In a new interview, Dwayne Johnson reflected on the DC Universe overhaul that derailed his plans for a Black Adam-Superman crossover movie. Speaking with Variety, Johnson opened up about how he’s come to peace about how Black Adam performed at the box office and his current standing within the franchise.
“All that I can do, and all that we could do when we were making Black Adam, was to put our best foot forward and surround ourselves with the best people and deliver the best movie we could,” Johnson said. “Our audience score was in the 90s. Critics took a couple shots, but that’s just the business of it.”
Despite the film’s success with audiences, Black Adam failed to hit the $400-million mark at the global box office. After the movie’s release, new DC Studios bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran were announced as the new architects of the DC Universe, effectively killing Johnson’s hopes and plan for a Black Adam-Superman crossover.