Dwayne Johnson's unrealized plans for the DC movie universe have been further unveiled in a new report – and, unsurprisingly, they involved Black Adam and Superman.
According to Variety, Johnson directly pitched CEO David Zaslav on a multi-year plan for Black Adam and a Henry Cavill-led Superman shortly after the Warner Bros. Discovery merger closed in April. The pitch reportedly involved the two properties interweaving, setting up a Superman-versus-Black Adam showdown.
This move reportedly ruffled feathers internally, according to Variety's sources. "Dwayne went around everyone, which didn’t sit well," said one. Cavill's Superman did make a cameo in the Black Adam post-credits scene, but he was out of the role again just two months later.
Black Adam, which was released in October 2022, made $391 million at the box office against a reported budget of $195 million and $40 million in reshoots. With big names attached to the project like Johnson and Pierce Brosnan, these figures were deemed a box office disappointment.
