Dwayne Johnson Reveals Warner Bros. Didn’t Need Henry Cavill To Return As Superman – Deadline

Dwayne Johnson is celebrating the success of Black Adam in theatres and on iTunes. As everybody is aware of, Henry Cavill made a cameo as Superman, one thing that Johnson “fought onerous” for regardless of Warner Bros. not initially eager on bringing again the actor.

In a video posted on Twitter, the DC star stated he wished to determine Black Adam “as probably the most highly effective, unstoppable drive within the DC universe.” To handle the latter, Johnson stated, “We now have to convey again probably the most highly effective, unstoppable drive of all time in any universe. And also you guys know who I’m speaking about? In fact, that’s Superman. And that’s Henry Cavill.”

Johnson then revealed that the studio “inexplicably and inexcusably” didn’t wish to convey again Cavill however he was not going to take no for a solution and his staff set to work.

“This has been years within the making relating to bringing Henry Cavill again and years of strategic conversations and we weren’t going to take no for a solution,” he added. “There was no method, there’s no viable logical method which you can try and construct out the DC Universe with out probably the most highly effective drive and the best superhero of all time sitting on the sidelines. It’s inconceivable to do.”

Johnson continued, “All of it comes again to the place Superman it’s a must to have Superman within the combine. In order that’s why we fought onerous to convey Superman again, Henry Cavill, and there was no different Superman, by the way in which, to convey again Henry Cavill is our era Superman and for my part, the best Superman. And I imply that respectfully to the opposite actors, particularly Christopher Reeve, however the best Superman of all time.

With Cavill again within the DC Universe, the Black Adam star stated that they’ll “now construct out the DC Universe, correctly, strategically and neatly.” Johnson additionally famous that for the reason that movie got here out the “hierarchy of energy within the DC Universe has modified and, in fact, now we have now new management at DC and at Warner Bros.”