Superman, Politics, and the Limits of Power

Stick with me for a moment as I slip into the background politics of superhero movie making.

WB was done with Henry Cavill as Superman, but Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson had dreams of taking over DC with his Black Adam character. To do that, Adam had to face up against not Shazam (as he had in the comics) but Superman, and Johnson insisted on bringing back C…