Shazam!
Unfortunately , Aquamanremains the only DCEU motion picture releasing next yr , butShazam!hits theatre just a few months later in April 2019 , which follows10 - yr - old Billy Batson who has the capableness of transforming into the superhero Shazam . Although there ’s quite a bit that we do n’t lie with about the movie yet , Sandberg has recently said that the movie will beone of the shared world ’s most lighthearted films , which makes sense considering the fictional character and the source material . Aside from image Billy transform into Shazam on the big covert , one of the things that mirthful playscript devotee would love to see is Shazam take on the Man of Steel .
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Sandberg has cursorily build himself as the DCEU ’s leading trickster , having teased and trolled franchise sports fan multiple time now , and it does n’t calculate like he plan on block off anytime shortly . Today , he ’s let out a Thomas Nelson Page from a fakeShazam!script on Twitter that teasesa fight between Shazam and Superman , with the lone Kryptonian fear the boy - turned - grownup superhero . Take a look :
Damn@HenryGaydenThis latest draft is perfect!#Shazam!pic.twitter.com / GTskkWkeBu — David F. Sandberg ( @ponysmasher)August 6 , 2017
The fake book varlet tease multiple thing tie in with the character , such as Billy Batson transforming into Shazam by exclaiming the Logos , " Shazam ! " He also comes close to refer to himself as Captain Marvel , who non - comic Good Book readers may only associatewith the Marvel Comics character of the same name . The thing is , though , Billy was the original Captain Marvel ( when Fawcett Comics bring out the character ) , and due to Marvel copyrighting the name , DC Comics was forced to change their Captain Marvel to Shazam . away from that , it ’s funny seeing how arrogant Billy acts as Shazam , and one lover already managed to draw up concept art for the extremely - anticipated showdown between him and Superman . Take a look :
first construct graphics for the shazam movie@ponysmasherpic.twitter.com/7w4aSJTGGC — syn ( @synistere)August 6 , 2017
This is n’t the first sentence that Sandberg has joked about a fight between the two juggernaut superheroes . Last calendar month , he jokingly name that since Billy Batson does n’t have a female parent cite Martha ( a playful poke atBatman V Superman ) , once the " whoopin ' commencement , " it does n’t stop . Although some comical book fans would like to see the two DC staples fight against each other , just once , what the great unwashed really want to know is who will be playing the nominal character : Billy Batson and Shazam . see asShazam!is schedule to begin production next year , hopefully we wo n’t have to look long to find out .
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Source : David F. Sandberg
