Why DC Killed Black Adam and The Rock's Superman Plan

Dwayne Johnson spent fifteen years chasing Black Adam. Here's the real story of how the Warner Bros. Discovery merger, James Gunn's DC Studios reset, and the Henry Cavill Superman comeback all collapsed in under two months. Watch This Next: Hollywood Bet Too Much on Dwayne Johnson →    • Why Did The DC Cinematic Universe Fail?   Subscribe for more deep dives into actors' careers:    / @cinemafallout   TIME CODES: 0:00 Intro 0:36 The 15-Year Setup 3:53 The Merger Vortex 8:28 The Gunn Cull 11:16 The Real Verdict 13:50 What Could Have Been #cinema fallout #BlackAdam #DwayneJohnson #DCU #HenryCavill #WarnerBros About this video: This video breaks down why Black Adam, and Dwayne Johnson's entire fifteen-year plan to build a DC franchise around himself, collapsed within months of release. From the Warner Bros. Discovery merger and the sudden ouster of DC Films chief Walter Hamada, to the secretly filmed Henry Cavill Superman cameo and its reversal just weeks later, this is the real business story behind one of DC's biggest missed opportunities, told through the decisions that actually killed it, not just the box office numbers everyone already knows.