Shazam 2 Director Posts Hilarious Comic In Response To Black Adam Cameo Rumors

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Dwayne Johnson's Black Adam has been rumored to appear in Shazam! Fury of the Gods ever since the film was first announced. While those rumors remain unverified, Shazam 2 director David F. Sandberg responded to them with his signature brand of humor.

Shazam 2 is believed to feature a cameo by Black Adam primarily because the two heroes are arch-enemies in the pages of DC Comics, with Billy Baton being granted the powers of Shazam by the Wizard long after Black Adam had been bestowed with the same abilities until he was banished for using them for evil purposes. While key figures involved in theShazam and Black Adam films have hinted at the possibility of crossovers, concrete plans for such an event have not been announced.

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While Sandberg has already addressed the rumors of Black Adam appearing in Shazam 2, his previous statements obviously weren't enough, so the filmmaker posted a comic to Instagram commenting on the matter. In the comic, a cartoon Sandberg is shown discovering notes that read, «the hierarchy of power in the DC Universe is about to change,» signed only by a bicep measurement. While Sandberg is unable to find the culprit behind these notes, the comic shows a character who is clearly meant to be Johnson in various disguises where each note shows up. Eventually, the Shazam 2 crew suggests to Sandberg that Johnson is the one responsible for the notes, arguing that the Black Adam star is a chameleon.

To prove their point, the crew tells Sandberg that the lead characters in Disney's Jungle Cruiseand the Jumanji sequels are both played by Johnson, which hilariously appears to be a complete shock to the Shazam 2 director. Consequently, Sandberg says