HighFivingMF
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I think Shazam should be to Harry Potter what Superman is to Batman. If that makes sense.
I disagree, I think a Shazam movie should be somewhat brighter. It almost has to be, it has a kid hero. Kid hero + dark grittiness is a bad combination.
How much brighter do you want the film to be? If it gets anymore bright it be like Batman & Robin.
I think you're getting "bright" confused with "poorly made."
Also, Batman & Robin had Alfred suffering from a fatal disease and a man who will die if his body temperature gets too high trying to find a cure for the wife he froze alive. It's not bright stuff, it's kinda dark. It's just executed poorly.
I like the idea of Shazam because it's essentially Big retold as a super hero film. So, to me, you need to cast an actor who can be childlike and innocent, but believably heroic. Tom Hanks with muscle tone, really.
So, if you ask me, there's no better choice than John Krasinski (The Office, Leatherheads, Away We Go). He's 6'3. Charming, funny, with an innocent everyman quality. He could easily capture the innocent enthusiasm of a kid who has just turned into an adult super hero.
Put him up against someone like The Rock, and while we can tell he's physically outmatched, it's his heart that makes him a hero.
he is my top choice aswell he just has that honest nobility type of vibe which is why he made a great Abe Lincoln