Now It's The Rock's Fault? Fans Defend Dwayne Johnson Amid Shazam Sabotage Claims
Shazam! Fury of the Gods turned out to be a massive disappointment for the DC Universe and Warner Bros. in general — but instead of taking responsibility, they immediately found a scapegoat to blame: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
It's not coincidental that there are so many claims that Shazam's failure is The Rock's fault.
According to a recent report by The Wrap, there are some mysterious "insiders" who admittedly know for a fact that Johnson is to blame.
But let's see what exactly they say he did.
According to the accusations, Dwayne Johnson was trying to shape the new DC Universe around his own character, Black Adam, and his franchise as well as Henry Cavill 's Superman.
They say, The Rock was attempting to undermine other franchises to "put his own brand at the front," and that resulted in him kneecapping both Black Adam and Shazam.
There's some strong language involved here, don't you find? Let's see what the accusations are backed by. So, according to the insiders, there were two reasons why the second Shazam movie flopped.
First, The Rock made sure to bring Henry Cavill's Superman back in Black Adam, even though it was not initially discussed; second, he vetoed a post-credits scene in his movie featuring Shazam.
That's it.
To many fans, these accusations feel a bit weird, and it seems that people are not having any of it anyway. Under all the "The Rock is at fault" posts and articles, there are dozens of comments that call Warner Bros. out.
"How in the world did BA bringing back Cavill (which everybody wanted) make Shazam2 flop? WB blaming everybody else instead of themselves is unbelievable. They really need to take a long hard look in the mirror," says Twitter user restoreZSJL.
Many people seem to agree with them.
"Now the Studio blames The Rock when all decisions were made and greenlit by execs who think nothing but copying MCU formula," adds Twitter user GapsRey.
Ultimately, the fans seem to suspect that the articles accusing Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson are paid for by the studio. The number of comments calling them out on trying to throw The Rock under the bus is insane.
"I wonder how much WB paid to get this hitpiece," asks SathyaVithanala.
Let's just say, there are one too many fans wondering the same — apparently, a lot of people see these accusations in the media as the studio's attempt to pin the blame for their failure on someone else.