black adam, the latest blockbuster from Dwayne Johnson, was going to be the first installment of a new superhero franchise for the DC studio. Two months after the film failed at the box office, that dream comes to an end: black adam 2 will not see the light of day, The Rock announced on social media.
This news comes a few weeks after the arrival at the helm of DC director James Gunn and producer Peter Safran. The pair have been tasked with reshaping the DC Cinematic Universe based on what has been done with Marvel at Disney. projects like man of steel 2 Y wonder woman 3 They have already been cancelled.
“I’m looking forward to working with them”
“We are related, James Gunn and I,” Dwayne Johnson said in a statement posted on his Twitter account. “black adam it will not be in the first phase of your universe. But DC and Seven Bucks (his production company) agree to continue exploring ways to use the Black Adam character in future films set in the DC multiverse.”
“I love The Rock and I am very excited to see what Seven Bucks and he will do. I can’t wait to work with them, ”explained James Gunn on his Twitter account.
black adama movie about a supervillain from the universe of Shazam!, is a project that Dwayne Johnson developed for 15 years. Released last October, the blockbuster fell short of the expected success with just $391 million at the global box office, despite a particularly intense promotional campaign and a cameo appearance by Henry Cavill as Superman.
Source: BFM TV
