black adam Actor Dwayne Johnson has called out entertainment outlet IGN after the site published box office figures comparing the star’s DC epic to Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
Since black adam hitting cinema screens in October, Johnson voiced his opinion several times when asked to compare Warner Bros.’ DCU. with Marvel Studios’ MCU.
So far, the WWE Superstar turned Hollywood giant has remained fairly civil when these sorts of comparisons have surfaced, saying things like “there is no ‘war'” brewing between the two companies as the DCU undergoes a regime change.
However, as was the case back in his wrestling days, Johnson has been known to snap from time to time, and that’s exactly the case here, as he calls IGN for another MCU/DCU comparison.
Dwayne Johnson defends Black Adam
Dwayne Johnson, star of this fall’s DC epic black adamcalled out IGN for a social post from the entertainment outlet comparing its most recent film to Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
IGN Publish in question shared a graphic noting that Black Panther: Wakanda Forever had already passed black adamTotal box office receipts in just two weeks:
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever grossed over $400 million at the worldwide box office, making it the highest-grossing superhero film to be released this fall. Black Adam, which was released in October, grossed $353 million at the worldwide box office.
Johnson repliedsaying “[he loves] in competition “, but don’t see how black adam can compare with Black Panther, like the Wakandan MCU franchise is a “established global brand”, while until recently the general public was unaware of Black Adam and the Justice Society of America:
“IGN What a neutral post. I love the competition but IGN you are in business with us there is no competition with the established global brand of Black Panther versus Black Adam & JSA which no one has even heard about it a year ago. No need to knock us out, we’re new babies and need to grow”
Does Dwayne Johnson have a point here?
Dwayne Johnson may be right to say that black adam is a fairly new property for mainstream audiences which is why the box office returns on the film may not have been the best but that doesn’t give it the right to call a selling point that just reporting the news.
If Johnson’s DC epic didn’t set the world on fire because people didn’t know the IP very well, then what would he have to say for the original Black Panther?
Sure, the character was set up a bit before entering this 2018 MCU blockbuster, but he was still an unknown relative to most. Despite this, the original film ended up grossing over $1 billion at the box office, becoming one of the biggest MCU films to date.
Maybe if Johnson’s long-gestating DCU debut had been a better movie overall, it would have had the legs of something like wakanda forever.
This all sounds very petty on the part of the black adam star. For a guy who bragged that he didn’t think about the competition between Marvel and DC, this tweet certainly makes it sound like he does.
Both black adam and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever are now in theaters around the world.
