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The reason why Black Adam stayed a dream project of Dwayne Johnson is because he wanted a solo film of the character. Initially DCEU had planned Shazam and Black Adam in the first Shazam movie released 2014.

The Rock also urged the studios not to make the first Shazam movie unless the Black Adam solo film comes first. Even though DJ was right at this part, DC released Shazam, which was a successful film. However, in the sequel coming next year, with big names a part of it, Johnson will not feature in the movie.

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Reportedly, ‘The Great One’ passed down the offer for a cameo in Shazam: Fury of the Gods. According to The Wrap’s Umberto Gonzalez tweet, “Rock passed on doing a cameo in Shazam 2 when he was asked.”

Now, everyone knows Black Adam is an arch villain of Shazam in the comics. Therefore, this was an opportunity to see them on the big screen next year in March.

DC fans are angry with Dwayne Johnson for passing a cameo offer in Shazam: God of the Fury

This decision by Dwayne Johnson surely has upset and angered a lot of hardcore DCEU fans. The DC fans are some of the committed ones and they want to see comic accurate things in the movie. Hence, once the news of The Rock passing down a possible dream face off between Shazam and Black Adam, fans got angry with the same.

The Rock being bashed by the fans to refuse a cameo in Shazam: Fury of the Gods

Black Adam is a villain of Shazam in the comics

Fans siding with James Gunn for rebooting DCEU and calling DJ destroyed the timeline.

Was it a good decision to decline a Shazam cameo?

The Rock isn’t a ‘People’s Champion’ after this scenario!

Well now, it seems any plans regarding with Black Adam might come to a halt. Let’s see what James Gunn plans for ‘The People’s Champion’ in the future of DCEU.

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Black Adam worldwide box office collection

Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam opened up with a banger collection of $67 million on its first weekend. The movie made a worldwide box office collection of $389 million until now.

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Black Adam made a domestic collection of $167 million and internationally made $222 million. Moreover, the budget of the movie was between $190 million to $220 million. Furthermore, the film made its HBO debut on 16th December 2022 after DCEU released it in the Japanese market earlier this month.

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