A new report has revealed that Dwayne Johnson shut down a Shazam cameo in the Black Adam movie.
According to TheWrap, Dwayne Johnson vetoed a Black Adam post-credits scene that would have seen Aldis Hodge’s Hawkman and the rest of the Justice Society of America recruiting Zachary Levi’s Shazam. A version of this scene was used in Shazam! Fury of the Gods, but it didn’t include the Black Adam characters due to Johnson.
This past weekend, Shazam! Fury of the Gods failed to live up to its expectations with a disappointing global debut of $65.5 million. Despite opening at number one in North America, Fury of the Gods only managed to generate $30.5 million from 4,071 theaters.
In addition to Shazam! Fury of the Gods, The Flash, Blue Beetle and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom are also currently in various stages of post-production at Warner Bros. Discovery, with all four DC Universe movies set to hit theaters this year. Will the characters from those movies make appearances in the new DC Universe? Only newly-named DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran Safran know.
The talent behind the Shazam! sequel
David F. Sandberg directed Shazam! Fury of the Gods from a script written by Henry Gayden and Chris Morgan, Shazam! Fury of the Gods. The film stars Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Adam Brody, Ross Butler, Meagan Good, D.J. Cotrona, Grace Caroline Currey, Faithe Herman, Ian Chen, Jovan Armand, Marta Millans, Cooper Andrews, Djimon Hounsou, Rachel Zegler, Lucy Liu and Helen Mirren.
The official Shazam! Fury of the Gods synopsis reads as follows: “Bestowed with the powers of the gods, Billy Batson and his fellow foster kids are still learning how to juggle teenage life with having adult Super Hero alter-egos. But when the Daughters of Atlas, a vengeful trio of ancient gods, arrive on Earth in search of the magic stolen from them long ago, Billy—aka Shazam—and his family are thrust into a battle for their superpowers, their lives, and the fate of their world.”
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