37 Only 27% of top critics on Rotten Tomatoes like Shazam 2, film w/ diverse cast & body positive gay child. This means they're REVIEW BOMBING #bigots (www.rottentomatoes.com) posted 1 year ago by YesMovement 1 year ago by YesMovement +38 / -1 Shazam! Fury of the Gods From New Line Cinema comes 16 comments share 16 comments share save hide report block hide replies
They copied Chronicle and loosely adapted/shoehorned the short New 52 version into it.
There are only so many plots.
Everything has been done.
Can you do what's common...uncommonly well?
The New 52 run had Black Adam as the villain, with that other guy but a lesser evil. It would have made sense to focus on Shazam versus Black Adam.
Dwayne Johnson wanted Black Adam to face Superman. Not "some B-lister."
Therefore, Black Adam will face Superman. Not "some B-lister."
Or he would have, had the Black Adam movie been/done better.
Blame Dwayne Johnson's ego. He didn't want Black Adam to look weak or vulnerable in any way, let alone be defeated.
Despite, y'know, being the villain.