Dwayne Johnson has revealed that his anti-hero Black Adam will not feature in the first chapter of James Gunn’s newly restructured DC universe.

Axar.az reports that the Hollywood actor said he and Gunn had “always rooted for each other” and that discussions were ongoing about how to incorporate the character into the DCU at a later date.

In late October, Warner Bros hired Guardians of the Galaxy director Gunn and veteran executive Peter Safran as co-chairmen and CEOs of the newly formed DC Studios to revamp the Zack Snyder-created superhero universe.

Since then, Henry Cavill has announced that he will not return as Superman in future DC films and Patty Jenkins-Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman 3 also not moving forward.