‘Black Adam’ Cast Adds Quintessa Swindell As Cyclone
Black Adamhas added a new cast member:Quintessa Swindellas Cyclone. Swindell joinsDwayne Johnsonas titular anti-hero Black Adam,Aldis Hodgeas Hawkman, andNoah Centineoas Atom Smasher.Jaume Collet-Serrais directing the pic, which is connected toShazam!, but not exactly what you’d call a sequel. Instead, it’s to set up an eventual confrontation between Black Adam and Shazam in a future film.
Not only willBlack Adambe a movie about DC character Black Adam, but it’llalsointroduce theJustice Society– Hawkman, Cyclone, Atom Smasher, and Doctor Fate – a team of superheroes who unite to stop him. And now the film has found its Cyclone inEuphoriaactress Quintessa Swindell, perVariety. In the comics, Cyclone isMaxine Hunkel, who has the power to “mentally summon cyclones and whirlwinds, project powerful bursts of air, and glide through the air on wind currents.” She can also “create massive tornadoes, huge cyclones that react to the environment by themselves or bend to her will.”
As for the rest of the Justice Society, Aldis Hodge is playing Hawkman and Noah Centineo is Atom Smasher, which leaves just one more part, Doctor Fate, up for grabs. There’s an unconfirmed rumor floating around that the production is looking for a “Sam Rockwell-Type” to play that part. I have no idea if that’s true, but if it is, might I suggest Sam Rockwell? Just a thought.
Johnson has beenofficiallyattached to playBlack Adamsince at least 2017 – but he’s been involved with the project even longer. In 2007 Johnson was first mentioned as a potential Black Adam, and Johnson expressed interest in the part. In 2014, the actor once again expressed his hope to play the character. At one point, the idea was to have Johnson play Black Adam as the lead villain inShazam!, as Black Adam is traditionally aShazam!bad guy. Instead, the concept evolved and it was decided that Johnson’s Black Adam should get his own standalone film first instead.
In the movie, Black Adam is a member of an ancient civilization chosen by the Council of Wizards – who also helped out Billy Batson inShazam!– to become a hero and save his people. But when Black Adam’s methods were considered to be too cruel and villainous, he was imprisoned by the council for 5000 years. Now, he’s escaped, and it’s up to the Justice Society to stop him. While Johnson has turned heel in his wrestling career he’s rarely played a bad guy on the big screen, and the actor has said in the past that while Black Adam may evolve into more of an anti-hero, he’s very much starting the film off as a villain. “Black Adam, how he starts, he starts off as a villain,” Johnson toldComicBook. “Then, he becomes an anti-hero. And then he might become a hero or he might not.”
As of now,Black Adamis expected to open onDecember 22, 2021, but that could change.
