Written by Edwin Francisco
The Rock’s Black Adam nearly debuted in a SnyderVerse film. However, Warner Bros. cancelled it. In 2018, Warner Bros. planned for Black Adam to debut in Suicide Squad 2. In fact, the studio developed Black Adam as the movie’s villain. Frequent Ben Affleck collaborator Gavin O’Connor signed to direct. The sequel followed up David Ayer’s original. Thus, it was set in the SnyderVerse.
The co-producer was Mike De Luca. De Luca runs DC Films until President Walter Hamada exits in October.
Instead of Suicide Squad 2, DC Films released James Gunn’s 2021 box-office bomb, The Suicide Squad.
Nevertheless, Black Adam is headed towards the Suicide Squad again.
The latest trailer of Black Adam has the Suicide Squad’s Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) front and center. Certainly, it teases a crossover with the Suicide Squad. Without a doubt, Black Adam doesn’t fit the more comedic tone of Gunn’s The Suicide Squad. As a matter of fact, Black Adam‘s darker touch echoes that of the SnyderVerse.
The Rock’s Black Adam Almost Debuted In SnyderVerse Sequel
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On June 19, Geekosity founder Mikey Sutton leaked that Zack Snyder’s epic Man of Steel influenced Black Adam. It shows.
How about Gunn’s spin-off Peacemaker on HBO Max?
Definitely not.
Black Adam is too big and expensive for Peacemaker. Insiders reveal that De Luca could take another swing at Suicide Squad 2. It depends on how well Black Adam performs.
The new Black Adam footage has ignited the fans. The trailer itself has shown the Justice Society of America more prominently. It also featured the main villain Sabbac.
But Waller’s presence surprised audiences.
When we see Waller, the high-ranking officer in the government led A.R.G.U.S. usually means one thing: the Suicide Squad. Amanda Waller has appeared in several DCEU movies and TV shows. All of them are related to the Suicide Squad and John Cena’s Peacemaker. Rumors persist that Waller will carry her own HBO Max series.
So, what’s Waller doing in Black Adam?
The Rock’s Black Adam Almost Debuted In SnyderVerse Sequel
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Speculation explodes. Is the Suicide Squad showing up in the film? Probably not. The Rock teases the future.
Waller is an expert with supervillains. Therefore, we know she’s there to help figure out how to capture Black Adam.
We’re happy that we keep seeing her. Right now, she’s like the nucleus of the DCEU. With Waller in Black Adam, there is that connection to the rest of the stories in the DCEU.
If Black Adam has Amanda Waller talking about teams, then we can happily assume grander story lines are ahead for DCEU. Mentioning the fact that in the moments when Waller appeared in the trailer, Justice League is conspicuously on the screen. For DC, the term teams can be the Justice Society, the Suicide Squad and of course, the Justice League.
Shazam! Fury of the Gods pointed out the heroes that exist in his world. The same heroes we come to know to be members of the Justice League. Indeed, steadily, the pieces can come into play for DC to bring the superheroes back to the big screen.