2022 closed with henry cavill saying goodbye to his role as Superman, fired by DC despite all the move from Dwayne JohnsonThe Rock for a cameo in Black Adam. The fans showed the annoyance of her for the company’s decision with James Gunn leading. But now his indignation took even greater heights.
By the first week of 2023, DC announced that it will sell Man of Steel (The Man of Steel, 2013 film with Cavill as Superman) and Black Adam, as a bundle of films for the Microsoft Store.
Fans criticized the move via Twitter, considering it “a slap”, something “pathetic” or “an insult”. “I heard that (package) is called Superman – Black Adam: The Quest for More Money,” another person wrote.
DC probably had the release planned for several months, but the timing was terrible after Cavill’s firing and The Rock’s snub.
The chaos in Warner Bros. and DC that outrages the followers of Henry Cavill and The Rock
For many, it is part of the chaos that both Warner Bros. and DC have been in for several years, regarding the superhero universe.
Cavill had been considered persona non grata by the former Warner Bros. management, for refusing to make a cameo in Shazam! (2019), which would end up showing only a body in the Superman suit, without seeing his face.
The Rock fought to get Cavill back, and after negotiations with the new Warner board, he had it for his 2022 film, Black Adam. Even the British actor announced his return on his Instagram account.
But everything collapsed after the arrival of James Gunn as DC’s new boss, taking charge of reorganizing the extended universe. Famous for directing Guardians of the Galaxy in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, He comes as an architect to redesign the eternal rival.
Gunn decided to do without Henry Cavill as Superman, since the interest is to tell the hero’s story from the beginning. And, for this reason, The Rock announced that he would step aside, for now.
