There will always be unintended consequences when ego leads the way.
It would be fair to say that Black Adam was Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson’s attempt to become something larger than life in Hollywood. The action star would have made his mark as a superhero in the DC that was worthy of taking up the mantel of leading the new era of superhero films from Warner Bros. into a new direction that Superman and Batman couldn’t do.
The problem, amongst several others, was Johnson.
After a less-than-stellar $66 million worldwide box-office performance from Shazam! Fury of the Gods (according to Box Office Mojo), insiders told TheWrap that Johnson’s ambitions to prompt his DC film over Shazam, which he was originally cast to be the villain in, “may end up tanking both franchises.”
Author: Alyssa Miller
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