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Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam action figure unveiled by MAFEX

August 26, 2025 by Amie Cranswick

Medicom has revealed the MAFEX Black Adam figure which is inspired by the likeness of Dwayne Johnson as the anti-hero in the 2022 DC Extended Universe movie; check out the promotional images here… Roaring in like a thunderstorm to defend his ancient homeland of Kahndaq is the latest entry in Medicom Toy’s fan favorite MAFEX […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Toys Tagged With: black adam, DC, DC Extended Universe, Dwayne Johnson, Medicom

A DCEU Obituary: Ranking the DC Extended Universe from Worst to Best

January 14, 2024 by EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno ranks the DC Extended Universe… Let’s get this out of the way first: everything you are about to read comes from someone who was once a DCEU super-fan. Admitting that feels like the step to recovery, as does reflecting on the journey that began over a decade ago. Man of Steel, the 2013 […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, EJ Moreno, Movies Tagged With: Aquaman, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Birds of Prey, black adam, Blue Beetle, DC, dc extened universe, Justice League, Man of Steel, Shazam, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Suicide Squad, The Flash, the suicide squad, Wonder Woman, wonder woman 1984, Zack Snyder's Justice League

Dwayne Johnson blames “vortex of new leadership” for lack of Black Adam sequel

August 5, 2023 by Ricky Church

With the DC Universe about to be rebooted again in the wake of James Gunn and Peter Safran’s upcoming slate of DC films, as well as The Flash‘s massive failure at the box office, Dwayne Johnson has spoken again about how his DC film Black Adam will not be getting a sequel due to what he said is […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church Tagged With: black adam, black adam 2, DC, DC Extended Universe, Dwayne Johnson, James Gunn, Kevin Hart

Comic Book Preview – Knight Terrors: Black Adam #1

July 1, 2023 by Amie Cranswick

DC Comics has shared the official preview of Knight Terrors: Black Adam #1 ahead of the issue’s release in comic book shops this Tuesday; check it out below… Black Adam is defending Kahndaq from a border assault when the deadly nightmare wave sweeps the planet, putting all men, women, and children into the nightmare realm…including […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Comic Book Previews, Comic Books Tagged With: black adam, DC, Knight Terrors, Knight Terrors: Black Adam

Dwayne Johnson nixed any Black Adam/Shazam! Fury of the Gods cameo chances

March 22, 2023 by EJ Moreno

A collaboration between Black Adam and Shazam made sense for comic book fans. As the characters are closely attached in the comics, seeing the two titans face-off could have delivered a fan-favorite moment. Sadly, Black Adam star and producer Dwayne Johnson felt differently as a new report from The Wrap reveals that The Rock allegedly […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: Aldis Hodge, black adam, DC, DC Extended Universe, Dwayne Johnson, Shazam, Zachary Levi

Dwayne Johnson’s reported DC Studios power play detailed

January 6, 2023 by EJ Moreno

If you were following the last few months involving the newly dubbed DC Studios, you know Dwayne Johnson played a very interesting part. For those who don’t know, it’s been long rumored that Dwayne Johnson wanted to be part of the “DC hierarchy” and pitched Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav a multiyear plan involving […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: black adam, DC Extended Universe, DC League of Super-Pets, dc studios, Dwayne Johnson, Henry Cavill, James Gunn, Peter Safran

Black Adam budget skyrocketed after $70 million reshoots

December 24, 2022 by EJ Moreno

Black Adam, starring Dwayne Johnson, is joining the ranks of some of the most expensive movies of all time. Sadly, the film won’t be as successful as entries like Avengers: Endgame or even the newly released Avatar: The Way of Water. In a new report from The Hollywood Reporter, the DCEU production saw its budget […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: black adam, DC, DC Extended Universe, dc studios, Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne Johnson confirms Black Adam will not be part of DC’s immediate future

December 21, 2022 by Matt Rodgers

Having fought to bring Black Adam to the big-screen for 15-years, only to deliver a seen-it-all-before movie with middling box-office returns, Dwayne Johnson has conceded defeat for a character he promised would change the hierarchy of power in the DCEU.  Despite spending the last few weeks defending Black Adam‘s $391 million haul at the worldwide […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: black adam, DC, DC Extended Universe, dc studios, Dwayne Johnson, James Gunn

Dwayne Johnson shoots down reports that Black Adam will lose money

December 7, 2022 by Gary Collinson

We were promised that the hierarchy of power in the DC universe was about to change in October, and that certainly proved to be the case – although the appointment of James Gunn and Peter Safran as the new heads of DC Studios wasn’t quite what The Rock was referring to during his five-year-plus promotional […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: black adam, DC, DC Extended Universe, Dwayne Johnson

Is “Cinema” turning the tide against “Theme Park” blockbusters?

November 20, 2022 by Tom Jolliffe

With 2022 particularly impressive so far, we look at whether great films which might pass the Scorsese “cinema” test might be turning the tide against formulaic blockbusters… 2022 has been pretty horrible all told. From a cost of living crisis to the war in Ukraine to skyrocketing energy bills and a farcical political landscape, real […]

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