A Black Adam vs Superman Concept trailer brings the iconic DC titans together in an epic cinematic crossover after the Black Adam Post-credits scene tease. It’s been nearly two years since Dwayne Johnson joined the DCEU movie timeline as Black Adam, best known as Shazam’s greatest enemy. One of the biggest unfinished plot points that was introduced in the post-credits scene of Black Adam Is 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 of Screen cultureCavill and Johnson’s DC characters finally face each other.
Supported as Black Adam v Superman: Dawn of Justice II, The footage uses a lot of material from Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of JusticeJohnson’s character replaces Ben Affleck’s Batman. The story picks up sometime after their first meeting in the Black Adam Post-credits scene, as the Man of Steel takes on Kahndak’s protector.
How a Black Adam vs. Superman movie could actually happen
With the DCEU franchise officially over, DC Studios is currently focusing on making the new DC Universe their top priority, That will span across television, film and video games. However, Warner Bros Discovery and DC Studios are keeping their Elseworlds brands rolling, with Todd Phillips’ Joker Universe continues the fall in Joker: Folie à Deux. Matt Reeves is also expanding The Batman Universe with not only The Batman – Part IIHowever The penguin TV show, as one of many spinoffs of its franchise.
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Since the Elseworlds concept will continue at DC Studios, there is always the possibility of having a Black Adam vs Superman Movie with Johnson and Cavill happen in the coming years. Once the DC Universe is beyond their Chapter 1: “Gods and Monsters” slate, the studio could revisit the DCEU continuity as an Elseworlds movieWhich can easily be a one-off without you having to recommit the timeline again. At this point, DC Studios will likely also have been able to experiment more with other Elseworlds stories to know how to best approach a Black Adam vs Superman Film.
Whether Cavill and Johnson are ready to reprise their characters remains to be seen, as the two stars move on to other roles and projects. However, if they are pitched under the right circumstances, there is always the chance that they will agree to finally duke it out like Black Adam and Superman. But now, the world will have to wait and see if a proper Black Adam Follow-up always becomes a reality.
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