Dwayne Johnson breaks silence on ‘Black Adam’s future in revamped DC universe

Hollywood star Dwayne Johnson shared a long-awaited ‘Black Adam’ update regarding the character’s future in the new DC Universe on Twitter on Wednesday. He revealed that ‘Black Adam’ won’t be part of the new slate under James Gunn-led DC Studios.

His note read, ‘My passionate friends, I wanted to give you a long-awaited Black Adam update regarding the character’s future in the new DC Universe. James Gunn and I connected, and Black Adam will not be in their first chapter of storytelling. However, DC and Seven Bucks have agreed to continue exploring the most valuable ways Black Adam can be utilized in future DC multiverse chapters.’

‘James and I have known each other for years and have always rooted for each other to succeed. It’s no different now, and I will always root for DC (and Marvel) to win and WIN BIG. You guys know me, and I have very thick skin – and you can always count on me to be direct with my words,’ the note further read.

The Rock noted that the decisions made by James Gunn and DC leadership represents ‘their vision of DCU through their creative lens’. Dwayne said he is very proud of ‘Black Adam’, a film he worked hard to mount for 15 years.

His note concluded, ‘To my very passionate and vocal Black Adam/Super Hero genre fans – I love you, THANK YOU, and I will ALWAYS LISTEN TO YOU and do my best to deliver and entertain you. What a helluva month – now we all need some Teremana! Have a productive week and HAPPY HOLIDAYS to you and your families! Dq.’ .

Dwayne Johnson’s 'Black Adam’ released in October and tanked at the box office. The film earned just $391 million (Rs 3100 crore) worldwide against a budget of $200 million, leading to reports that Warner Bros would lose around $100 million (Rs 820 crore) on the project.

The recently appointed CEOs of DC Studios have made major changes to the production and presentation of the studio’s film lineup, including the ‘Superman’ and the ‘Wonder Woman’ franchises.

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