The Rock reportedly angered Warner executives; understand the reasons

Actor Dwayne Johnson, better known as The Rock, recently confirmed it black adam 2 It’s not in DC’s plans. Now, new revelations indicate the actor reportedly angered Warner Bros. executives with discovery, among other reasons for his poor promotion of animation DC League of Superpets.

The news was revealed in an article published on Variety which describes The Rock’s inability to gain power within DC. According to the publication, an unnamed source says Johnson’s relationship with Warner Bros. started to go awry when the actor convinced the studio to give him production credits on the film. DC League of Superpetsin which The Rock voiced the superdog Krypto.

However, despite The Rock’s insistence on getting producer credit, the actor reportedly did little to further animation, which drew the ire of studio executives. “Their demands grew and the returns just weren’t there,” another Warner Bros. insider said.

But Dwayne Johnson’s failure to advertise well DC League of Superpets it would not have been the only reason for the breakup of the relationship between him and Warner Bros. The publication presents information from sources that say The Rock has been trying to control part of the new DC Studios after the completion of the merger between WarnerMedia and Discovery in April.

The Rock reportedly pitched an idea directly to the company’s new CEO, David Zaslav, of a multi-year plan for his Black Adam and Henry Cavill’s Superman, which would culminate in a major falling out between the two characters, something the actor he had anticipated several times. in interviews over the past year.

Although the idea was floated during a period of power vacuum at DC, with the imminent departure of DC boss Walter Hamada and Warner Bros. Pictures Toby Emmerich, The Rock’s actions weren’t welcomed by many in study. “Dwayne leapfrogged everyone, which didn’t go well,” a source told Variety.

Despite annoyance from executives, the film black adam was produced and premiered in October of last year. However, despite being in the top 10 films of the year with $391 million globally, that figure collided with a $195 million budget plus $40 million in reshoots, not to mention the money spent promoting the film.

Finally, another episode mentioned in the Variety article was The Rock’s insistence on including a bar of his own brand of tequila, called Teremana, in the world premiere of black adam took place in New York, which generated discontent among executives, since the film had a rating that included minors.

Movies DC League of Superpets and black adamboth with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, are available on HBO Max.

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