Shazam!!!

[JackMercy]

Bill Birch to write 'Shazam!' reboot
Peter Segal to direct comic adaptation

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118007487.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&ref=bd_film

 

[Webhead2006]

Wait so development is back on for the project?

 

[Octoberist]

why yes!

it's funny how the article uses the words "reboot' and 'remake' when it's not really either of the two.

 

[Webhead2006]

Yea that is a bit out their. MAybe the writers of the articles were thinking back to the old 70s tv show of the character. Well its nice to see that shazam seems to be back on track. Now only if we can get that for superman. Man with johns doing work for this and flash it does make you think him/wolfman/3rd guy might have a chance at supes too along with some other writers too.

 

[Octoberist]

3rd Guy is Grant Morrison.

I wanna say that one of those two guys are involved Superman. They have to be. Then again, they could be working on something completely different..like Green Arrow: Supermax.

 

[Webhead2006]

TRue that it would be great if any of them along with some script writer is working on supes so they can at least get a dam script going on superman reboot so it can help the studio find a director like now-next few months and then spend all of next year getting prep/cast stuff going. Hopefully that will be the case and we will hear something like that in the coming months. Also next octoberist i kept blanking on morrison's name.

 

[protocida]

I think Johns will handle Superman. Morrison can take Aquaman and Adam Strange. He'd do wonders with those projects. He also said something about The Flash.

 

[Octoberist]

Officially as of right now, Johns is involved with The Flash and Shazam!

 

[protocida]

And Green Lantern!

 

[Octoberist]

but Johns more hands on with Shazam and Flash, being the co-writer and producer for both, whereas with Green Lantern, he's lending UNOFFICIALLY lending his services (probably with no credit)

 

[protocida]

He confirmed it to a Hype!ster.

 

[Webhead2006]

yea hopefully news will break soon on morrison/wolfman's projects and hopefully one of them will indeed be invovled in superman. Now if its between just morrison and wolfman which one would you guys perfer to take a crack at supes?

 

[Octoberist]

He confirmed it to a Hype!ster.

But he's not gonna steer the Green Lantern because that's still Greg Berlanti, Marc Guenaheim, and Michael Greene's baby.

I doubt that Geoff Johns will get credit for Green Lantern (for story, etc). I think he's just helping them out.

 

[protocida]

I doubt it too, but I bet we'll feel his "hand" in the Script.

 

[Webhead2006]

probably so it has been reported elements from secret origins gl have been used in the film.

 

[protocida]

Yes.

 

[Ceb-Man]

Geoff Johns on Shazam!... yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[batman44]

Yes!! Captain Marvel is awesome.

 

[JokerLedger]

I have a feeling this movie is only back in development because of the whole Superman fiasco.

 

[batdude]

Maybe, but with Geoff Johns involved, SHAZAMwill still be great.

 

[Keyser Soze]

Geoff Johns might seem like an unconventional fit for SHAZAM! to some, considering he's better known for his Green Lantern and Flash work. But remember, it was his reinvention of Black Adam that transformed him from a forgetten lame villain into one of DC's most compelling anti-heroes.

 

[04nbod]

Geoff Johns might seem like an unconventional fit for SHAZAM! to some, considering he's better known for his Green Lantern and Flash work. But remember, it was his reinvention of Black Adam that transformed him from a forgetten lame villain into one of DC's most compelling anti-heroes.

Remember when Osiris was eaten by Sobek...goodness.

 

[Lobo]

I have a feeling this movie is only back in development because of the whole Superman fiasco.

I think it has more to do with Harry Potter ending soon, and this being seen as a potential replacement franchise for it.

I'm crazy excited right now, though. Johns co-writing Captain Marvel? Hell yes!

 

[Compi716]

"A teenage Billy Batson."

You know, to me that screams a 17-year-old Billy played by a 20-year-old Zac Efron type. I was hoping they'd go for a 13-year-old kid or something...

 

[Lobo]

Thirteen qualifies/is a teenager. I think that IS what they meant.