Pierce Brosnan will be Doctor Fate in the Black Adam movie

Dwayne Johnson will finally get to play Black Adam after a few years of getting the project off the ground. The anti-hero usually goes up against Shazam, but for the new film it looks like he will be battling some members of the Justice Society of America – Atom Smasher (Noah Centineo), Hawkman (Aldis Hodge), Doctor Fate and Cyclone (Quintessa Swindell).

THR is now reporting that Pierce Brosnan (GoldenEye) will be playing Dr. Fate and I really like that casting. Kent Nelson, aka Dr. Fate, a son of an archaeologist who was taught sorcery skills and given the magical Helmet of Fate. The character, created by Gardner Fox and Howard Sherman, is one of DC’s oldest characters, having first appeared in 1940’s More Fun Comics #5.

Black Adam is the second New Line/DC film following 2019’s Shazam! with the two characters, Shazam and Black Adam, being arch-rivals in the DC Universe.

Plot details are scarce but the film will be directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. The project is headed towards an April start of production in Atlanta.

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