It will be followed by the spin-off film Black Adam and the sequel Shazam! Fury of the Gods, both releasing in 2022. The film was a box office success, grossing $366 million worldwide, and received largely positive reviews from critics, who praised Sandberg's direction and the performances of Levi, Angel and Grazer, as well as its generally light tone and sense of fun. Shazam! was released in the United States in RealD 3D, Dolby Cinema, IMAX, 4DX, and ScreenX on April 5, 2019. Principal photography began in Toronto on January 29, 2018, with most of the film shot at Pinewood Toronto Studios, and wrapped on May 11, 2018. Sandberg signed on to direct Shazam! in February 2017, and Levi was cast that October, with Angel joining the following month. In January 2017, he was cast to lead a solo Black Adam development project. The film was officially announced in 2014, with Johnson attached to star as either Shazam or Black Adam. The film went into pre-production in 2009, with Peter Segal as director, John August as writer and Dwayne Johnson being considered to star as the villain Black Adam, but the project fell through Johnson acts as an executive producer on Shazam! William Goldman, Alec Sokolow, Joel Cohen, Bill Birch, and Geoff Johns, among others, were all attached to the project as writers at various points. Thaddeus Sivana (Strong) and the Seven Deadly Sins.ĭevelopment of a live-action Shazam! film began at New Line in the early 2000s, but was delayed for several years. Billy and his foster brother Freddy Freeman (Grazer) must discover Billy's new powers in order to stop the evil Dr. The film follows teenager Billy Batson (Angel) as he is chosen by the ancient wizard Shazam (Hounsou) to be his new champion by saying the name "Shazam", allowing him to transform into an adult superhero (Levi) with various superpowers. Sandberg from a screenplay by Henry Gayden and a story by Gayden and Darren Lemke, and stars Zachary Levi, Mark Strong, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Djimon Hounsou.
Pictures, it is the seventh installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). Shazam! is a 2019 superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name, produced by New Line Cinema and distributed by Warner Bros.
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