Even by the standards of a franchise that’s been in a state of constant fluctuation for years, the last month has been a roller-coaster of emotions for the DCU, its fans, and some of the current (and now former) stars of the show. Chief among them is Dwayne Johnson, who appears to have wasted 15 years steering Black Adam through development and onto the big screen.
Instead of changing the hierarchy of power as he so boldly proclaimed, the long-awaited blockbuster under-performed at the box office, generated accusations of financial irregularities, and ended up being thrown out on its ass by co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran, with any plans for sequels and spinoffs dead in the water.