ABlack Adam vs. Supermanconcept trailer brings the iconicDCtitans together in an epic cinematic crossover after theBlack Adampost-credits scene tease. It has been nearly two years since Dwayne Johnson joinedthe DCEU movie timelineas Black Adam, best known as Shazam’s greatest enemy.One of the biggest unfinished plot points that was introduced in thepost-credits scene ofBlack Adamwas Johnson’s titular anti-hero coming face-to-face with Henry Cavill’s iteration of Superman.
While there were plans to have Superman and Black Adam fight down the line,the concept was quickly scrapped as Warner Bros. Discovery decided to reboot their DC brand on TV and in film. However, in a proof-of-concept trailer fromScreen Culture, Cavill and Johnson’s DC characters finally face each other.
Pitched asBlack Adam v Superman: Dawn of Justice II,the footage uses a lot of material from Zack Snyder’sBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, with Johnson’s character replacing Ben Affleck’s Batman. The story picks up sometime after their first meeting in theBlack Adampost-credits scene, as the Man of Steel takes on Kahndaq’s protector.
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With the DCEU franchise officially over, DC Studios is currently focusing on makingthe new DC Universe their main priority,which will span across television, film, and video games. However, Warner Bros. Discovery and DC Studios are still keeping their Elseworlds brands rolling, with Todd Phillips’Jokeruniverse continuing this fall inJoker: Folie à Deux. Matt Reeves is also expandingThe Batmanuniverse with not onlyThe Batman - Part II, butThe PenguinTV show, as one of many spinoffs to come from his franchise.
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Henry Cavill is officially done playing Superman, eliminating the chance of him interacting with several iconic DCEU characters.
Since the Elseworlds concept will continue within DC Studios, there is always the possibility of having aBlack Adam vs. Supermanmovie with Johnson and Cavill happen in the coming years.Once the DC Universe has gotten beyond theirChapter 1: “Gods and Monsters"slate, the studio could revisit the DCEU continuity as an Elseworlds movie, which can easily be a one-off without having to recommit to that timeline again. By that point, DC Studios will also likely have been able to experiment more with other Elseworlds stories to know how to best approach aBlack Adam vs. Supermanfilm.
Whether or not Cavill and Johnson are up for reprising their characters remains to be seen, as the two stars are moving on to other roles and projects.However, if pitched under the right circumstances, there is always the chance they would agree to finally duke it out as Black Adam and Superman. But for now, the world will have to wait and see if a properBlack Adamfollow-up ever becomes a reality.
Black Adam
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Black Adam is a feature film centered around the DC Comics antihero Black Adam, portrayed by Dwayne Johnson. The story follows the titular character as he emerges in the modern world, freed after millennia of imprisonment, to deliver his own form of justice.
