Quintessa Swindell has officially been cast to play the DC hero Cyclone in the Dwayne Johnson-led Black Adam film. Swindell made a name for themselves in 2019 on the Netflix teen drama series Trinkets. They will Black Adam as a member of the Justice Society of America.
Since its initial announcement, Black Adam has been one of the most hotly anticipated of DC’s planned superhero films. After the incredibly positive reception to Shazam! – which broke the streak of critical bombs that included Batman v. Superman and Suicide Squad – fans have looked excitedly to Johnson’s introduction to the world of DC and continued onscreen construction of the Justice Society of America. Though Black Adam has been indefinitely delayed from its planned December 2021 release date, the project remains in the works.
According to Dwayne Johnson himself, Quintessa Swindell is now officially a part of that project as Cyclone. "Can’t wait to work with them and we ready to rumble in the DC jungle," Johnson wrote on Twitter in a warm welcome to Swindell. They will Noah Centineo’s Atom Smasher and Aldis Hodge’s Hawkman in the growing Justice Society, which will likely stand in opposition to Johnson’s Black Adam. Given the character’s anti-hero status, it remains to be seen how all the different classic DC characters will fit together onscreen.
One of the bigger mysteries surrounding Black Adam is how it will connect to the greater DCEU. Shazam! made numerous references to the other films in the connected universe. Still, it also didn’t feature any of the actors from those films, leading some to wonder if the movie might be in an independent timeline, like Joker. As DC moves closer and closer toward a full-on multiverse model that unites different film universes, HBO Max series, and the Arrowverse, tracing the connective tissue between other properties has only grown more confusing. Black Adam producer Hiram Garcia has said that Black Adam will indeed connect to the DCEU somehow, but the details have yet to be revealed.
While fans wait for more specifics on the plot and context of Black Adam, the casting announcement of Swindell as Cyclone is at least some great news to tide them over. Cyclone plays a significant role in the Justice Society through the comics, and Swindell should make an excellent addition to an ensemble cast that keeps getting more exciting. If Black Adam and Shazam! end up moving toward a full-on Justice Society movie; audiences will see a lot more Cyclone in the future.
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