The Rocks stint with DC ended after 2022s Black Adam movie and now James Gunn has explained why things between the Rock and the DCU never worked out.
While speaking on Happy, Sad, Confused, James Gunn explained that the situation between The Rock and the DC Universe didnt work out because things were already set in motion behind the scenes.
When it was announced that Henry Cavill was returning as Superman, Gunn found it confusing since they already had a different plan in place. He felt it was unfair to Cavill and called the whole thing a major letdown.
At the time, DC was going through a leadership vacuum and Gunn referenced how The Rock was pushing his own creative visions and forcing his way into DC. However, those ideas didnt align with what Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav had in mind, and that direction was never actually part of the long-term plan.
This comes after it was previously reported that a sequel to Black Adam was canceled a few years ago. In fact, Black Adams failure was blamed for ending The Rocks DC takeover as well, since talks ended after the movie failed at the Box Office. Regardless, fans feel the current DCU is already off to a great start thanks to Superman, but well have to see if The Rock does make his way back somehow.
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