Shazam!
drop for the lead role inShazam!looks to be afoot , withBaby Daddystar Derek Theler teasing his long - awaited audition for the persona . One of DC ’s long developed project is finally go in advance with full military force . Lights Outdirector David F. Sandberg joined the project near the starting time of the class , and late affirm thatpre - output is afoot . Withfilming set to begin in former 2018 , Sandberg has just a few months left to finalize his plans and cast his leads . Shazam!will be in the unique situation where two different actors will split time as the lead .
It has been report thatscreen - test are happening for the role of Billy Batson , while two contenders for the superhero alter ego have been brought to luminance . Those reported front - runner have already been discounted by certain electric receptacle , but this nevertheless designate that the lookup for Shazam is on - and it now looks like Derek Theler get a luck to try out .
Theler , most screw for his work onBaby Daddyand alsoset to star as Mister Immortalon Marvel’sNew WarriorsTV show on Freeform , badger fans late last night on Snapchat that he had a freehanded day in the lead of him . Well , he has now provided an update , revealing that he just got out of an audition . While he also said he ca n’t say what the audition was for , he assume that many would be able to guess as he posted the following photograph now after - teasing he just auditioned forShazam !
Theler has long made his interest in meet Shazam make out , starting a cause last yearto bring the role - at that point , opposite of Dwayne ' The Rock ' Johnson as Black Adam . Since that time , he ’s continued to be a name connect to the character thanks to the interest of rooter - even though it was never decipherable whether or not he had an existent shot at the role , before now . If Theler ’s latest social medium posting are indeed denotation that he audition for the part , then he at least has a chance . Assuming the audition went well ( Theler ’s attitude was rather happy in the videos ) , then there is a very real opening he could be joining the DCEU presently .
Casting Theler would be a change from what many have recall DC , Warner Bros. , New Line , and Sandberg would do . Since Shazam is not a universally known Italian sandwich , some thought a gravid - name star would be cast in the character , to help draw more the great unwashed to the moving picture . For Theler , the role of Shazam would have real breakout potential ( similar to what the character of Star - Lord did for Chris Pratt ) . Theler has yet to reveal if this was his first hearing or maybe a accompany - up one ( or even a chemical science read ) forShazam , so his future with the undertaking remains very much up in the melody for the fourth dimension being .
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