Dwayne Johnson has opened up about the cancellation of “Black Adam 2” by DC Studios. The film was dropped shortly after the studio welcomed new leadership in Peter Safran and James Gunn. Johnson told Kevin Hart he believes the superhero movie sequel is “caught in the new leadership vortex.”
The actor said he was confused by the cancellation because the first film was successful, in his opinion. “Black Adam” was a hit with a $67 million opening, the best of Johnson’s career. However, it failed to gross over $400 million at the box office, so it did not break even to be able to recoup its production and marketing costs.
Read on to learn more.
Dwayne Johnson Remembers ‘Black Adam’ Cancellation
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Dwayne Johnson was a guest on a newly released episode of Kevin Hart’s “Hart to Hart” talk show, where he opened up about the “Black Adam” movie and the eventual cancellation of the sequel by DC Studios.
The first film was intended to help usher in a new era of cinema in Warner Bros. DC Universe. This new era will include several films revolving around Henry Cavill’s return as Superman and the eventual showdown between Superman and Black Adam.
However, when DC Studios welcomed new leadership in James Gunn and Peter Safran, things changed, and the “Black Adam” sequel was shelved.
follow DiversityJohnson shared his thoughts on why the film was canceled, saying, “‘Black Adam’ is caught up in the vortex of new leadership.”
He continued, “It’s so many leadership changes. Anytime you have a publicly traded company, and you have all those leadership changes, you have people coming in who, creatively and fiscally, are going to make decisions that you might disagree with it.”
Dwayne Johnson Believes ‘Black Adam’ Will Succeed
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Johnson explained to Hart that he was confused about the canceled sequel because he thought the first film was a success. He said, “That will always be one of the biggest mysteries. You have the biggest opening of your career. Sure, no China, which is probably another 100 or 200 million dollars.”
The “Skyscraper” actor explained that the film brings back Henry Cavill as Superman, which many fans love. He said the film also “creates a diverse portfolio of superheroes, where we only have men and women of color in ‘Black Adam’.”
Johnson said Gunn and Safran’s decision to cancel Black Adam 2 was like “new ownership coming in and buying an NFL team and saying, ‘Not my coach, not my quarterback.'” He explained that in such a situation, the number of Super Bowl wins and rings don’t matter. because they will go “with someone else”.
‘Black Adam’ Fails To Collect Over $400 Million
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Despite Johnson’s claims about the film’s success, it only performed well at the box office for a superhero film. Its opening weekend brought in $67 million, a career high for Johnson. However, “Black Adam” ultimately failed to gross more than $400 million at the worldwide box office.
The film was also highly criticized by film critics. It is rated two stars by NME, who also wrote that “the fun moments were overshadowed by the writer’s constant need to overexplain every plot point.” The review also criticized Johnson and said his Black Adam character lacked charisma.
Dwayne Johnson Reveals Canceling Last December
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Johnson first revealed to DC fans that the sequel was canceled in December 2022. At the time, he shared that he had met with Gunn and Safran about the future of “Black Adam” and that they had decided not to go ahead with it. movie.
The “Hobbs and Shaw” actor wrote that his character will not be featured in the studio’s “first narrative chapter.” However, Johnson shared that his production company, Seven Bucks, will continue to work with DC Studios to see “the most valuable ways Black Adam can be used in future chapters of the DC multiverse.”
The former WWE World Heavyweight champion then spoke to him Diversity about the cancellation and how he feels about it. He said, “All I can do, and all we can do when we’re making ‘Black Adam,’ is put our best foot forward, surround ourselves with the best people, and deliver the best movie we can. Our audience scores are in the 90s. The critics took some shots, but that’s just the way it is.”
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