Superhero training is nothing new.
But when Quintessa Swindell signed on toBlack Adam,a decidedly more artistic approach was taken.
Swindell, who uses they/them pronouns, co-stars as Maxine Hunkel, a.k.a.
Quintessa Swindell as Cyclone in ‘Black Adam’.Warner Bros. Pictures
Cyclone, and is the first nonbinary actor who identifies as gender-nonconforming to play a superhero in the DCEU.
“It became a very personal experience,” Swindell, 25, says.
Through movement, there’s an emotional release.
Quintessa Swindell as Cyclone in ‘Black Adam’.Warner Bros. Pictures
Some of the Justice Society members are already experienced heroes, includingPierce Brosnan’sDoctor Fate and Aldis Hodge’s Hawkman.
Swindell is also new to the superhero game, not unlike the character they play on-screen.
ButBlack Adamis their biggest role yet.
“She’s on the precipice of embracing her sense of self and discovering her power.”
(Cyclone’s powers are particularly gorgeous on screen, manifesting as churning Technicolor hurricanes.)
I hope that when people go, they’re like, ‘Well, what wouldyouhave done?
What do you signify as justice or injustice, and how does that fluctuate culture to culture?’
That’s what I love about the film."
And just have fun."
