Yesterday the time had finally come: After months of waiting, the first trailer for Dwayne Johnson’s much-anticipated trailer was released Entry into the DC Universe released. With Black Adam, the Hollywood star joins the circle of Batman, Wonder Woman and Co. The first moving images promise a gripping action blockbuster.
However, the reactions are not all positive. An accusation that is in the room: Black Adam generously uses iconic settings from various Marvel films, including Iron Man, Black Panther and Thor 4: Love and Thunder are mentioned. Below we have a few of the Frame-by-frame comparisons collected.
Convicted by fans: DC’s Black Adam with Dwayne Johnson steals from numerous Marvel films
The allegation becomes clearest in a scene in which Johnson’s superhero flies through the desert and encounters two fighter jets. We already saw that in an amazingly similar constellation with Robert Downey Jr. in the first Iron Man film.
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Just like Iron Man, Black Adam casually walks around while the area behind him explodes.
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Not only Iron Man was apparently a role model for Black Adam. Some trace elements from Black Panther also appear in the DC cracker.
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Optical distortions to break reality? Some Marvel fans immediately think of Doctor Strange.
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And while we’re at it, Ant-Man and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier also seem to be popular as Black Adam inspiration.
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Even the new Thor 4 movie is being used to convict DC.
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Despite some obvious parallels However, it is questionable to what extent Black Adam really used Marvel. In the case of Thor 4: Love and Thunder in particular, it should be very unlikely: both projects were in production at the same time. And the helmet design isn’t that unique in either of the two films.
There are also other settings that are certainly not exclusive to Marvel. This is most evident in the Scene with the explosion in the background: There have been countless figures in the history of action cinema who carelessly let the world go up in flames behind them.
Black Adam starts on October 20, 2022 in German cinemas.
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Did the similarity to Iron Man in the Black Adam trailer bother you too?