SHAZAM Director Explains 'Batman' And 'Superman' Costume Changes; First Wave Of Tie-In Book Covers

SHAZAM Director Explains 'Batman' And 'Superman' Costume Changes; First Wave Of Tie-In Book Covers

The covers to some of the Shazam movie tie-ins are here, as director David F. Sandberg gives the hilarious explanation for Batman and Superman's apparent costume changes in the film...

By Darkknight2149 - Dec 29, 2018 07:12 PM EST
Filed Under: Shazam
The DC Extended Universe's next big outing Shazam looks to be more light-hearted and kid-friendly than previous entries, also serving as its first foray into magic and mysticism. The film will focus on a young orphan named Billy Batson, who is granted superhuman abilities by a wizard, which he uses to transform into the heroic Shazam and combat the forces of evil. The teaser trailer dropped earlier this year, featuring a few Easter Eggs alluding to the larger cinematic universe, including references to a Batman and Superman inconsistent with the way they previously appeared. Now, thanks to director David F. Sandberg, we have an explanation to go along with it. The biggest naysayers against Man of Steel and Batman v Superman will appreciate his sense of humour.
The covers to some of the film's promotional tie-ins have made their way onto the web, showing off more of the characters and tonal shift. These include Freddy's Guide to Super Hero-ing: The Official Movie Guide, Shazam!: The Junior Novel, Shazam!: Becoming Shazam, and Shazam!: A Shazam Showdown, the latter of which are aimed specifically at younger readers.

 
 
 


Set for release in April 2019, Shazam will compete with Avengers: Endgame, the conclusion to the current era of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.



We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out.  In Billy Batson’s (Angel) case, by shouting out one word—SHAZAM!—this streetwise 14-year-old foster kid can turn into the adult Super Hero Shazam (Levi), courtesy of an ancient wizard.  Still a kid at heart—inside a ripped, godlike body—Shazam revels in this adult version of himself by doing what any teen would do with superpowers: have fun with them!  Can he fly?  Does he have X-ray vision?  Can he shoot lightning out of his hands?  Can he skip his social studies test?  Shazam sets out to test the limits of his abilities with the joyful recklessness of a child.  But he’ll need to master these powers quickly in order to fight the deadly forces of evil controlled by Dr. Thaddeus Sivana (Strong).

“Shazam!” also stars Jack Dylan Grazer (“IT”) as Billy’s best friend and ultimate superhero enthusiast, Freddy, part of the foster family that includes Mary, played by Grace Fulton (“Annabelle: Creation”); Darla, played by Faithe Herman (TV’s “This is Us”); Eugene, played by Ian Chen (TV’s “Fresh Off the Boat”); and Pedro, played by Jovan Armand (TV’s “Hawaii Five-O”).  Cooper Andrews (TV’s “The Walking Dead”) and Marta Milans (TV’s “Killer Women”) play foster parents Victor and Rosa Vasquez, with Oscar nominee Djimon Hounsou (“Blood Diamond”) as the Wizard.

Firmly set in the DC universe but with his own distinctly fun, family-centric tone, directed by David F. Sandberg, the screenplay is by Henry Gayden, story by Gayden and Darren Lemke.  Shazam was created by Bill Parker and C.C. Beck.  Christopher Godsick, Jeffrey Chernov, Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia serve as executive producers.

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L0RDbuckethead
L0RDbuckethead - 12/29/2018, 9:02 PM
Only a few more months now...

Saga
Saga - 12/29/2018, 9:37 PM
Black Adam will rip his ass in half easily
Nightmare
Nightmare - 12/29/2018, 9:54 PM
I've liked Sandberg's approach to this so far. Horror directors have seemed to adapt well to the superhero genre too. Feel like if they market this well, it will be a huge success. Look forward to the next trailer.

DeadWade213
DeadWade213 - 12/29/2018, 10:16 PM
@Nightmare - I'm just worried about the box office performance.
Origame
Origame - 12/31/2018, 7:30 AM
@DeadWade213 - the trailer's been doing good so far. I feel this wont break bank but will at least warrant a sequel that will really get things moving...assuming its good that is.
Luminus
Luminus - 12/29/2018, 10:24 PM
Ugh, Venom is generic AS F! I gave in and watched it, because like the umpteenth person told me it was fun. Completely pointless film. No Spider-Man, no Eddie Brock Venom as I've been saying over and over. They should've used Agent Venom, if they were so desperate for a hero.
Knightrider
Knightrider - 12/29/2018, 10:24 PM
Shazam, Aquaman, Wonder Woman the DC film universe trinity.

Just forget Superman and Batman for a while, maybe bring Flash back as he seemed to go well with Fans.
Ace101
Ace101 - 12/30/2018, 12:59 AM
I really would like this film to do well. Zachery Levi is a great actor and I loved Chuck, it would be nice for him to succeed in the big screen for a while.
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 12/30/2018, 6:25 AM
This movie looks bad.
RolandD
RolandD - 12/30/2018, 7:08 AM
Off topic, which I usually hate, but didn’t we already get an alternate takes on Malekith story a little while back? I refuse to click on that one.
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 12/30/2018, 7:35 AM
@RolandD - probably. Josh just takes pictures from art books anyone can buy and makes “news” articles up about them and it wouldn’t surprise me if he’s repeated material
RolandD
RolandD - 12/30/2018, 7:58 AM
@Ha1frican - Exactly!
Whaley87
Whaley87 - 12/30/2018, 8:23 AM
This movie does look like a lot of fun. And thankfully the acting seems soooo much better than what we got in Aquaman. But it was a fun visual ride at least.
MARVELFAN1995
MARVELFAN1995 - 12/30/2018, 10:13 AM
Well, in the trailer it showed that Freddy had a collectable Batarang on his dresser. It was same design as the ones in BvS and JL.
BlindAl9
BlindAl9 - 12/30/2018, 10:37 AM
Hopefully this movie will be good..I mean acting wise because Aquaman was really disappointing.
Robby
Robby - 12/30/2018, 10:50 AM
does anyone else think aquaman wasnt that good? like overrated?
BlackCaesar
BlackCaesar - 12/30/2018, 11:06 AM
@Robby - I sh*t on "Aquaman" when I heard it was being made. I went into it thinking it was going to be trash. I was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed it. It had some meh moments, but overall it was enjoyable. Unlike "Justice League" where I couldn't salvage any enjoyable moments. And I loved the pretty damn comic book accurate costumes. (They totally screwed up Murk though. Was not cool.)
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