SHAZAM Director David F. Sandberg Is Getting Ready For The Inevitable Fan Backlash To His Movie

@SaxoWolf -

I don't believe for a second that they're gonna
put a hood on him.

tbh

@Griela - How?

@Griela - He literally said he thinks there won't be a hood. He didn't even say an opinion. Just that that's his guess on how it will be designed.

@ScaryCipher - Not that bothered about the hood. it can be taken off and out back on. It's a hood, after all!
I was thinking about what colour they'll make the lightning, since Flash now has the blue speed force lightning.

@xfan320 - Yeah, this just feeds the irrationality of attention whores and victimhood mentality of the actual filmmakers.

When people make a bad movie or even bad decisions about that movie, then they deserve criticism. But there are so many lunatics among the most intense fans (and many of them more obsessed with what amounts to studio politics than the actual films and characters themselves) that the bullshit is becoming par for the course. Or to put another way: people are acting like shit.

Some directors and actors are pansies who can't handle the slightest critique, but the bullshit like twitter campaigns and harassment are an embarrassment to the fandom. People should cut that shit out.

...But also, the filmmakers should just make good movies, too, and don't actively court controversy, which they sometimes do.

@Ha1frican - That New-52 #$%! is not MY Captain Marvel

@Ha1frican - The hood makes absolutely no sense cutting down on your peripheral vision. BTW, Shazam doesn't have the same vision powers if any that Superman has… Correct?

@Ha1frican - No, when you put it that way you are severely twisting my words. I was just merely commenting on how one practical wearing a hood would be while fighting possibly for your life. If the hood lays the on your eyes you lose your peripheral vision, something we rely on a lot but don't usually notice. Just like an abnormally long Cape would work as a disadvantage for the wearer because of tripping issues. But seriously, thanks for trying to make me look bad probably just because you don't agree with me.

@SpideyQuad - and I was pointing out that trying to apply that kind of logic to a character like Shazam is an exercise in futility because there’s nothing practical about him to begin with. Also you’re missing in gan incredibly major and obvious aspect of the hood... it goes down. If he’s in a fight (and this has happened in the comics as well) or even at rest he doesn’t need to have the hood up and often has it laying down on his shoulders. It’s actually usually only when he first transforms that the hood appears up so no it really wouldn’t affect him even if it did matter that it would which again it doesn’t. As far as his powers other than strength speed and flight they kinda shift from writer to writer much like old school Superman so he very well could but that’s not one of his major abilities no

@Beetleborg - Right? It actually makes alot of sense. Look im not saying the guy should be reciting shakespeare but if theres anyone that fits the role of a twelve year old boy with the body of a god who ends up fighting the Rock i mean theres really noone that fits that better

@xfan320 - I like what youre saying mostly but 2 things. One "NO VILLAINS IF YOU DONT USE BLACK ADAM"... what lol so you want a feature length superhero with no antagonist that seems a bit odd, and 2 id push back on the "TWO REALY GOOD ACTORS BIT" you do need one really good one for Billy in his kid form but as far as Shazam goes a more comedic actor would be better imo. You need a guy that can convincingly be a 12 year old boy with the body of Superman and all the power that comes with that. IDC how amazing the guy is Daniel Day Lewis isnt right for that even if he looked like the hero on the page. I genuinely thought it was silly when people said John Cena for powered up Billy but it actually would work on a few levels. The guy has great comedic timing (he was great in trainwreck, and sisters) and he does have experience working with Dwayne Johnson. Plus he's got the body for it. He's not atop tier actor by any means but he fits the charcater. If Dave Bautista can do Drax I think Cena can do Shazam personally