Dave McNary Film ReporterSarah Shahi has joined Dwayne Johnson in New Line/DC’s upcoming superhero film “Black Adam.”Shahi will play a university professor and freedom fighter leading the resistance in the fictional nation of Kahndaq.
Producers have previously announced that Aldis Hodge has been cast as Hawkman and Noah Centineo as Atom Smasher — both members of DC’s Justice Society.Shahi is currently shooting the Netflix series “Sex/Life.” Her credits include the Showtime series “City on a Hill,” “The Rookie,” “Reverie,” “Person of Interest,” “The L Word” and “Fairly Legal.”Jaume Collet-Serra, who also directed Johnson in Disney’s “Jungle Cruise,” will helm “Black Adam.” Johnson, Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia of Seven Bucks Productions are.
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