The Rock Brutally Humiliated Shazam Star

The Rock (Dwayne Johnson) was previously being positioned as the center of the post-Zack Snyder DC Extended Universe, with his film Black Adam being pushed as a soft reboot of the franchise and supported by a massive publicity campaign. A report recently blamed The Rock for Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ box office failings, revealing that the Black Adam star was to blame for the Justice Society being cut from the sequel.

 


 

Report on The Rock

Dirt Sheet Radio noted that a new report from the Wrap reveals how Dwayne Johnson sabotaged the once promising Shazam franchise by putting his own brand before the good of the DCEU. Johnson reportedly vetoed a scene in Black Adam which would’ve seen Zachary Levi’s Shazam show up in a cameo. Shazam would’ve been recruited into the Justice Society of America by Alan Hodge’s Hawkman.

Johnson also reportedly vetoed a Black Adam cameo in the Shazam sequel. Johnson wanted to revolve the DCEU around a potential showdown between his Black Adam and Henry Cavill’s Superman. He seemingly had no plans to involve himself with Black Adam’s true canonical rival Shazam.

The report accuses Johnson of having “kneecapped” both the Black Adam and Shazam! franchises with his actions.

“Dwayne tries to sell himself as bigger than the movie,” one insider tells the trade. “He’s one of the few people who always thinks he’s the most important person in any situation or room. Instead of making a movie, he wants to extend his brand and make a brand centered on himself.”

Another adds, “By alienating the established property that his character was born out of, and refusing to integrate with other established characters, [Johnson] systematically crippled two franchises, and has harmed DC in the process.”

Barry Russell
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