EXCLUSIVE: Deadline learned that James Cusati-Moyer has joined the role of New Line / DC in the coming year Black Adam in a role that is supervised.
Cusati-Moyer is currently nominated for a Tony Award in the Actor / Play category for his role as Dustin in Jeremy O. Harris’ Slave game. Cusati-Moyer created the role when the play took place in the premiere of Off Broadway at the New York Theater Workshop and continued the role on Broadway until the pandemic closed in the spring. (A date for the postponed Tony ceremony has not been announced.)
Cusati-Moyer recently packaged the production on the Shonda Rhimes Netflix series Invention of Anna Julia Garner interprets. His additional credits include WBTV / Fox’s Lost son Amazon’s series Red Oak and Hulu’s The road. Cusati-Moyer made his Broadway debut in Tripp Cullman Six degrees of separation. Off-Broadway he plays in Terrence McNally’s Fire and air by Classic Stage Company.
Cusati-Moyer joins a cast that includes Dwayne Johnson in the title role, and the big screen debut of DC’s Justice Society: Pierce Brosnan as Dr. Fate, Aldis Hodge as Hawkman, Noah Centineo as Atom Smasher and Quintessa Swindell as Cyclone. The movie will be released on July 29, 2022.
Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra Black Adam from a screenplay by Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani. Adam Sztykiel wrote the previous draft.
Johnson, Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia of Seven Bucks Productions co-produced with Beau Flynn of FlynnPictureCo. FlynnPictureCo. says Scott Sheldon will serve as EP.
Black Adam is the second New Line / DC film following the critical and commercial hit of 2019 Shazam! Shazam and Black Adam are arch-enemies in the DC universe.
Cusati-Moyer is represented by Paradigm, Anonymous Content, and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman, Smelkinson & Christopher.