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All it took for Dwayne Johnson to realize his six-year dream of Henry Cavill returning as Superman for a cameo in black adam it was a corporate merger and a complete boardroom overhaul, and the A-list icon finally got its wish when the project ended under new management.
Having given the game away long ago, no one will exactly be surprised if they stick around for the post-credits scene, with Warner Bros. even getting in on the act by spoiling the surprise ahead of the film’s release in theaters today. It took a long time to arrive, but it should black adam tear up the box office for a new one, then all that “hierarchy of power” talk will turn out to be correct.
In an interview with Collider, the star and producer delved into what had to happen to convince the DCEU’s canonical Kal-El to make his first costumed appearance since Joss Whedon. League of Justice Reshoots ended in the summer of 2017, with The Rock so sure he would bring the house down that he told the studio they could cut the scene if it didn’t generate the desired reaction.
“It got to a point where collectively, I mean myself, Danny and Hiram, we said, ‘This is how the movie should end. And I’ll give you one more, try it, and if it doesn’t work, we’ll never talk about it again. Try it.” We filmed it, to their credit, new leadership. You know who I’m talking about? New leadership. They saw it and said, “We don’t even have to try it.”
Only the old regime would operate under the impression that bringing back to the screen a hugely popular figure that fans had been demanding to return to the screen for half a decade might not land as hoped, but Warner Bros. is under a new administration now, and they look to have their finger on the pulse of giving people what they want.
