The entire landscape of the DC Extended Universe is about to change with speculation running high that the actor who kickstarted the whole franchise nearly a decade ago is coming back home. Henry Cavill is heavily rumored to be making his official Superman return in Black Adam and while it seemed like a huge pipe dream for years, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was among the folks reportedly responsible for making it happen.
Now, the "most electrifying man" in entertainment is seemingly taking shots at WB's previous regime. In a recent interview to promote the film, Johnson claims that the unnamed executives from the old WB have been blocking their attempts over the last six years to keep Cavill as the franchise's Man of Steel. However, the new management led by WB Discovery CEO David Zaslav made things easier for them.
The Rock said: "This serves not only Black Adam, but it serves the larger DC Universe. But man, more importantly than that, it takes care of the fans, and that’s what you want your lead foot to be. And yes, phone calls and meetings, but man, it was years...this was six years to get that done."
He added: "I’m gonna say that again - six years, we first started talking about this, and they kept saying no. Now that leadership isn’t there anymore, because we usher in a new era in the DC Universe, and we usher out an old era."
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Despite the excitement surrounding Cavill's rumored DCEU homecoming, some fans are still suspicious about WB Discovery's actual plans for him and the Superman character as a whole. I gotta say though, I have complete faith that Zaslav and company have learned from the mistakes committed by the WB of old.
DC's Black Adam is hitting cinemas on October 21st.
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