Dwayne Johnson has been teasing a Black Adam vs Superman face-off for what seems like an eternity, but it seems there’s a bigger plan for the ultimate DC punch-up than just a one-time moment. Hiram Garciawhich produces many of Johnson’s films, including: Black Adamhas revealed that there is a plan for Henry Cavill’s Superman to fight Black Adam in a “long story” and not just show up and have a brawl.
Dwayne Johnson is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to bringing Black Adam to screen, originally intended to debut in Shazam!, Johnson convinced Warner Bros. to give him his own solo film first. Now it looks like Johnson has thrown in some suggestions about how he thinks the DCEU should be handled in the future, and Black Adam certainly seems to be a central part of that. During an interview with CinemaBlend, Garcia gave some elaboration on how the beef between Black Adam and Superman will be treated. He said:
“It was never about a one-off or just a fight. No, it’s about so much more than that. We really want to do a long form of storytelling and show that these two characters exist in the same universe and go often interact with each other, on the same or opposite sides. Hopefully they will collide someday, but it’s not just about a one fight situation. That was never our dream. That’s what rewards the fans. Fans want feeling a journey between these guys, knowing that these guys exist in the same universe.”
Will Black Adam and Superman’s battle be the focus of the DCEU?
The DCEU is incoherent at best and a complete mess at worst. Whatever the reasons behind the franchise’s highs and lows, beyond the upcoming releases of Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, The Flash, and blue beetleseems to be shaking up the world of the DCEU ahead of the next round of filming.
While there is currently no confirmation that Henry Cavill will be back as Superman in Man of Steel 2, the talk of Cavill’s involvement with Black Adam makes it much more possible than it did a few years ago. Beyond that, though, it’s hard to know exactly where the DCEU is headed, and with which heroes. While there is the will of it Wonder Woman 3 and some sort of Black Adam/Shazam! crossover movie coming up, the main goal of the DCEU is to try and emulate the kind of long-game storytelling that Marvel Studios has perfected over the past fourteen years.
With Dwayne Johnson often commenting on his commitment to Black Adam’s future, as well as his willingness to be an “advisor” to anyone taking over from outgoing DC Films president Walter Hamada, it certainly seems that Black Adam has finally arrived, as Johnson often puts it himself, to shake up the DCEU hierarchy.
Black Adam is now in cinemas.