SHAZAM Audition Video Suggests That ARROW Actor Parker Young May Be In The Running For The Lead Role
An audition video for the Shazam movie has surfaced online, giving us some insight into what fans can expect from a particular scene, while also revealing that Arrow's Parker Young has read for the role...
The guys over at Omega Underground have unearthed a video which shows Arrow actor Parker Young auditioning for the title role in the upcoming Shazam movie.
The scene Young is performing would seem to take place just after Billy Batson transforms into his super-powered alter-ego and is getting to grips with his grown-up appearance. This definitely gives us a sense of the more humorous aspects of the script, and there's also a Batman name-drop in there which confirms a DCEU connection... just in case you were still uncertain.
A recent report suggested that both John Cena and Joshua sasse had emerged as frontrunners for the role, but this vid may suggest that the studio and director David F. Sandberg are still searching for their leading man.
Shazam is now in the mid stages of pre-production, so hopefully we'll get an official casting announcement soon.