Dwayne Johnson has been promoting nonstop for his DC Black Adam debut which is set to be released today. While there have already been mixed reviews on whether or not Black Adam is worth watching, the Black Adam star spoke exclusively with Comicbook.com on what we can expect on the premiere of the film, one of them being the risk they took to make this movie come to life.
Johnson has been very vocal when expressing his opinions regarding the DCEU, such as shading DCEU’s Superman for being shelved too long, but this, later on, actually revealed Henry Cavill’s Man of Steel’s return to Black Adam for their most anticipated showdown. He also seeks to become an advisor for DC, brought by his passion to bring back the hype it deserves.
When asked about the events happening behind the scenes in the making of Black Adam, here’s what Johnson has to say:
“So, a few things: I think that we have finally landed exactly where we need to be. I do believe, like Doctor Fate, Fate doesn’t make mistakes — Black Adam happened when it needed to happen. And it happened 10 years later. But, man, I’ve been fighting for this thing, I’ve been pushing hard for this thing.”
He continues on to compare Black Adam with the more established DC superheroes such as Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, Justice League, etc. as to how further and more difficult it was to make Black Adam since, in spite of the definite money they were going to earn from it, he is not as well-established as those previously mentioned.
“It’s a matter of just getting our partners to be comfortable with taking a real risk. It’s okay that the world has no idea—years ago—who Black Adam is. It’s up to us to do the storytelling. It’s okay, but if you look deeply, man, into the DC Bible, this guy [Black Adam] goes pound for pound, and toe-to-toe with Superman in terms of powers. Then you have the JSA, you have all these incredible characters—let’s go for it. Let’s give it to the people. Let’s build out this universe.”
A Twitter user posted about their theater experience over a certain Black Adam scene disrupting their night, “I saw Black Adam last night and I still don’t know what was said during a certain scene because of how loud the entire theater was (including me)” to which Dwayne Johnson replied:
“Yes, the crowd eruption has been the problem, but hey, it’s a great problem to have. I know A LOT of you guys are going TONIGHT for the Thursday night showings. Stay ‘til the end, have FUN and I made #BlackAdam for you, the fans. LFG”
Black Adam is set to be released today. Check out more details here.
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