Sarah Shahi celebrated the start of Black Adam's production and further alluded to her casting in the film as Adrianna Tomaz.
"Today is my first day filming #blackadam. I was cast in this role a year ago. I've had ups, downs, lefts and rights. They all led me here," Shahi wrote on Instagram. "Very proud to represent my fellow middle eastern brothers and sisters as Adrianna. Let's continue to lift each other up as we tell each other's stories. Human stories. Connecting stories. Stories we all have inside of us."
Previously, Shahi hinted at her Black Adam character's identity with another Instagram post of three DC comics involving Black Adam, two of which featured Adrianna as the superhero Isis. Chronologically, Isis debuted in 1975's The Secret of Isis TV show as the secret identity of Andrea Thomas, which ran for 22 episodes alongside the 1974 Shazam! series and even crossed over with Shazam! for three episodes. Renamed Adrianna Tomaz in DC comics, she would go on to become Adam's bride and, upon receiving the Amulet of Isis from him, gained superhuman powers like flight, strength and the ability to wield various elements.
Focused on the regular adversary of Shazam/Captain Marvel, Black Adam will explore the ancient Kahndaq anti-hero's origins and confrontation with the Justice Society of America. Currently, live-action JSA members confirmed for Black Adam include Doctor Fate, Atom Smasher, Hawkman and Cyclone. Different variations of the Justice Society were introduced on both DC's Stargirl show and Legends of Tomorrow's second season. Legends of Tomorrow also introduced a variation of Adrianna named Zari Tomaz who hailed from a dystopian future.
Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, Black Adam stars Dwayne Johnson, Noah Centineo, Aldis Hodge, Quintessa Swindell, Pierce Brosnan, Marwan Kenzari, Sarah Shahi, James Cusati-Moyer and Bodhi Sabongui. The film arrives in theaters July 29, 2022.
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