at least, had giant rideable seahorses and Nicole Kidman as a mermaid. “Black Adam” boasts Pierce Brosnan giving a worse performance than when he sang “Knowing Me, Knowing You” in “Mamma Mia!”Two decades after Johnson mind-numbingly barreled through the sand as “The Scorpion King,” he plays basically the same complicated warrior type only with less hair and zero personality. A prologue informs us that 5,000 years ago in fictional Kahndaq — could be Egypt, could be the Middle East — a young slave sacrificed himself to free his people and was therefore granted super powers by the ancient wizard from “Shazam!” He becomes Teth-Adam, Kahndaq’s champion.Back in the present day, the poor city is under military occupation by an evil company called Intergang (the bad guys have “no worries!” Australian accents) and is being plundered for its main natural resource, Eternium.
Jesus Christ, am I ever tired of superhero movies. Maybe you’re not, in which case, you should close the tab and move on; anything that follows doesn’t matter because superhero movies are critic-proof, hence their limitless boosting (in funding, in marketing, in overall dominance) by a risk-averse industry.