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Is Black Adam A Hero Or A Villain? The Cast Weighs In
Much has been made about Dwayne «The Rock» Johnson's first turn as a villain in DC's latest Black Adam, but is he really a villain? That's the big question at the center of the movie, which introduces DC film fans to the country of Kahndaq and its titular legendary champion. Kahndaq is a fictional Middle Eastern country that's rich in a powerful, magical mineral called Eternium, meaning it has since been taken over by a foreign military so they can mine all the Eternium they can. The people of Kahndaq take comfort in an ancient story of when a slave rose up against a tyrannical king and was given magical powers that turned him into the country's ultimate champion, known then as Teth Adam. Teth Adam (renamed later in the movie as Black Adam) is awakened early on and immediately starts killing people, and the debate begins: Is he actually Kahndaq's champion, or is he a terrifying force of nature that needs to be destroyed?