Shazam!
Shazam!has lay its sights on Mark Strong to play the motion-picture show ’s villain ; stalwart DC scalawag Doctor Sivana . Up until this summer , small had been bring out aboutShazam!since it was announced a few years back . That all changed in July when David F. Sandberg ( Light Out ) came aboard to direct the moving-picture show . Since then , the movie maker has on a regular basis teased sports fan about the projection , highlighting the fact thatShazam!will be more of a light-headed - hearted affair . With the move scheduled to start shooting in February 2018 , roll updates have finally started rolling in .
It has now been reassert thatZachary Levi will play Shazamin the eponymic film . The typically comedic actor isalready training forShazam!to make the bulk he needs to play the superhero . As for who Levi ’s character will face , that ’s been a enceinte question since it was revealed that pitch-black Adam would no longer be serving as the bountiful bad inShazam!Now , however , it come along the the answer to that question has been bring out .
The Wrapis report that Mark Strong ( Kingsman : The Golden Circle ) is being eyeball to play the nefarious Doctor Sivana inShazam!No other details have been revealed at this meter , though the worker certainly looks the part ( see the epitome below ) .
Doctor Sivana is one of Shazam ’s old foes . Predating Lex Luthor by 2 month , Sivana appeared in 1940’sWhiz Comics#2 as a genius scientist who quickly deduces that Shazam ’s clandestine identity is the 10 - twelvemonth - old Billy Batson . Although Black Adam matches Shazam for power and intensity , Sivana has prove to be a dangerous foeman given his talented mind .
There ’s also a strong modification that Doctor Sivana inShazam!will survey the New 52 take on the character . This more late avatar reads a bit like Mr. Freeze , getting tie into villainy to bring through his family . The result is he gets sucked into the creation of legerdemain and is granted the power to see it after an accident involving Black Adam ’s grave . With his genius head and the ability to see magic , Sivana could hunt down both Billy and the sleep ofthe Marvel Family that ’s rumored to appearin the moving-picture show .
It ’s also deserving noting that this would be Strong ’s 2d DC movie role . He previously played Hal Jordan ’s frenemy Sinestro inGreen Lantern . With the zep of that film being reboot for 2020’sGreen Lantern Corps , presumably a new version of Sinestro will be bring out at that time . If he does , it would be fascinating to see Strong ’s Sivana unite forces with the Yellow Lantern in a big screen version of the Injustice Society . In the meantime , Strong will be getting a 2d shot at DC supervillain success thanks toShazam !
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author : The Wrap
