Zachary Levi Believes SHAZAM Will Be The DC Films Universe's GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

Zachary Levi Believes SHAZAM Will Be The DC Films Universe's GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

Shazam is set to start shooting next year and lead star Zachary Levi has revealed in a new interview why he expects the DC Comics adaptation to find a similar level of success to Guardians of the Galaxy.

By JoshWilding - Dec 04, 2017 01:12 AM EST
Filed Under: Shazam
Warner Bros. has only one DC Comics movie on the way in 2018 and that's Aquaman. The studio is looking to change that in 2019 with the release of Shazam and Suicide Squad 2 along with a number of other rumoured (and long overdue) titles. Right now, though, Shazam is definitely the most intriguing and Zachary Levi has revealed in a new interview why he expects the movie to exceed expectations.

"James Gunn and the gang killed it," the actor said in regards to Guardians of the Galaxy. "It brought so much heart and humor and yeah, I think it was kind of like this dark horse that took everybody by storm and I think Shazam kind of has the possibility to do that because Shazam’s not, for all intents and purposes, not Supes it’s not Batman, it’s not Wonder Woman, it’s not what people [expect.]"

By bringing magic into the DC Films Universe, this will obviously be a very different sort of superhero movie and the entire concept of a child who can transform into a powerful being like Shazam is definitely as unique as Guardians of the Galaxy when those characters were brought into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. What do you guys think of these comments? Let us know your thoughts below. 


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MrMe
MrMe - 12/4/2017, 2:02 AM
First?
MrMe
MrMe - 12/4/2017, 2:02 AM
@MrMe - OMG! It's finally happened!!!
Kingmonger
Kingmonger - 12/4/2017, 2:03 AM
I hope so, because this whole DCEU fiasco is getting out of control.
MrMe
MrMe - 12/4/2017, 2:05 AM
@RoninHawkeye - I was hoping for a Flash movie (not Flashpoint) before Suicide Squad 2.
CaptainElrond
CaptainElrond - 12/4/2017, 2:09 AM
@MrMe - Flashpoint should happen now.
MrMe
MrMe - 12/4/2017, 2:16 AM
@InfiniteCipher - Yeah, I seem to be in the minority with that idea. If the DCEU had been set up right, Flashpoint would've been a perfect 3rd Flash movie and a good way to recast alot of the actors after they've all had their trilogies. But, aside from MoS and WW, WB has really f'd up their universe.
Grodd87
Grodd87 - 12/4/2017, 2:07 AM
This movie and Aquaman will set up a good string of movies for dc
TheRationalNerd
TheRationalNerd - 12/4/2017, 4:37 AM
@Grodd87 - I agree.
Shanksman
Shanksman - 12/4/2017, 8:09 AM
@Grodd87 - Still need a reboot. I cant stand seeing Justice League failing a second time.
Grodd87
Grodd87 - 12/4/2017, 8:19 AM
@Shanksman - I know it sounds stupid but the chemistry between all characters in dceu is great. Justice league had good chemistry and so did squad. Bad villains and some bad casting can be fixed. But the foundation they have can be a solid one.
Melkac
Melkac - 12/4/2017, 10:43 AM
@Grodd87 - "The chemistry between all characters is great"
It is? I found it meddling at best.
ThankMeLater
ThankMeLater - 12/4/2017, 2:09 AM
Shazam should be unique but Guardians wouldn’t really be my comparison. I’d hope they shoot for more of a superhero version of Big.
CaptainElrond
CaptainElrond - 12/4/2017, 2:11 AM
@ThankMeLater - I always thought of him as a spiderman type character.
ThankMeLater
ThankMeLater - 12/4/2017, 10:16 AM
@Krampus - I could see that as well; good call.
Atomicockroach
Atomicockroach - 12/4/2017, 11:46 PM
@ThankMeLater - He actually made that comparison at one point.
ThankMeLater
ThankMeLater - 12/6/2017, 6:50 PM
@Atomicockroach - Nice, didn’t watch the video on this so I’m glad that was mentioned. Shame that the writer didn’t include that detail in this article.
Kevwebsz
Kevwebsz - 12/4/2017, 2:10 AM
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 12/4/2017, 2:19 AM
GotG aren't really the first thing that would come to my mind thinking about Shazam, but...well, he's not the director, so...
johnnymarr
johnnymarr - 12/4/2017, 2:21 AM
I hope he's right. There's no more margin for errors in the cinematic DCU.

Anyways, there's not much to gain from being associated with the shared DCU the way it currently is. I suspect the Shazam/Captain Marvel movie will have little to no relation with the overall DCU.
CaptainElrond
CaptainElrond - 12/4/2017, 2:23 AM
@johnnymarr - Problem with the dceu is it started with zacharys unique grey style. Xmen and mcu universe's work because iron mans look was relatively simple.

Its hard to build a universe, with everything looking so grey.
TheManWithoutFear
TheManWithoutFear - 12/4/2017, 2:22 AM
Zachary must be so hyped to get this role. I hope he kills it.
SKetCH
SKetCH - 12/4/2017, 2:25 AM
How hard am I allowed to laugh at this?
I want to make sure I give the right amount of laughter.
SKetCH
SKetCH - 12/4/2017, 2:31 AM


For the record, I want this film to work. Any successful comic book movie is a win for the entire industry.

But I feel sorry for the talent involved at this point. This whole thing is a mess & it's deeply disappointing.
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