With Black Adam, Dwayne Johnson gave the fans the biggest DC return of the last 10 years given. Henry Cavill’s return as Superman is likely one of the moments that will stick with the blockbuster in the future. Because for the studio, Black Adam is developing financially slowly but surely to disappointment.
Much more important for DC fans is the future of Cavill’s Superman. The star himself recently gave up his starring role in Netflix’s The Witcher and announced new Superman appearances. The work on Man of Steel 2 was also reported. But now the big Superman comeback is in ruins again for the time beingwhich is also due to Dwayne Johnson.
You can watch the Black Adam trailer here:
Black Adam – Trailer 2 (German) HD
Dwayne Johnson’s ego jeopardizes Henry Cavill’s Superman DC future
Former DC film boss Walter Hamada had personally spoken out against a Superman appearance in Black Adam because he wanted to leave Zack Snyder’s universe behind for good. Hence The Rock traded behind his back and orchestrated Cavill’s performance with the approval of current Warner Bros. Pictures executives.
Even after the film’s release, the star didn’t sit still and continued to distribute announcements to DC itself. The fact that the studio didn’t bring Cavill back was inexplicable and unforgivable to him. He wouldn’t take no for his Superman comeback plan, which is just as much about the ego of The Rock says how about fulfilling the dreams of DC fans.
Up-to-date inside information about James Gunn and Peter Safran’s upcoming grand scheme was recently leaked. Both decide as new DC film bosses about the future of the superhero universe and are already doing some cleaning up. In addition to the end of Wonder Woman 3, Man of Steel 2 with Cavill is said to be on hold again.
The Hollywood Reporter also briefly mentions that Johnson is taking on his ego tour for Cavill’s Black Adam performance messed up with the new management should have. In addition, the DC blockbuster doesn’t exactly call for a sequel due to the disappointing financial result and Johnson’s DC voting right could drop sharply.
Deadline describes even more details about the current DC developments. Warner executives are expected to unify prior to the arrival of James Gunn and Peter Safran Man of Steel 2 pitch listened to, which they didn’t like and which was rejected. So at the moment it is probably even more important to find a suitable pitch or script idea for Man of Steel 2 that fits into the plan of the new DC film bosses that will be presented soon.
So Dwayne Johnson is probably after all not entirely to blame remembering that Henry Cavill’s Superman comeback is about to burst into flames. Apparently, his nature could hardly complicate the process more.
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Do you think Henry Cavill’s Superman DC future could fail again now?