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Ariana Baio
Aug 29, 2022
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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson posted a sneak peek of his new movie Black Adam but fans couldn't help but compare it to government officials sitting around a table watching the Osama bin Laden raid.
The Rock gave fans a preview of the highly anticipated superhero movie, showing him and the marketing team sitting around a table watching the final cut and discussing the film's marketing strategies.
"Audience first," Johnson wrote in the Instagram caption. "Together, we are going to usher in a NEW ERA of the DC Universe."
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But with every new era comes a new series of jokes.
Fans quickly turned the photo into a meme by comparing it to former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton watching the raid on bin Laden occur.
\u201cwhy are they gathered around this table like they're watching the bin laden raid https://t.co/0hlYqCQbx9\u201d— S\u00e9amus Malekafzali (@S\u00e9amus Malekafzali) 1661788566
"Hilary Clinton in the Osama bin laden raid situation room," Ali wrote.
"Why are they gathered around this table like they're watching the bin laden raid," Seamus tweeted.
\u201cSame vibe\u201d— dan (@dan) 1661793015
Other people made similar jokes about the photo, comparing it to government o
\u201cHe\u2019s about the give the stand down order in Benghazi\u201d— meg \u201cAlana\u201d bitchell (@meg \u201cAlana\u201d bitchell) 1661798098
\u201ci can't be the only one who saw it\u201d— Jason Bailey (@Jason Bailey) 1661788496
Black Adam is based on the DC Comic by the same name, Johnson stars as the main character, antihero Teth Adam / Black Adam. He previously voiced the character in the animated film DC League of Super-Pets.
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