Dwayne Johnson finally comments on Henry Cavill's exit as Superman from the DC movie franchise, following the actor's return for the Black Adam post-credits scene. Cavill reprised the role of Clark Kent aka Superman in Black Adam for the first time since 2017's Justice League, though he also appeared in Zack Snyder's Justice League that released in 2021. However, less than three months after Black Adam hit theaters and Cavill confirmed his return as Superman, the actor announced his exit from the franchise.
On the Oscars red carpet, Johnson was asked about Cavill's Superman exit. The Black Adam star hadn't previously commented on Cavill's departure, and in an interview with Variety, Johnson breaks his silence on Superman being recast in the upcoming DC Universe.
Johnson likened the situation with Cavill to a football team that is taken over by new management who decides to replace the coach and the quarterback. Read his full quote on Cavill's Superman exit below.
All that I could do, and that we could do, when we were making Black Adam was put our best foot forward, surround ourselves with the best people and then also deliver the best movie we could. Our audience score was in the 90s, critics took a couple a shots—that's just the business of it though. But I think it's almost like when you have a pro-football team and your quarterback wins championships, the head coach wins championships and then you have a new owner. And a new owner comes in and says, 'not my coach, not my quarterback. I'm gonna go with somebody new.'