According to reports, the DC Comics universe is in shambles after the company’s primary superheroes, Black Adam, Shazam, and Superman, clashed in an unexpected and largely unproductive manner.
According to a recent report, Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson exerted creative pressure on DC Studios when he assumed the role of Black Adam.
Shazam, portrayed by Zachary Levi, is a powerful DC Comics superhero and the traditional adversary of Black Adam, portrayed by The Rock.
Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Levi’s second run at the character, was released last week. It did poorly at the box office and got really bad reviews as there was no sign of Black Adam in the movie.
Black Adam was not in the movie because Dwayne Johnson and Henry Cavill, who plays Superman, were fired by DC Studios in December last year, ending Johnson’s plot to become the king of the DC universe.
The latest Shazam movie performed poorly, only making about $30 million in the opening weekend, below the $53.5 million earned by the first installment in its first week.
Johnson reportedly had a lot to do with the movie’s underwhelming performance.
According to the report, Johnson refused to have Levi’s upcoming movie in a post-credit scene, usually a short snippet that teases about an upcoming movie in the franchise.
Johnson spoiled the movie Shazam by discussing his confrontation with Superman during his Black Adam promotion.
Levi confirmed his rivalry with Johnson on Instagram when he shared the report and stated that Johnson attempts to portray himself as more important than the film, adding that he wanted his brand to be the focal point of the film.
Black Adam was always supposed to star in Shazam’s origin story, but Johnson wanted his own film.
Black Adam and Shazam have gone head-to-head in DC Comics several times. The two characters are connected by their superpowers originating from Egyptian and Greek gods.
Black Adam and Superman also have a history, so it was expected that Black Adam would clash with both Superman and Shazam in the future.
The future of the superheroes and replacements for Johnson and Cavill is still unknown.