Shazam!
Screen - trial run for the theatrical role of Billy Batson have reportedly begun as Warner Bros. searches for half of the stellar role inShazam!With the DC Extended Universe now in full swing , Warner Bros. will have to set off turning to characters other than the DC Trinity to make up years of moving picture . One such character will be none other than Shazam ( formerly known as Captain Marvel ) . These superhero abilities and the alter - ego belong to just a kid , Billy Batson .
Shazam!has long been in evolution at New Line , a label within Warner Bros. , but has only begun to make real progress this class . David F. Sandberg has joined the projection to directand has recently share the tidings thatpre - product is formally underway . Part of pre - production will be cast the role of the film , and the search for Billy Batson is reportedly underway .
Movieholeis report that Warner Bros. began test for the role of Billy Batson last week and they ’ve opened up a wide net to find the right choice . They think over that casting for this role and others could be harbinger as soon as the end of September , give WB just about a month to find one-half of their lead man . With the hunting for Batson now on , the studio should also soon look to find Shazam ’s superhero form , that is if they have not already begin .
Sandberg latterly made it clear that they were looking to casttwo unlike role player to play Billy Batson and Shazam , forgoing a decision to Delaware - age the grownup actor they cast as Shazam . But , to make Shazam credible , they must also find a capable leading kid worker , one that can sustain his spirit while also exploring his pitiful and troubled puerility . As these screen - run procession , it may not be long before a regard leaning of candidates or top contenders begin to leak . It will be these reports that give lover a better service line as to what they can have a bun in the oven from Billy .
That say , he is only one-half of the equation and audiences will want to see Batson proclaim " Shazam ! " many times over the course of the pic so the superhero transmutation can take topographic point . conjecture has been around for months thatArmie Hammer may have already snagged this purpose . If the use of Shazam has been vomit up already in underground , it will give WB some point of reference point to look at when attend which child actors may be the best burst . But if not , they could be looking to cast Billy first , then feel someone who could sink as grown up version of him .
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