Charles Pulliam-Moore

But that’s all changed under James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC Studios which — after sidelining Cavill’s Man of Steel in favor of a younger take on the character — is now planning to mostly retire the Rock’s magical man in black.

In a surprisingly optimistic post to his Twitter account this evening, the Rock announced that after a recent meeting with Gunn, it’s been decided that his Black Adam “will not be in [DC Studios’] first chapter of storytelling,” as the studio focuses on pursuing Gunn’s new vision for the studio’s future.

Johnson elaborated saying that while his take on the character will be taking a step back for the time being, his Seven Bucks production company is still committed to exploring Black Adam projects involving him “in future DC multiverse chapters,” which feels like it could mean anything from a DC League of Super-Pets follow-up to a small cameo in future films.

They’re all present and accounted for, though, in a new Across the Spider-Verse poster that once again makes it seem like every spider-themed hero in the multiverse is going to have it out for Miles when the movie drops next June.

Blockbuster featured a solid cast, and there was a twisted irony to it debuting on the very streamer that ushered in the business that ultimately killed its namesake. But at a time when Netflix has been tightening its purse strings and cutting shows in service of its bottom line, Blockbuster’s lackluster reception meant that it was all but certain to be axed.

But it’s very fair to say that The Way of Water is a visually-stunning testament to all of James Cameron’s aesthetic sensibilities and skills as a visual storyteller. It’d just be nice if the whole thing worked as an interesting narrative, and not like an overlong tech demo. Critics are split on whether the movie’s any good, but You can find out for yourself now, as Avatar: The Way of Water just hit theaters today.

But according to a post on Cavill’s Instagram, those plans have been unexpectedly canceled as the studio’s moving forward with a new Superman film written by DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn. There’s currently no director attached, but Gunn tweeted that the movie will focus on a younger version of the character, and added that Cavill might still appear in future DC Studios projects.