BLACK ADAM Star Dwayne Johnson Responds To Negative Reviews And Henry Cavill's Superman Exit

BLACK ADAM Star Dwayne Johnson Responds To Negative Reviews And Henry Cavill's Superman Exit

Dwayne Johnson was asked about the critical response to Black Adam while being interviews on the Oscars red carpet, and gave a very gracious and well-thought-out response...

By MarkCassidy - Mar 13, 2023 12:03 PM EST
Filed Under: Black Adam

After a lot of build-up and hype about changing the "hierarchy of power in the DC Universe," Black Adam arrived in theaters to (mostly) negative reviews and underwhelming box office numbers.

Shortly after, James Gunn and Peter Safran took over as DC Studios co-heads, and we'd soon find out that Dwayne Johnson's take on the Man in Black wasn't going to be part of their plans for the new DCU.

Johnson has previously weighed-in on the movie's disappointing BO performance, but while being interviewed by Variety on the Academy Awards red carpet, the actor responded to the critical reaction and the fact that he brought Henry Cavill back as Superman only for Gunn and Safran to announce that a new actor would be taking over as the Man of Steel.

“Our audience score was in the 90s," Johnson said of the reviews. "Critics took a couple of shots. That’s just the business of it, though.”

As for Cavill, Johnson compared the situation to a football team that gets a new manager who decides to replace the coach and the quarterback.

The chances of a direct sequel to Black Adam are practically non-existent, but Johnson could get the opportunity to suit-up as the titular anti-hero again down the line if the Shazam! franchise does continue after this month's Fury of the Gods.

Would you be interested in seeing Johnson back in the role, or do you think the DCU should just make a completely fresh start? Drop us a comment down below.

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ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 3/13/2023, 12:39 PM
Just a "couple of shots?"

Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 3/13/2023, 12:40 PM
Not my coach, not my quarterback eeeexcept that Pattinson player and that Suicide Squad over there.

F*ck this.
dracula
dracula - 3/13/2023, 1:08 PM
@Doomsday8888 - peacemaker and the batman were successful

Black Adam bombed and the rock is not a team player, no reason to let that candy ass get in gunn’s way
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 3/13/2023, 1:29 PM
@dracula - the Suicide Squad was pretty good but bombed hard
dracula
dracula - 3/13/2023, 1:31 PM
@Ryguy88 - yeah but that was released when people were rarely going yo theaters and had an hbomax release

At this point its still not what it was before the pandemic but its recovered enough where a big budget movie should profit
AnthonyVonGeek
AnthonyVonGeek - 3/13/2023, 12:45 PM
What ruined this movie for me was that damn kid and his mom. At least the uncle was funny… 🎶BABY COME BACK🎶
soberchimera
soberchimera - 3/13/2023, 12:45 PM
Classy and measured response despite a subtle, underhanded dig at Gunn and Safran.
TheHumanSpider2
TheHumanSpider2 - 3/13/2023, 12:45 PM
“Our audience score was in the 90s,"
Your movie BOMBED at the BO, Dwayne.

Anyway, as someone pointed out, dude aged like 10 years since the release of Black Adam, what happened? did he legit though he was going to run DC?
toylled
toylled - 3/13/2023, 2:14 PM
@TheHumanSpider2 - can't afford the steroids n stuff now it didn't make any ££
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