Shazam!
The DC Extended Universe is beginning to step out from the obvious superheroic adaptations , and are bring in some classic , if less well - know , character . Captain Marvel -sorry , Shazam!will be heading to our screens in 2019 , and although casting is underway for the two unlike function that make up the character , we ’re still waiting for a right announcement . Pre - product has already started on the film , with David F. Sandberg ( Lights Out ) taking the reins of the DCEU movie . For those not in the know , Billy Batson is a 12 class - old - male child who transmute into a superhero when uttering the countersign " Shazam ! " Although he was originally call Captain Marvel , his name was changed after a trademark dispute with Marvel Comics ' ownCaptain Marvel .
With a Modern film adaptation of the fibre come a whole host of questions -who’ll roleplay the two roles of Billy and Shazam?How will the DCEU sell with the existence of magic ? Who will Shazam fight now that Dwayne Johnson ’s Black Adam wo n’t appear ? Well , it seems likesome audition tapes may have some of the answer we ’re looking for . unluckily , the casting agency have put a watchword over the footage , presumably to encompass up any potential spoilers that the bloodline speak by the kid gave away . Luckily , we were capable to see the footage and give you the particular of whatShazam!may be include .
Billy Batson Meeting The Wizard
So the age of the kids try out were around the same age as Billy in the comics . The flick makers are clearly trying to stay as faithful to the extraction as potential . And with the news that David F. Sandberg want to makeShazam!as radically different from the rest of the DCEU , he ’s going to do so bymaking Billy ’s film lighter in tone . This shone through the footage during a conversation with the Wizard that gives Billy his power . The commutation between the two was quite funny , and with the want of wit being something sports fan complained about during Batman v Superman it ’s no surprise they ’re going to try fillShazam ! with jokes . Whether he ’ll have a different personality asShazam!and as Billy has yet to be revealed , but if they desire to go down the faint hearted path , keeping Billy ’s personality with the hero would provide for some great dialogue .
His Biological Mother
One of the vista an player was reading for was a tragic moment between Shazam and Billy Batson ’s biological mother , with her being unable to recognize her Word in his current form . In the cartoon strip , Billy is often shown as furcate from his home , or live on the streets . It ’ll be interesting to see which backstory they go with for the live action film . If they ’re seek to be as faithful as potential to the reservoir material , then he ’ll be a homeless newsboy . It would be a great way of marry into the DCEU if he was selling papers for a certain issue called " The Daily Planet . " Does anybody we know piece of work there ?
The Villains
The first thing to get across is that the villain note in the auditory sense was n’t Dwayne Johnson ’s Black Adam . Geoff Johns has already confirmed that the anti - hero wo n’t be appearing in the film . That ’s not to say that he could n’t appear in a third turn twist - but for now , we ’re going to be getting the Seven Deadly Sins .
Pride , Envy , Greed , Anger , Sloth , Gluttony and Lust are a group of demons that are housed in the Rock of Eternity , and they mainly do trouble during a full moonlight . Could the comprehension of demons be a backdoor introduction to theJustice League Darkmovie that ’s in production ?
Best Friend
We ’ve all see the comedy relief that a superhero ’s best friend can bestow . Just look at how Ned made an opinion on audiences inSpider - Man : Homecoming . Peter ’s " bozo in the professorship " was a scene stealer and it ’s quite possible that DC want to get their own translation of the best friend human relationship .
The auditory sense magnetic tape name the friend Carlos . He ’ll lie with that Billy Batson is a superhero , and will in all likelihood provide advice and maybe a moral compass for the adolescent . Unfortunately , there are n’t any huge comic Good Book characters related to Shazam ! predict Carlos . If Carlos is a Hispanic adolescent , it ’s potential that the name could be a sales booth - in for Pedro Peña , a penis of theShazam!family precede during the Flashpoint storyline . Just remember , aFlashpointmovie is coming …
The Costume
The last piece of information we ’ve flummox for you bait the Graeco-Roman red , white and lightening deadbolt costume . The lines in the magnetic tape show someone gain fun of the costume as Billy defend it . To be fair , the costume ’s chest is covered with a huge lightening thunderbolt - if the film did n’t make at least one joke about the vivacious looking we ’d be surprised . That ’s not to say it could n’t bet intimidating . Just take a look at the costume from the first Injustice secret plan , which showed the bolt filled with actual whitening . That ’s likely the near way to go .
We ’re still a agency off from getting confirmation of any actors , let alone flummox our first smell at the costume . But there are several histrion that are concerned in the function at the moment . Currently there are several frontrunners , John Cena and Joshua Sassebeing the most striking . In a future film , both wriggle fans and DC fan would be turn over a kickshaw if John Cena and Dwayne Johnson were given the opportunity to face each other down as superheroes . Also , just think of the publicity opportunity ! rassling match in the suits are just one mind we ’ve make out up with … ( You ’re welcome , DCEU PR section ) . The role has attracted attention from all over the DC Universe . SmallvillealumniAlan Ritchson has expressed interestin present the hero , and so hasArrow’sParker Young .
Shazam!will be make his way to theatres in 2019 , with product going before in early 2018.We should expect a series of casting annunciation soonfor Billy , Carlos , the Wizard and maybe even the Seven Deadly Sins . Shazam!will be going bythe working statute title Franklinwhen it commence filmingin Torontonext year .
