Shazam! (2019, D: David F. Sandberg) S: Zachary Levi
05-30-18, 04:55 PM
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Re: Shazam! (2019, D: David F. Sandberg) S: Zachary Levi
I'm sorry if this has already been addressed, I haven't read the entire thread, but I'm wondering if the non-comics reading general public will be confused by two Captain Marvel films next year and then trying to explain to them why one of them is called Shazam instead (which you need to go through over 30 years of comics history, lawsuits, etc. in order to do so). 
05-30-18, 06:14 PM
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Re: Shazam! (2019, D: David F. Sandberg) S: Zachary Levi
Yeah, he isn't called Captain Marvel anymore, just Shazam.
07-10-18, 10:21 AM
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Re: Shazam! (2019, D: David F. Sandberg) S: Zachary Levi
DC's Shazam! casts Guardians actor Djimon Hounsou as the Wizard
http://ew.com/movies/2018/07/10/djim...shazam-wizard/
DC’s Shazam! movie has found its 3,000-year-old Wizard.
Djimon Hounsou was quietly cast to play the sorcerer who gives young Billy Batson his powers in DC’s Shazam! film coming next year, EW has exclusively learned.
Previously, This Is Us actor Ron Cephas Jones was widely reported as likely getting the Shazam! role, but that didn’t end up happening due to a scheduling conflict.
Filming on Shazam! has actually wrapped, but this bit of casting remained under the radar until now. (Comic fans will bemusedly note that Hounsou’s upcoming Captain Marvel was also the original name of the Shazam! comic book before DC changed the name).
Djimon Hounsou was quietly cast to play the sorcerer who gives young Billy Batson his powers in DC’s Shazam! film coming next year, EW has exclusively learned.
Previously, This Is Us actor Ron Cephas Jones was widely reported as likely getting the Shazam! role, but that didn’t end up happening due to a scheduling conflict.
Filming on Shazam! has actually wrapped, but this bit of casting remained under the radar until now. (Comic fans will bemusedly note that Hounsou’s upcoming Captain Marvel was also the original name of the Shazam! comic book before DC changed the name).
07-10-18, 11:08 AM
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Re: Shazam! (2019, D: David F. Sandberg) S: Zachary Levi
07-10-18, 12:18 PM
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Re: Shazam! (2019, D: David F. Sandberg) S: Zachary Levi
You don't know who Djimon Hounsou is?
07-10-18, 12:19 PM
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07-10-18, 12:25 PM
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Re: Shazam! (2019, D: David F. Sandberg) S: Zachary Levi
Ah, got it
07-10-18, 01:27 PM
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07-11-18, 06:50 AM
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07-11-18, 11:04 AM
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07-11-18, 11:30 AM
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Love it!
07-11-18, 11:35 AM
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Re: Shazam! (2019, D: David F. Sandberg) S: Zachary Levi
Silent Billy?
07-11-18, 11:43 AM
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Re: Shazam! (2019, D: David F. Sandberg) S: Zachary Levi
Kinda ironic that a film for one of the characters I’m least interested is looking like it has the most potential to be fun out of any of the DC films to date.
07-11-18, 02:56 PM
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07-11-18, 03:50 PM
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Re: Shazam! (2019, D: David F. Sandberg) S: Zachary Levi
This being aimed at children more than most superhero movies these days, I hope the toys turn out decent. That could actually make or break the chance of a sequel.