stvn1974

I miss Chuck.

The Antipodean

I'm hoping this has just the right light-hearted (but not juvenile) tone that Captain Marvel needs to work today. I'm pleased by what I've seen so far.

whotony

Costume has the same fake muscle look of the old tv version of the Flash

Sonic

lol true

Also reminds me of Superman Nicholas Cage

brayzie

Man, let it go.

At first I wouldn't have wanted a light hearted Shazam movie. I never liked the Ordway-inspired series or the Jeff Smith veresion.
But seeing these pictures , I'm glad they're going with this direction.

I thought Zachary Levi put on the muscles until I saw this pic. Costume looks awesome though.

TheMovieman

I believe he did put on some muscles but it was in a short time from casting to production (3 months IIRC).

PhantomStranger

collven

The muscles in the costume are supposed to look fake. He's a 12 year old's image of what a superhero should look like. When Billy becomes Shazam, it's almost like putting on a costume. At least, that's what they're going for in the movie.

whotony

Who told you that

Hokeyboy

Carl.

fujishig

First off, if you hated Ordway's run AND Jeff Smith's mini, well, you have no heart. I'm actually not sure how you could do a Captain Marvel movie as anything but "superhero Big" since that's such a big part of his character, and regardless of how much we talk about it here the casual audience is going to have to be convinced he's not just a Superman clone. I guess you could do jaded kid becomes a crappy adult superhero and has to learn to be good, which is a little of what Johns was going for.

PhantomStranger

I really hope they avoid even referencing Johns' run. Johns is my favorite modern comic writer but his vision for Shazam was tortured at best. Supposedly the movie is not using Johns' ideas.

brayzie

It's funny that you mention that because when I saw the "TV Flash muscles" comment I was thinking, it kinda works because he's a magical character/has magic muscles, but what you say makes even more sense.


Heartless is what I am.

When I was a teenager I gave Ordway's regular The Power of Shazam! series a chance and it was boring with average art. I however, did like Mark Waid and Humberto Ramos's Impulse series.

The only Captain Marvel comics I really enjoyed was the original golden age stories and Paul Dini/Alex Ross's Shazam:Power of Hope special.


Thank goodness for that.

Hazel Motes

I've been seeing this thread popping up for some time, clicking on it for the first time right now I'm shocked to find out I was wrong about it being a reboot of the Shaq movie that apparently is called Kazaam and not Shazam.

TheMovieman

TheMovieman

Some cool easter eggs in this pic:

whotony

I wouldn’t call them hidden eggs, more like references to other things in the DCCU

Obi-Wanma

No, Shazam is the name of a genie movie staring Sinbad that people swear they remember but doesn't actually exist.

Eric F

You're thinking of Kazaam starring Shaq.

dex14

No, he isn't. See the post he was replying to.

fujishig

There is apparently some mass hysteria where a lot of people think Sinbad starred in a genie movie, likely misremembering Kazaam crossed with Sinbad's name, ie: the Mandela effect.

TheMovieman

And a look at the TIME magazine in that other images (posted by Sandberg):

TheMovieman

stingermck

That's looks fun, can't wait!

Mike86

Looks pretty fun I agree.