{"id":123016,"date":"2025-11-08T21:49:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T21:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/123016\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T21:49:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T21:49:10","slug":"dwayne-johnson-breaks-silence-on-black-adams-failure-potential-dcu-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/123016\/","title":{"rendered":"Dwayne Johnson Breaks Silence On Black Adam\u2019s Failure & Potential DCU Return"},"content":{"rendered":"

It has been more than three years since Dwayne Johnson made his superhero debut through Black Adam<\/a> in the DCEU<\/a> movie franchise. While it was an attempt to get the franchise in the right direction, Johnson’s time as the anti-hero was a short one.<\/p>\n

While speaking to The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>, the wrestler-turned-actor was asked about the results of Black Adam, with the trade asking, “Was your time in the ring as a heel of any value in playing Black Adam?” Johnson stated, “Oh, absolutely. I feel like not only my time as a heel in the ring in wrestling, but it was almost like the anti-hero that eventually the Rock became.”<\/p>\n

He elaborated on how he “loved making Black Adam. We had a great time. Loved creating those characters and introducing other characters, as well, in that universe.” However, while he “had a great time,” Johnson concluded by saying, “Wish that universe well. And on to others,” as James Gunn’s DC Universe has now kicked off at DC Studios.<\/p>\n

Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, based on a script by Adam Sztykiel, Rory Haines, and Sohrab Noshirvani, Black Adam tells the story of Teth-Adam as he is awakened from his suspension and becomes the champion of Kahndaq. However, the Justice Society of America comes after Johnson’s titular character, before they and the anti-hero have to face Sabbac.<\/p>\n

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Not only were the Black Adam movie reviews<\/a> mixed, but the film finished its box office run on a sour note, having only grossed $393.4 million at the worldwide box office. However, the film made more than some of the following installments in the DCEU movie timeline<\/a>, as Shazam! Fury of the Gods and The Flash grossed $134.1 million and $271.4 million, respectively.<\/p>\n

Black Adam also marked the last time Henry Cavill<\/a> played Superman on the big-screen, as the British star came back for a cameo in the post-credits scene. The plan was to eventually have Johnson and Cavill’s characters clash in a future installment.<\/p>\n

On December 20, 2022, Johnson released a statement following the news of DC Studios’ launch with James Gunn and Peter Safran as the co-CEOs. Johnson stated at the time that they “have agreed to continue exploring the most valuable ways Black Adam can be utilized in future DC multiverse chapters.\u201d<\/p>\n

Black Adam is available through home media release and on streaming.<\/p>\n

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Release Date<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 21, 2022<\/p>\n

Runtime<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t125 Minutes<\/p>\n

Director<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJaume Collet-Serra<\/p>\n

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Aldis Hodge<\/p>\n

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