Black Adam's Story Wasn't Impacted By Various DCEU Changes
All the changes to the DCEU in recent years did not impact Black Adam, according to the film's producer. Dwayne Johnson had been circling the role of Black Adam since as far back as 2007, and he officially signed on to join the DCEU in 2014, originally intending to play the villain in the first Shazam!. However, Warner Bros. and DC decided to spin Black Adam off into his own film, and after delays due to the actor's busy schedule and the COVID-19 pandemic, the film is finally set to arrive in theaters on October 21, 2022.
Since being first announced, the DCEU has undergone multiple changes. Leadership over the franchise has changed multiple times, with various projects like the Ben Affleck-led version of The Batman, the Cyborg movie, and the Deathstroke film being canceled. The upcoming The Flash movie has undergone multiple director changes and release delays since Black Adam was announced. With Johnson's project arriving into a very different DCEU than when the project was first green-lit, and one has to wonder if the many behind-the-scenes changes at the studio have impacted the film.
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In Screen Rant's exclusive interview with producer Hiram Garcia, he confirms that Black Adam was not affected by the various changes going on at WB and the DCEU at large. Garcia confirms that they knew they were going to focus on Black Adam and the JSA, and that remained true throughout all the other alterations to the franchise. He says they are continuing to build out from the corner of the universe they have created, hinting at more to come. Check out Garcia's full response below:
Luckily, we didn't [have to go back to the drawing board], because we've been
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