Dwayne Johnson Blames Studio’s ‘Vortex Of New Leadership’ For Demise Of ‘Black Adam’ Franchise

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When “Black Adam” was conceived, the plan was to hopefully spark a DC film franchise that would see Dwayne Johnson’s antihero superhero return in sequels and appear in other movies within the DC universe, with a post-credits sequence featuring the return of Henry Cavill as Superman setting up an epic battle between the two characters.

However, when James Gunn and Peter Safran were named co-heads of Warner Bros.’ DC Studios in October 2022, plans for a “Black Adam” sequel were scuttled and the character ditched altogether, dashing Johnson’s hopes of a franchise.

During a recent appearance on Kevin Hart’s talk show “Hart to Heart”, Johnson explained how “Black Adam” came to be a casualty of DC Studios’ regime change. READ MORE: Dwayne Johnson Confirms ‘Black Adam’ Sequel Off The Table As DC Universe Shifts Directions “I think that ‘Black Adam’ got caught in a vortex of new leadership,” he said. “It was so many changes in leadership.

Anytime you have a company, a publicly traded company, and you have all those changes in leadership, you have people coming in who creatively, fiscally, are going to make decisions that you may not agree with, philosophically,” Johnson continued.