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Shazam! Trailer – Zachary Levi is a more playful DC superhero

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Initially DC seemed keen to try to differentiate itself from the Marvel movie by trying to be darker and grittier. However, as that’s had mixed results, it looks like they’re preparing to have a bit more fun with Shazam! Although not a well-known character today, he was the biggest superhero of the 1940s.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In Billy Batson’s (Asher Angel) case, by shouting out one word—SHAZAM!—this streetwise 14-year-old foster kid can turn into the adult Super Hero Shazam (Zachary Levi), courtesy of an ancient wizard. Still a kid at heart—inside a ripped, godlike body—Shazam revels in this adult version of himself by doing what any teen would do with superpowers: have fun with them! Can he fly? Does he have X-ray vision? Can he shoot lightning out of his hands? Can he skip his social studies test? Shazam sets out to test the limits of his abilities with the joyful recklessness of a child. But he’ll need to master these powers quickly in order to fight the deadly forces of evil controlled by Dr. Thaddeus Sivana (Mark Strong).

‘“Shazam!” also stars Jack Dylan Grazer (“IT”) as Billy’s best friend and ultimate superhero enthusiast, Freddy, part of the foster family that includes Mary, played by Grace Fulton (“Annabelle: Creation”); Darla, played by Faithe Herman (TV’s “This is Us”); Eugene, played by Ian Chen (TV’s “Fresh Off the Boat”); and Pedro, played by Jovan Armand (TV’s “Hawaii Five-O”). Cooper Andrews (TV’s “The Walking Dead”) and Marta Milans (TV’s “Killer Women”) play foster parents Victor and Rosa Vasquez, with Ron Cephas Jones (“This is Us”) as the Wizard.

‘SHAZAM! is set for release in April 2019’ [Read more…]

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First Official Look At Zachary Levi Going DC Superhero In Shazam

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The first pic of Zachary Levi is keen to show that while DC has tried to build its superhero franchise with a grittier look and feel than Marvel, it’s going in a different direction with Shazam. That’s evident from the first official pic, showing Zachary Levi in a rather snazzy looking suit, having some all-american cola with a friend.

Shazam (also known as Captain Marvel, although you can see why they’d avoid that name) is the superhero alter-ego of a boy called Billy Batson. The hero has the powers of Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, and Mercury. While not particularly well known today outside comic book circles, he was the biggest selling character of the 1940s.

It’s believed the first footage from the movie will be screened at San Diego Comic Con later this month. Hopefully Warner will release it publicly so we all get to see. The movie itself is due out April 2019.

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Zachary Levi Cast As DC’s Shazam For Upcoming Comic Book Adaptation

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It’s almost three years ago that Dwayne Johnson signed on to play Black Adam in New Line/DC’s planned comic book adaptation of Shazam!. However it’s only now that the title character has been cast, with Chuck himself, Zachary Levi taking on the role.

It’s not certain now though whether Johnson will appear in the Shazam! film, as DC is planning a stand alone Black Adam movie.

Shazam (also known as Captain Marvel, although you can see why they’d avoid that name) is the superhero alter-ego of a boy called Billy Batson. The hero has the powers of Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, and Mercury. While not particularly well known today outside comic book circles, he was the biggest selling character of the 1940s.

The casting of Levi sees the actor jumping from Marvel to DC, as he played Fandral in the first two Thor movies. However, here he will get to take centre stage with a movie of his own. Shazam! is currently set for an April 2019 release.

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Dwayne Johnson Is Getting A Black Adam Standalone Movie As Well As Shazam

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It’s well over two years ago that it was first announced that Dwayne Johnson was attached to play the villainout Black Adam in an adaptation of DC Comics’ Shazam. While Warner has been busy on other parts of its DC Universe, we haven’t heard too much about the movie, but it turns out they’ve decided to expand that with Johnson now one of the biggest stars in the world, they ought to give Shazam and more particularly Black Adam a bit more attention.

Deadline reports that as well as Shazam, Warner/DC is now also planning a standalone Black Adam movie.

Shazam (also known as Captain Marvel, although you can see why they’ve avoided that name) is the superhero alter-ego of a boy called Billy Batson. The hero has the powers of Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, and Mercury. While not particularly well known today outside comic book circles, he was the biggest selling character of the 1940s.

Black Adam meanwhile first appeared in 1945 as Teth-Adam of Kahndaq. He was originally a villain, but slowly transformed into an anti-hero who matches Shazam in strength, agility and fighting. He also knows magic. Due to his switch from bad to semi-good, it gives plenty of room for a movie with him at the centre, especially as DC showed with the commercial (if not criticial) success of Suicide Squad that you can have the baddies as the heroes.

No date has been announced for Black Adam, but Shazam is currently set for April 2019.

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