VIDEO : ?Shazam? Director Explains Why The Rock?s Black Adam Isn?t In The Movie

Shazam has been in development for quite some time, but things really got going when Dwayne ? The Rock? Johnson signed on to play Black Adam, the villain and anti-hero. Uproxx has reported that The Rock was originally offered the role of Shazam but said he preferred Black Adam. More recently, Shazam was split into two movies, one featuring Shazam and another delving into Black Adam?s backstory. Director David F. Sandberg offered updates about Shazam?s progress in a long interview with Film Riot. He confirmed the script is finished and Shazam is the next film on the DC slate. He said The Rock?s Black Adam was in earlier versions of the script, but isn?t anymore.