Black Adam: Dwayne Johnson Uses Football Analogy for DC Dropping Him and Henry Cavill

A lot of fans were excited to have Henry Cavill come back as Superman for Black Adam, but those dreams were quickly dashed when James Gunn and Peter Safran took over and confirmed that they won’t be bringing back Cavill.

Since Dwayne Johnson was said to be instrumental in bringing back Cavill in the DCEU, he was asked at the Oscars what he thought of DC dropping those plans, and he puts it in a football analogy. Talking to Variety, Johnson explains:

“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… Our audience score was in the 90s. Critics took a couple shots, but that’s just the business of it…

“It’s almost like when you have a pro football team and your quarterback wins championships and your head coach wins championships and then a new owner comes in and says, ‘Not my coach, not my quarterback. I’m going to go with somebody new.’”

Variety was shady AF

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There actually has been a rumor going around online that Johnson is actually faking the success of his Black Adam film, and that the results of the release were so dismal that it was easy for DC to cut ties.

What I know for sure is that, a lot of people have been supporting Cavill’s return as Superman (even myself), it was kind of a shame to have him removed after so many people were so happy for his comeback.

We’re still pretty much unclear with the direction Gunn and Safran want to go with DC, but hopefully it’s for the best.

For now, watch out for Shazam! Fury of the Gods which comes to cinemas on March 17.