SHAZAM! Expected To Play A Key Role In The DCEU; "Tentative Plans" In Place For Him To Meet Other Heroes

SHAZAM! Expected To Play A Key Role In The DCEU; "Tentative Plans" In Place For Him To Meet Other Heroes

A new report confirms that Shazam! is indeed set in the DC Extended Universe, while we have some new details on future plans for the character which reportedly include other DC Comics superheroes...

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By JoshWilding - Jul 19, 2018 01:07 AM EST
Filed Under: Shazam
Source: Entertainment Weekly
While the future of the Justice League franchise remains very much up in the air after the critical and commercial response to the first instalment last November, it appears as if Warner Bros. still has plans to bring these iconic DC Comics superheroes together. In a new report from Entertainment Weekly, it's said that not only is Shazam! most definitely set in the DCEU but there are "tentative plans" to do more with the character, plans which could "eventually" involve some fan-favourite DC characters. 

When producer Peter Safran was asked if Shazam will be part of a Justice League sequel, he chose his words very carefully and replied: "I wouldn’t be surprised to see Shazam play a role in the DCU. He exists in that world." That's pretty vague but it definitely sounds like there's something going on here. 

Zachary Levi, meanwhile, is very excited at the prospect of Shazam meeting the likes of Superman and Wonder Woman. "I would lose my s— if that happened, I would lose all of the s—s. I remember thinking, ‘If I get this and if this movie does well enough and if Justice Leauge does well enough and they make another Justice League … maybe I’ll be on that next poster with all those guys."
 
Whether or not that will happen remains to be seen but Shazam's interactions with the League have always been good fun and he would definitely help bring some levity to the team after their rather dark adventure last year. What do you guys think? Be sure to let us know your thoughts on that below.
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MrCamw1
MrCamw1 - 7/19/2018, 1:23 AM
I'm still 50/50 on the look, some pics look good some not, but Zacks comments and joy make me feel more confident in him.
DeadClunge
DeadClunge - 7/19/2018, 1:28 AM
'if Justice Leauge does well enough'
MUTO123
MUTO123 - 7/19/2018, 1:43 AM
@ClungePool - Yeah, I don't think Levi keeps up with the box office.
LongMayHeReign
LongMayHeReign - 7/19/2018, 1:45 AM
@ClungePool - Nah bruh that's just too easy. That subject should from now only be used if a fanboy really needs to be put in their place.
bigdannymac
bigdannymac - 7/19/2018, 1:45 AM
@MUTO123 - He said that BEFORE he was cast in the movie and BEFORE JL came out
LongMayHeReign
LongMayHeReign - 7/19/2018, 1:51 AM
@MUTO123 -

Off-topic kinda.




Watched a live stream today where a bunch of guys were discussing why the media isn't covering the fact that Ant-man and the Wasp flopped at the box office and they brought up the old Disney bias theory.

By the time the discussion was over I felt slightly dumber and just a little sad for having seen it.
BoyWonder
BoyWonder - 7/19/2018, 1:51 AM
@bigdannymac - ahhh that makes more sense so this whole report was before jl came out
BoyWonder
BoyWonder - 7/19/2018, 1:53 AM
@LongMayHeReign - I thought it was doing better then the original how is that a flop if not then yikes
Imfunnyhow
Imfunnyhow - 7/19/2018, 1:55 AM
"and if Justice Leauge does well enough and they make another Justice League"
RageDriver2401
RageDriver2401 - 7/19/2018, 2:00 AM
@LongMayHeReign - it was slightly underwhelming, but I liked it. The felt the action was very creative. The humour was also pretty on point.
MUTO123
MUTO123 - 7/19/2018, 2:02 AM
@LongMayHeReign - I don't watch those. I ain't got time for bullshit.
MUTO123
MUTO123 - 7/19/2018, 2:03 AM
@bigdannymac - OK, now that makes sense.
LongMayHeReign
LongMayHeReign - 7/19/2018, 2:03 AM
@BoyWonder -

Because 1) These guys and a lot of people don't understand how the box office works.

2) After Black Panther and Infinity War it's assumed that if a Marvel film doesn't get near a billion it's a failure.

And 3) they clearly have a bias because they had predicted that after Infinity War the MCU would decline because their films are to light hearted with no stakes.
LongMayHeReign
LongMayHeReign - 7/19/2018, 2:07 AM
@MUTO123 - I agree. When someone tells you their about being "real" then tries to present opinion as fact it's time to gtfo.
NOVAtheSUPA
NOVAtheSUPA - 7/19/2018, 2:44 AM
@LongMayHeReign - how much money did ant man and wasp end up making anyway

Its the first marvel movie i havent seen in cinema's in a long while myself
Felt like i could just wait for this one
breakUbatman
breakUbatman - 7/19/2018, 4:10 AM
@ClungePool - John Cena?!
JackBurton1
JackBurton1 - 7/19/2018, 5:24 AM
@LongMayHeReign -It really isn't a good flick.I've watched it twice..once by choice and the second time because some friends wanted to see it.It's a pretty forgettable flim.
LongMayHeReign
LongMayHeReign - 7/19/2018, 10:46 AM
@jst5 - I never said whether it was good or not but in no way is it a flop when it hasn't even opened in a bunch of territories ( including China) and when it's run is only 2 weeks old.
LongMayHeReign
LongMayHeReign - 7/19/2018, 10:48 AM
@NOVAtheSUPA - As of right now it's made $293 million only 2 weeks into it's run and without opening in China and at least 5 other territories.
NOVAtheSUPA
NOVAtheSUPA - 7/19/2018, 11:03 AM
@LongMayHeReign - sheet really i loved ant man but thats not the best news. I just looked it up on a 162 milion budget + marketing thats pretty bad man dont wanna be negative but i dont think will be getting another sequel

Unless china performs big time
But there in a blackout right now theres not even a release date so we shall see the first one did quite well in china
LongMayHeReign
LongMayHeReign - 7/19/2018, 12:12 PM
@NOVAtheSUPA - Why would we not get a sequel? The first Ant-man made only $519 million on a $130 million budget (not including marketing).

Ant-man and the Wasp is on pace to beat that mark and will pass $300 million by the end of today. I don't know why you would consider that not to be good, plus you have to remember these movies usually play for 20 weeks and this will only be the 3rd weekend.

Just give it time.
JackBurton1
JackBurton1 - 7/20/2018, 1:09 PM
@LongMayHeReign - Flop isn't the right term for a movie like that.Most of the Transformers movies were not flops...but they were not very good movies either.Ant-Man and the Wasp isn't a very good movie.
LongMayHeReign
LongMayHeReign - 7/20/2018, 2:20 PM
@jst5 - But that's what I'm saying, they didn't call it a "Flop" because they thought it was a bad film. They called it a "Flop" because of it's box office numbers. Which couldn't be further from the truth because right now it's out performing the first Ant-man and had yet to open in some big markets (including China).
RageDriver2401
RageDriver2401 - 7/19/2018, 1:47 AM
14-year-old Billy Batson meets his mass murderer idol Batfleck. Makes sense.

Hopefully they'll give him time to actually put on the muscle required to fill the suit for his next outing.
sixthsense
sixthsense - 7/19/2018, 1:50 AM
@RageDriver2401 - "mass murderer" do you even know what those words mean? apparently not...
LongMayHeReign
LongMayHeReign - 7/19/2018, 1:54 AM
@sixthsense - Doesn't it mean to kill a lot of people at one time. I could be wrong I don't usually think of such dark phrases.
RageDriver2401
RageDriver2401 - 7/19/2018, 1:55 AM
@sixthsense - I had to refresh my memory, but I think I got it right.
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