BLACK IN FOCUS
AMON WARMANN chews over the main moment in Black film and TV this month
SHOULD BLACK ADAM HAVE BEEN PLAYED BY A MENA ACTOR?
WHEN BLACK ADAM blasted into cinemas last month, it reignited a conversation: was The Rock the right man to play the DC antihero? The debate wasn’t a reflection of his talent or performance: the star’s physique and charisma make him a natural fit for a superbeing (so much so, his spandex debut feels long overdue). Instead, many wondered whether a MENA actor ought to have played the part, given the film’s Middle-Eastern inspirations.