This is the traditional question when a superhero film comes out in theaters, what does the post-credits scene of the film Black Adam with Dwayne Johnson announce? We’ll tell you about it.
In 2022, spectators discovered a new superhero from DC comics to move from the comic book box to the big screen. Black Adam has offered itself a feature film by Jaume Collet-Serra (Esther, Survival Instinct). In the title role, we find Dwayne Johnson who also finds the director with whom he had already worked in Jungle Cruise for Disney. In this film, spectators discover a superhero with powerful powers that he inherited from egyptian gods and which he uses to mete out justice himself in an often brutal manner. The Justice Society of America, a group of superheroes, tries to stop him until they realize that it would be better to team up to face a greater threat.
As is often the case in superhero films, the production of Black Adam actually hid a scene at the very end of the credits. And the short sequence pleased fans when it was released! Warning: spoilers from the post-credits scene at the end of this paragraph. We can finally discover the return of Henry Cavill as Superman in this post-credits scene from Black Adam. Information that made some fans scream with pleasure since it had been since Justice League that we had not seen the interpreter of Kal-El in the DC universe in the cinema.
Henry Cavill will ultimately not return
For a time, this appearance of Superman foreshadowed a return of Henry Cavill, and a possible clash between the superman and Black Adams, in the DC universe. Yes, but… Since Black Adama lot has changed. Warner Bros. Discovery, new led by David Zaslav after the merger of the two companies, has entrusted the reins of DC Studios to Peter Safran and James Gunn. Both have the difficult task of building the next ten years of production of adaptations of DC comics into films, series, video games and animated content.
On December 15, 2022, James Gunn finally announced that Henry Cavill would not reprise the role of Superman in future Warner / DC Studios projects because the future adaptation, of which Gunn is screenwriter, will focus on the young years of Clark Kent. The director-producer, however, claims to be a big fan of Cavill and leaves the door open to a future collaboration with the actor. David Corenswet (Hollywood, Twisters, Pearl, The Politician) eventually reprises the role in the film Superman which comes out in 2025.
Henry Cavill also made the news official with his fans on his Instagram account. “I just had a meeting with James Gunn and Peter Safran and I have some bad news. Ultimately, I will not be returning as Superman. After the studio told me to announce my return in October, before their hiring, this news is not the easiest to digest but that’s life. […] James and Peter must build a universe. I wish them and everyone involved in this new universe the best.”
Synopsis – Imprisoned 5000 years ago in ancient Egypt, after witnessing the assassination of his son, Black Adam is freed. Thirsty for revenge, he decides to take the bull by the horns and use the superpowers he inherited from the ancient gods in order to mete out justice according to his standards. But his actions do not go unnoticed, especially by the Justice Society of America, who first want to stop him before understanding that he can bring them much more on Earth than behind bars. But the task promises to be more complicated than expected given the character’s character…