Bodhi Sabongui has joined the cast of Dwayne Johnson's Black Adam.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sabongui will play a key role in the film, but details beyond that were not revealed. Aside from acting, the 13-year-old Canadian-American actor of Egyptian heritage is also the founder and head of a civil rights club at his school, where he focuses on the Black Lives Matter movement, gender quality and LGBTQ rights.

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Sabongui joins James Cusati-Moyer, who was also recently cast in a mystery role. Cusati-Moyer is best known for his role as Dustin in Jeremy O. Harris' Slave Play, and has also appeared in The Path and Prodigal Son. 

While plot details for the film are under wraps, the movie is confirmed to feature members of the Justice Society of America, including Aldis Hodge's Hawkman, Quintessa Swindell' Cyclone, Noah Centineo's Atom Smasher and Pierce Brosnan's Doctor Fate. Sarah Shahi has also joined the cast, but her role is yet to be confirmed. However, her DC Comics research point to her portraying Isis, an Egyptian woman who is turned into a godlike being thanks to the Amulet of Isis. There are also reports that if Black Adam does well at the box office, DC will move forward with a Justice Society spinoff.

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Black Adam is one of many films Warner Bros. and DC have in the works based on their iconic comic book characters, including The Batman, The Suicide Squad, The Flash, Aquaman 2, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Batgirl, Static Shock, and Wonder Woman 3. The company also has TV spinoff series based The Batman and The Suicide Squad character Peacemaker going to HBO Max. Unlike Warner Bros. 2021 slate, which saw films debut in theaters and on HBO Max simultaneously, some of these films will debut exclusively in theaters.

Black Adam's release date has been shuffled around due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the film is now set to premiere on July 29, 2022. Production is set to being in the spring.

Sabongui's other credits include Legends of TomorrowA Million Little Things and The Baby-Sitter's Club.

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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Source: The Hollywood Reporter