Johnson compromised with something along the lines of, “Listen, fellas, we all know I’m going to be the reason to see this movie.”
It’s also hard to imagine a scenario in which the actor, who is very involved with the development of his projects, would allow this movie to totally suck.
If you smell what The Rock’s been cookin’ (i.e. if you follow him) on social media, then you know that the charismatic and insanely busy actor recently had a very good meeting over at DC about the long-awaited Shazam! movie.
DC and Geoff Johns had a real “OH S—T DUH” moment, in which they realized they were this close to passing up a prime business opportunity; The Rock isn’t just an A-list star — he’s an investment.