Black Adam is poised to change the landscape of the DC universe going forward, bringing some formidable and lovable new characters onto the big screen. While fans are undeniably excited to see the film’s Justice Society of America roster onscreen, there’s also been a fair amount of conversation around the comic-accurate team members that aren’t in the film — with Hawkgirl being among them. As Black Adam star and executive producer Dwayne Johnson revealed in 2020, Hawkgirl was originally expected to appear on the JSA roster, with Johnson tweeting that those plans somehow fell apart, leading to Maxine Hunkel / Cyclone (Quintessa Swindell) joining the ensemble instead. With Hawkgirl’s comic partner and often-husband Carter Hall / Hawkman (Aldis Hodge) appearing in the film, there’s still the question of why she ultimately didn’t make the cut — but according to Hodge, there was a good reason.
