would "continue exploring the most valuable ways Black Adam can be utilized in future DC multiverse chapters". Helen O'Hara of Empire rated it 3 out of 5 and wrote that the film attempts "to offer a grand unified theory of DC, mixing family-film tropes with a protagonist who straight-up murders people.

It’s just a shame that the main villain isn’t stronger here because it does overshadow some of the bombastic action on display.In August 2023, Johnson stated that he believed the film did not get a sequel due to multiple changes of the leadership at Warner Bros.

Collet-Serra manages to make these action scenes exciting in everything from Adam wiping out large armies to a hand-on-hand fight through an apartment with Hawkman.Deemed unworthy by the Council of Wizards, Adam killed them all in anger except for Shazam, who imprisoned him along with the Crown of Sabbac. Black Adam First Reviews: Action-Packed and Powered by a Charismatic Dwayne Johnson Critics say the film suffers from a villain problem and a lackluster script, but a scene-stealing Pierce Brosnan, lots of action, and the hint of something new in the DCEU powers it forward. An experienced and senior member of the Justice Society, who wields the Helmet of Fate and is capable of various sorcery abilities. Noah Centineo and Quintessa Swindell’s Atom Smasher and Cyclone feel like they stumbled in from another movie. The title came from the wizard Shazam who gives the hero his powers, with DC unable to use the title Captain Marvel due to legal issues.