Shazam Shazam General Discussion and Speculation - Part 2

[Mandon Knight]

Sorry, am I missing something, what is there a reason to boycott for ?

 

[Micromind]

Sorry, am I missing something, what is there a reason to boycott for ?

Spoiler

Someone searched internet and found old photo of Zachary Levi wearing a jacket which has coyote fur on the hood, and they're going after him. Some of those coincidentally, are also fans of upcoming CM movie. Funny that there was no outrage while he was in MCU movies playing Fandral in Thor 2.

 

[Mandon Knight]

#DCoutrageevilofcourse

 

[dhandler01]

Wow that is a stretch even for the Twitter warriors

 

[TheUndertaker]

That's a Canada Goose coat. The fur comes from coyotes that need to be culled to control their populations and keep the ecosystem balanced. They don't "farm" coyotes for fur.
Why You Shouldn't Feel Bad About Coyote Fur on That Canada Goose Jacket | Inverse

 

[Breogan]

Nooo! Why does so much reditwit#nonsense reach here? I thought the Hype was somewhat a safe-haven from it, who brings that stuff here. LOL! Stop!

Or they can do like Young Justice, have him still transform into Shazam even though he's 17 years old.

Always assumed that was the case, as he would grow, (the 70's tv show also featured an older Billy) I don't see a problem with it, as the franchise hopefully extends into sequels.

Or you can say Shazam is the 40+ year old version of Billy which isn't hard to believe.

Assumed that was the case, Shazam is just the idealized older projection of himself.
Same for all the other kids.

it's mostly a non issue for at least several movies. Not sure what the concern is.
They are good for anywhere between Spider-Man's 3 as the minimum template, to Stark's unprecedented 9 film appearances, which won't even happen here, so what. And if miraculously it does, and it's necessary, it'll be Levy they keep, and change the kid) . Although even before that becomes a factor they'll likely reboot anyway.
This production didn't need to be juggling all that hypothetical "what ifs", and had to focus on picking a great Billy.
I think they made the right choice here.

Also cast a lead much younger, and you'd risk losing allot of teen and adult views, writing it off as too kiddie.

 

[Jake Cassidy]

Spoiler

Someone searched internet and found old photo of Zachary Levi wearing a jacket which has coyote fur on the hood, and they're going after him. Some of those coincidentally, are also fans of upcoming CM movie. Funny that there was no outrage while he was in MCU movies playing Fandral in Thor 2.

Wow that is a stretch even for the Twitter warriors

These pathetic lunatics are getting worse.

 

[Jake Cassidy]

That's a Canada Goose coat. The fur comes from coyotes that need to be culled to control their populations and keep the ecosystem balanced. They don't "farm" coyotes for fur.
Why You Shouldn't Feel Bad About Coyote Fur on That Canada Goose Jacket | Inverse

If only we could cull people.

 

[THE WOLF]

Screening for critics?

 

[brandeezy89]

Movie Screening - Shazam!!

Free screenings next week for NYC/LA area members then LA again on the 19th

 

[BaelaTargaryen]

 

[ciscostudent561]

@Mondragon great post thanks for scans

 

[Micromind]

Read first few pages of Shazam ! junior novelization (Click on Image below)

 

[NotShocker]

Has anyone read the full novel yet?

 

[Greenlite]

 

[James.B]

 

[Kane52630]

Looks good.

 

[KaijuDude1992]

Good stuff even if there wasn't any new footage. Zachary Levi looks like he is having a lot of fun in this role and I'm loving his dynamic with the kids.

 

[Mandon Knight]

Super-stoked for this, cannot wait.

 

[Karelia]

I'm so excited for this film... hard to believe we are getting Shazam and Endgame in the same month!

 

[Micromind]

This looks amazing.

 

[LvtLeeTDK]

Really really looking forward to Shazam! . The footage and teasers have been amazing and got me excited.

 

[samsnee]

Give us a new trailer already. We are less than 2 months away.

 

[BaelaTargaryen]

'Shazam!': Warner Bros. Shows Off 20-Minutes Of Awesome Footage

Shazam! showed off about 20-minutes of never-before-seen footage at the Warner Bros. lot, with ComicBook.com in attendance for the special look.

Spoiler: the movie's first act

While trailers and footage have not transparently explained to casual moviegoers what Shazam! is all about. However, upcoming trailers, including a new featurette which launched on Monday, will make it very clear that this is the story of an orphan granted the powers of Shazam and burdened with saving the world -- however, unlike most heroes, he is looking forward to the opportunity.

This will all be tremendously clear in the first act of Shazam!, as well. While the footage was incomplete in terms of visual effects, it was also chopped up to preserve a few surprises and spoilers. However, Billy Batson's journey was clearly set up to be a grand and fun time at the movies if this footage was any indication.

Shazam! will start off to the tune of Eminem's "Slim Shady" and Billy and his diverse family of orphans head into school. Classroom banter quickly establishes Asher Angel's Billy Batson as the introverted outcast, while his buddy Freddy Freeman (Jack Dylan Glazer) will never let a physical disability bring down his enthusiasm. A quick reference to Superman in the early minutes is followed by bullies rocking Freddy with their car and Billy standing up for what's right -- despite being a sure-thing to lose in a fight with bigger kids.

From there, Billy has no choice but to flee, and it's all tremendously entertaining, leaving us wanting more from the spliced sequence. When he narrowly escapes to a subway, he heads away from the chaos only to be transported to a scarier scenario. The passengers surrounding him turn to dust (ironically in a similar vein to Thanos snapping his fingers and erasing them from existence) and the train doors leave Billy to find the Rock of Eternity.

An interestingly costumed Djimon Hounsou introduces himself as the last remaining Wizard of the seven who possessed tremendous powers among the Council of Wizards and is quick to bestow Billy Batson with the powers of Shazam. The moment doesn't come without a history lesson which may or may not be loaded with a reference to Black Adam (who definitely is not in the movie, by the way) and the deep-running mythology of Shazam's powers.

An incomplete version of the scene makes it difficult for some comedy to land but it often does, nonetheless. It's clearly a light-hearted journey which is going to get straight to the point, only to pack an emotional gut-punch before it concludes.

Of course, after becoming the god-like Zachary Levi-version of Shazam, Billy rushes to his super hero-obsessed friend Billy's house to figure out the next course of action. Some hysterical trial and error leads him to discover tricks like lightning bolts, bullet immunity, super strength, and super speed -- each of which trigger hilarious moments both for the audience and characters within the film. For the hardcore fans, some Batman and Superman references are also sprinkled into the journey to enhance the experience in a way which won't make the movie reliant on its DC universe connections, nor will it hinder the viewing experience for those lacking such knowledge.

Before the footage came to an end, Shazam made his first heroic effort to save a woman from getting her purse stolen, only to overdo the efforts where they weren't really needed in the first place. This childish hero is like nothing the big screen has seen before and Warner Bros. will certainly have another win on its hand if Shazam! has as much heart throughout as it does in the footage shown to ComicBook.com.

 

[samsnee]

I just hope that the Shazam family isn't shoehorned in at the last minute.