SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS Director Reveals Why He Reshot Flashback Scene And Changed Shazamily's Costumes

SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS Director Reveals Why He Reshot Flashback Scene And Changed Shazamily's Costumes

Shazam! Fury of the Gods director David F. Sandberg has taken to social media to explain why he reshot a flashback to 2019's Shazam!, revealing what exactly led to him changing the Shazamily's costumes...

By JoshWilding - Apr 11, 2023 05:04 AM EST

In Shazam! Fury of the Gods, we revisited the events of 2019's Shazam! in a flashback reminding us what Billy Batson did to The Wizard's staff.

However, some big changes were made to that scene. Rather than re-using footage from the last movie, director David F. Sandberg chose to reshoot and recreate that moment, replacing the 2019 costumes with the 2023 versions and swapping out Michelle Borth with Grace Caroline Currey. 

Sandberg took to Twitter over the weekend to share both a comparison of the two scenes and explain what led to him deciding to shake things up. 

"I don’t think the old suits were bad, I mean they were based on my specifications after all," he told one inquisitive fan. "But why not try something new rather than doing the same thing again? Like, the hood was cool but we weren’t going to use it so let’s try a design without it."

Ultimately, a change in costumes was the least of the Shazam! sequel's problems as it looks set to go down in history as the lowest-grossing DCEU movie of all time. Next up for Warner Bros. this year is The Flash, with Blue Beetle and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom set to follow.

After that, the DCEU will become DC Studios' new DCU.

Shazam! Fury of the Gods continues the story of teenage Billy Batson who, upon reciting the magic word "SHAZAM!," is transformed into his adult Super Hero alter ego, Shazam.

"Despite lacking so much of what made Shazam! great, there’s plenty of fun to be had with Shazam! Fury of the Gods, a movie that serves as a reminder the DCEU wasn’t all bad," we said in our review"It’s just a shame it never quite manages to electrify us in the same way as its predecessor."

Shazam! Fury of the Gods arrived on Digital last Friday. The sequel will then hit 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD on Tuesday, May 23. 

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Supercat6376
Supercat6376 - 4/11/2023, 6:36 AM
Having the whole family is what killed all the potential of these movies.
MartianManHuntr
MartianManHuntr - 4/11/2023, 6:43 AM
@Supercat6376 - I agree. His family should have gained power probably in third movie so they can probably do a fourth movie. But they all have power in first movie so there is nothing unique left with Billy.
Origame
Origame - 4/11/2023, 7:33 AM
Ok, why not give his previous words on the matter where he specifies this more?

It's explained the reason for the change is that this was originally going to be released after the flash, and this was to show the history was changed as part of what happened there. You guys did report that here, and it gives better context than him just saying "let's purposefully f@#$ with continuity".
philinterrupted
philinterrupted - 4/11/2023, 8:30 AM
@Origame - yeah but it’s popular to shit on this movie here, soooooo….
RolandD
RolandD - 4/11/2023, 9:51 AM
@Origame - Wow! Origami says
dragon316
dragon316 - 4/11/2023, 7:35 AM
In other words with every comic book movie try make costumes looks different from original what all comic book movies have in common
RolandD
RolandD - 4/11/2023, 9:52 AM
@dragon316 - Yep. You can sell more merch that way.
DannRamm113
DannRamm113 - 4/11/2023, 7:57 AM
I finally watched it on digital, I had a great time I'll be honest. Nothing too wrong for this movie, maybe the villains weren't the best in terms of looming threats, and Zach Levi is a bit cringy, but overall I did have a great time.

For this retcon, I saw it almost as an homage to Evil Dead, and how the intro to the sequels would kind of remake the previous movie with deliberate differences in place. Plus, its Billy's flashback, and he's been established as an imperfect narrator, such as with the flashback with his mom in the first.
MMFRESHSW2
MMFRESHSW2 - 4/11/2023, 8:31 AM
THIS MOVIE WAS TRASH.... VILLIANS SUX SHOULD HAVE BEEN ARES,HERA ZEUS EVEN BLINDSIDED & GOT HELP FROM WW.
MrDandy
MrDandy - 4/11/2023, 9:33 AM
I didn’t even notice so who cares lol.

I think I like the new costumes more but they should have kept the hoods. It helped stand out from every other superhero design.
RolandD
RolandD - 4/11/2023, 9:58 AM
Best superhero costume change ever because there was a significant rationale.


I liked the Begins suit better visually, but the new suit made much more sense. It also wasn’t a three button suit. 😉
Stark’s suits get honorable mention for the obvious reasons.
DK4ever
DK4ever - 4/11/2023, 2:06 PM
Shazamily? Not a word. It's the Marvel family. Just because Marvel Comics got the rights to the name, does not change the history of the Fawcett characters.
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