‘Shazam!’ Will Start Production Early 2018
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Shazam! will be the next DCEU movie to film.
It is not confirmed if Dwayne Johnson will be in the movie as Shazam!‘s villain, Black Adam. It looks like the character is being saved for its own spinoff.
Shazam! is the story of a kid that can transform himself into a costumed adult with superhuman powers by speaking the words “SHAZAM!”
The movie will be directed by David F. Sandberg (Lights Out) and Peter Safran (Aquaman‘s producer) is in negotiations to produce.
Sandberg took a DECU Reddit to talk about the film: “To keep it general and not go into script details I’d say the core thing that’s appealing to me is the wish fulfillment. What kid doesn’t want to be Superman? This is a kid that basically gets to become Superman.”
Shazam! is predicted to hit theatres in 2019.