It’s been almost a year since “Black Adam” failed to deliver on its promise that “the hierarchy of power in the DC Universe is about to change.” Or rather, it did change, just not in the way that star Dwayne Johnson had been banking on.
With box office returns of $393 million, “Black Adam” fell short of the break-even point in its theatrical run.
Worse, the movie was panned (read /Film’s far from enthusiastic review here), making it yet another DC Universe movie that failed to launch with critics or audiences.As a result, the planned sequel (featuring Black Adam fighting Henry Cavill’s Superman) isn’t seeing the light of day.
Nor will it ever, given that DC films are now under the reign of James Gunn and Peter Safran, who don’t have plans for Black Adam.Johnson was a guest on Kevin Hart’s “Hart to Heart” series on Peacock,…
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