One of the biggest things that Dwayne Johnson did in 2022 was the release of the Black Adam movie. After heavy marketing and promotion, leading up to the movie’s release, Johnson was visibly happy to see the movie being released.
He had worked hard on this project and worked extra hard to listen to fan recommendations. He even took account of depicting the characters true to the original comics.
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After the movie came out, fans couldn’t stop going to the theatres. While it wasn’t as big as the Marvel movies released this year, it made a big impact for being Johnson’s first foray into superhero movies. But this also meant that critics came for him like wolves.
So, after a month after its release, Variety released that the movie won’t be able to break even. People took this as a big loss for DC and Dwayne Johnson.
But The Rock had a great answer for the haters. While that was taken care of expertly, the changing of hierarchy in DCEU might scare DJ for real.
But there is another news that the Hollywood reporter published that mentions that the hierarchy in DCEU is changing. With Wonder Woman 3 being canceled, fans might get worried about Black Adam 2 as well.
Fans get worried about Dwayne Johnson after Wonder Woman 3 gets canceled
After the Hollywood Reporter revealed all of these details about the future of DCEU, fans have a lot of opinions about it.
DC Might Cancel Wonder Woman 3, Man Of Steel 2, Black Adam 2, Aqua Man 2 !!!!! #DCStudios #DCEU
— varshith🌝 (@not_varsh) December 9, 2022
Those are all hypothetical and there is nothing confirmed yet. So, we can just stop panicking until James Gunn himself speaks about this report.
@JamesGunn WHAT THE F*CK ARE YOU DOING? Deleting the DCU would be a very wrong thing. Herny Cavill is perfect as Superman, Gal Gadot is perfect as Wonder Woman, Ben Affleck is perfect as Batman, also most of the movies are good especially Black Adam. Please DO NOT DELETE THE DCU! pic.twitter.com/7bHFbIZkJw
— Brambi (@Brambi__) December 9, 2022
The casting for the Justice League movie was amazing, but because of the unfortunate timing, the movie did not perform well. Also, casting in general has been on point with the DCEU. Scraping all of that would only anger fans more.
'Wonder Woman 3' axed, 'Black Adam 2' unlikely as DC shifts direction
'Getting to tell the biggest story every told is what excited me about it,' new DC boss James Gunn tells Postmedia https://t.co/5Ufi7yjuxT— jobadvisor.link (@JobadvisorL) December 9, 2022
The news about Wonder Woman was disheartening for Gal Gadot as well. But we hope that she still continues to play Wonder Woman in the future movies.
@JamesGunn cancelled Wonder Woman. Is @GalGadot and @TheRock going to be eliminated from DC movies? I hope not. I guess @aquamanmovie third installment will be cancelled.
What about Matgo Robbiexand Henry Cavill? Pressure is on.
— Emanuel Wall (@LasalleRules) December 8, 2022
With the change in leadership, there is always speculation about the future, but this might be the most pessimistic.
ITS NOT GETTING A SEQUEL, WONDER WOMAN 3 IS DEAD MOS 2 IS A NO GO, THE NEWS IS EVERYWHERE, @TheRock IS JUST TRYING TO PUT ON A BRAVE FACE
— BIG RED MACHINE (@RedBig1979) December 8, 2022
This fan directly texted Johnson about the things that Hollywood Reporter posted. But as we all know that this is not going to stop Johnson from making his sequel.
Dear James,
Okay I get why Wonder Woman 3 is canceled, and I can see why the potential of a Black Adam sequel is unlikely. But please. Do NOT put Man of Steel 2 on the shelve! The Rock worked so hard to bring him. Please don't disappoint us!🙏🥺#ManofSteel2— Liam Phibian (@rootwil000) December 8, 2022
Man of Steel 2, especially after the Black Adam post-credit scene, is getting so much hype. And if James Gunn has any plans to cancel that, he’s going to get a Twitter backlash.
Meet your new Wonder Woman: Dwayne Johnson
— Kevin Wright (jolly era) (@candywhorf) December 8, 2022
Among all the panic and chaos on Twitter, this fan has a nice joke to calm the mood.
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@TheRock looks like Black Adam flopping just officially killed the current DC universe, no Wonder Woman 3 or MOS 2, I can see why Rocky went radio silent on all things DC
— BIG RED MACHINE (@RedBig1979) December 8, 2022
Well, Johnson is really bothered by this comment about Black Adam flopping and he has released a full statement about how Black Adam is actually going to make a profit by the end of the run.
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