How the Justice Society of America is assembled in Black Adam

/Jenna Busch of Film attended a press event ahead of the public release of the new trailer, which included a Q&A with the cast and crew. During the event, Hodge detailed how his character, along with the rest of the JSA, evolves in the film:

"Every character is on a path of growth and evolution, which we apparently find in there. Everyone gets their shard. As far as the JSA goes, again, Hawkman does what he does. He thinks he knows what he knows. But then, through this story, he gets an elevated perspective of what he believes in."

Faced against Black Adam himself, the generational team of superheroes must grow rapidly to battle their fiercest enemy yet. This is especially true for the JSA's newest (and youngest) members, Cyclone and Atom Smasher, played by Quintessa Swindell and Noah Centineo respectively. Hodge explained:

"With Cyclone and Atom Smasher, they come into the fold, but they're also kind of grandfathered because they come from superhero lines inherited from their family. So , now they're stepping in in their own way, stepping out of the shadows of what's going on with their family. They're finding out who they are in this space. It's like, 'Oh, I'm just going to intern at Apple.' "No. Now you need to create the new iPhone 27." That's what Cyclone and Atom Smasher are up against, because they're immediately dropped in there."

As Hodge suggests, Cyclone and Atom Smasher are descendants of former JSA members (a prime example of nepotism, if you ask me). The two youngest teammates of Hawkman and Doctor Fate have a lot to do, but the veterans also have some issues to deal with, ones that make them question their philosophy and their role as superheroes.