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Image: Warner BrosIn yet another bit of mess to add to the Black Adam damage control—which so far has included the actual box office tally, Henry Cavill’s bait-and-switch Superman exit, and Black Adam being kind of a mess—Dwayne Johnson has just tweeted his response about the superhero’s future at Warner Bros.Johnson wrote that he and James Gunn “connected” and the result is that Black Adam will not be in DC’s “first chapter” of storytelling. (The DCEU has already been around for a decade, but sure: first chapter in its…

Black Adam - Official Trailer 2It started so simply. Variety reported that the DC film, which has earned less than $400 million worldwide, was a bomb that was going to lose Warner Bros. around $200 million. This happens, even to stars as usually consistently bankable as Dwayne Johnson. But the actor and the studio went into full-on denial mode for some reason, insisting that thanks to home video, rentals, and the sales of Black Adam merchandise, the movie was going to make money… except none of these things are ever…

Image: Warner Bros./DC ComicsThe past week has been eventful for fans of DC movies. Between a debut poster for Blue Beetle, everything going on with Dwayne Johnson and Black Adam, and varying movies getting put on hold or maybe straight up gone, things are looking...kinda weird as James Gunn and Peter Safran begin to settle on what the next few years of DC movies will look like. Such weirdness is nothing new for this blockbuster franchise, unfortunately, but the last few days have really underlined the…

Amid reports that DC’s latest superhero venture Black Adam has been a flop despite the millions it has made, the film’s lead star Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has come out in its defence. The actor has shared profit margin figures of the film and said that it is a ‘fact’ that the film has made a profit. While Dwayne did not address the reports doubting the film’s success directly, his tweet came soon after several such reports emerged. Also read: Black Adam review: Dwayne Johnson in the very worst of superhero…

Screenshot: Illumination/NintendoDwayne Johnson just keeps hyping up his new Christmas movie Red One. Elsewhere in the festive cinematic universe, David Harbour’s bloody Santa reigns in new Violent Night pictures. Plus, a new look at Disney+’s manga adaptation Gannibal. ‘Tis the season for some spoilers!Cocaine BearDuring a screening of the recent trailer attended by /Film, Elizabeth Banks revealed Cocaine Bear includes a scene “like a mini Fast & Furious but one of the cars is a bear.” When I read this sequence in…

The Rock is in no mood to allow comparisons between Marvel's Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and DC's Black Adam's box office success. He is calling out any reports on box office numbers that compared both the film's collection. (Also read : Black Panther Wakanda Forever box office day 3 collection: Marvel mania persists, film makes 50 cr on opening weekend)Dwayne Johnson tweeted on a post that pitted both the films against each other saying, "What a neutral post. I love competing, but @IGN you guys are in the biz with…

Image: Warner Bros./DC ComicsThere’ve been so many superhero movies that have come out since 1998 that nearly every one of them has someone go to their defense. Think of whatever’s considered the worst MCU movie, or the worst movie in the X-Men or Spider-Man franchises, and you can probably name someone who would tell you that those entries are better than most would have you believe. It’s a bit of a harder ask with DC movies, and one in particular, given that its entire existence could be scientifically classified as…

Image: Warner Bros.J.K. Simmons is Santa in Dwayne Johnson’s Red One. The Batman’s HBO Max spinoff for the Penguin will be set after the events of the movie. Plus, what’s coming on Stargirl, American Horror Story: NYC, and more. Spoilers now!Godzilla and KongCrew gear spotted on the set of Godzilla vs Kong 2 appear to confirm the film’s title has been changed to Godzilla and Kong. Red OneDwayne Johnson shared a couple of photos of J.K. Simmons as Santa Claus in his upcoming Christmas action movie, Red One, on Instagram.…

Screenshot: Warner Bros.The cast of Dwayne Johnson’s wild Santa Netflix movie Red One continues to get more absurd. Chris Pratt’s Garfield adds a few more faces to its cast. The Walking Dead’s Daryl Dixon spinoff has found a major star. Plus, The Umbrella Academy teases its end. Spoilers, away!Red OneAccording to Deadline, J.K. Simmons and Bonnie Hunt have joined the cast of the “four-quadrant holiday family film” Red One as Mr. and Mrs. Claus, respectively.LonglegsDeadline also reports Nicolas Cage is attached to star in…

DC’s latest superhero film Black Adam has reportedly been banned in China, the single-largest overseas film market for Hollywood films. As per reports on fan forums, the reason for the ban is cast member Pierce Brosnan’s past comments on Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama. Tibet and its autonomy is a hot topic in China and public figures associating with the leader have been known to be shunned in China. Also read: Akshay Kumar-Manushi Chhillar’s Samrat Prithviraj banned in Oman, KuwaitBlack Adam stars Dwayne Johnson…