Washington: To All The Boys I've Loved Before actor Noah Centineo, is all set to join Dwayne Johnson in the New Line Cinema/DC's action franchise Black Adam.
According to a news portal, Centineo will essay the role of Atom Smasher, a character who can control his molecular structure with the ability to manipulate his size, strength and durability.
While the Rampage actor, Dwayne Johnson, will play the titular anti-hero in his first superhero role. Black Adam is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, who also directed Johnson in Disney's still-unreleased Jungle Cruise.
The forthcoming movie is a spinoff from Warner Bros. and New Line's Shazam! starring Zachary Levy, which grossed USD 365 million worldwide in 2019.
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The Black Adam character first appeared in DC Comics during the 1940s as a villain who had been corrupted by power, then became an anti-hero in the early 2000s with a disregard for rules and conventions.
However, the storyline for the upcoming movie is still under the wraps. The movie is slated for a release on December 22, 2021.
With inputs from ANI
