So much for the hierarchy of power in the DC Universe changing. Although The Rock was technically correct when he said the DC Universe will change forever, he was wrong about when it would happen. As it turns out, it wasn't Black Adam's arrival that ultimately forced a reboot of the struggling cinematic universe. Instead, it's James Gunn going full Avengers: Endgame Thanos on the DC Universe by effectively wiping out everything that's been built before.
In the latest chapter of the events following Black Adam's lackluster box office earnings - no offense to the Brahma Bull, but nobody believes the film made profit - as well as the arrival of James Gunn and Peter Safran, The Rock has clarified his place within the DCU.
According to Johnson, he and Gunn "connected" and the conversation ultimately led to the anti-hero Adam being booted out of the DC Universe if only temporarily. Johnson explains that his production studio, Seven Bucks Productions, are still working with DC Studios to find ways to insert Black Adam in "future DC multiverse chapters."