The Rock reportedly vetoed a Black Adam post-credits scene featuring Shazam

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Dwayne Johnson reportedly swapped out the scene in favor of Henry Cavill's Superman

Dwayne Johnson in Black Adam
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Black Adam was supposed to have a post-credits scene featuring Zachary Levi's Shazam, rather than Henry Cavill's Superman.

The Wrap reports that Dwayne Johnson "privately vetoed" a planned post-credits scene in Black Adam which would have seen Shazam recruited for the Justice Society of America – this is the scene we instead see in the mid-credits of Shazam! Fury of the Gods, albeit with different DC characters doing the recruiting. In fact, Shazam 2 director David F. Sandberg has said the Justice Society were supposed to appear in the scene, but it all "fell apart" a few days before filming. 

 The Black Adam post-credits scene instead sees Henry Cavill's Superman come out of the mist and tell Johnson's titular hero that the two "should talk."

"We fought for years to bring you back. They always said no," Johnson wrote on Twitter at the time of the film's release. "But to [producers Dany and Hiram Garcia] & myself "no" was not an option. We can't build out our DCEU w/out the world's greatest superhero. And fans will always come first. Welcome home. I'll see you down the road."

Shazam! Fury of the Gods is in theaters now. For much more on the movie, check out our spoilery deep dives on: 

Lauren Milici
Lauren Milici
Senior Entertainment Writer

Lauren Milici is a Senior Entertainment Writer for GamesRadar+ based in New York City. She previously reported on breaking news for The Independent's Indy100 and created TV and film listicles for Ranker. Her work has been published in Fandom, Nerdist, Paste Magazine, Vulture, PopSugar, Fangoria, and more.