Warner Bros. and DISPLAY, are known to be in a phase of profound renewal. The break with the past is clear and, in a way, traumatic, as evidenced by the sensational case of return and release Henry Cavill how superman. Events that also tie in Dwayne Johnson, Black Adams and what has been called a takeover attempt at DC.
Indeed, according to what Variety reports, in addition to the many problems it causes Ezra Millerfrom the process Johnny Depp-Amber Heard and in the case of Henry Cavill, there would also have been the former wrestler-actor’s will to conquer more and more space in the DC Extended Universe with his anti-hero Black Adam. Attempts that apparently also coincided secret meetings with the new CEO Warner Bros. Discovery David Zaslavfrom April.
This is where Dwayne Johnson would present a multi-year plan for Black Adam and apparently also included Projects on Henry Cavill’s Superman. The idea was to have the two franchises intertwine multiple times, thus establishing a long showdown between Superman and Black Adam. Sources confirm that meetings did take place, but downplay the weight the antihero would have had in the discussions.
Aside from the subject of Henry Cavill’s return, which Dwayne Johnson has credited himself with over the past few months, the big star would have taken on other things as well. A source reports that “Dwayne followed everyone» and another striking example is what happened at the premiere of Black Adam, which was released last October 2022.
Relations between him and Warner were already strained because he wanted to be listed among the producers of DC League of Superbeasts, Johnson would do little to promote the film. Also, he would insist at the New York premiere of Black Adam a tequila bar that only serves their brand (Teramana)., despite the film’s PG-13 rating. “His demands have gone up and the returns just haven’t been there,” an insider said, according to Variety.
Finally, the first information about the future of the Guided DC is expected in the coming weeks James Gunn and Peter Saffron, but apparently they won’t feature Dwayne Johnson and his Black Adam, at least for the first phase. The rise seems to have already ended with a nasty fall for the superstar.
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Source: Variety
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