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First official image from DC’s Shazam! movie

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Thanks to Entertainment Weekly, we’ve got our very first official image from the upcoming DC Films superhero blockbuster Shazam!, which features Zachary Levi as the titular hero (who, if you’re unaware, is the adult alter-ego of teenager Billy Batson, played by Asher Angel) along with his pal Freddy Freeman, portrayed by Jack Dylan Grazer (It). […]

Rumours circulating about a possible Man of Steel 2 announcement at Comic-Con

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With Marvel Studios opting to sit out Comic-Con this year, Warner Bros. has a great chance to grab the superhero spotlight in Hall H next month with its big DC Films presentation. We already know that it is set to feature the unveiling of the first Aquaman trailer, with Gal Gadot also on hand to […]

Gal Gadot bringing Wonder Woman 1984 footage to Comic-Con, and we might get a Shazam! trailer too

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With Marvel Studios opting to sit out this year’s Comic-Con, Warner Bros. and DC Films have a real opportunity to steal the limelight with their big DC presentation in Hall H next month. We’ve already had confirmation from director James Wan that the DC panel will feature the debut of the first trailer for December’s […]

Warner Bros. and DC wrap production on Shazam!

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Directed David F. Sandberg (Annabelle: Creation) has taken to social media to announce that production has wrapped on Shazam!, next year’s seventh instalment in the DC Extended Universe. That’s a wrap on Shazam! Now onto months of post production. — David F. Sandberg (@ponysmasher) May 11, 2018 Shazam, which stars Zachary Levi as the adult […]

Henry Cavill “having conversations” about Man of Steel 2 but doesn’t know when he’ll next play Superman

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For the past couple of years, there’s been whispers and rumours that Warner Bros. has been quietly developing a sequel to Man of Steel, with the likes of George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road) and Matthew Vaughn (X-Men: First Class) both having been linked to the director’s chair. Nevertheless, there’s been no official word from […]

Shazam adds four more as it fills out the Shazam Family

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Following on from this weekend’s news that Adam Brody (The O.C.) has joined Shazam!, we now have word that four more actors have joined the DC Extended Universe blockbuster as members of the Shazam Family. Firstly, Batman-News is reporting that Brody is set to play the adult superhero version of Freddie Freeman (played by Jack […]

The Walking Dead and This Is Us stars join Warner Bros.’ Shazam

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With Shazam! gearing up to go into production early in the New Year, director David F. Sandberg has made two additions to the cast of the DC Comics blockbuster. According to Deadline, The Walking Dead’s Cooper Andrews has signed on to play the foster parent at the home where young Billy Batson lives. Meanwhile, Comic […]

The Week in Spandex – X-Men: Dark Phoenix, The New Mutants, Avengers: Infinity War, Justice League, The Batman, Aquaman, The Incredibles 2 and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Deadpool 2, The New Mutants, Gambit, The Gifted, Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Runaways, Marvel Rising, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Venom, Justice League, Flashpoint, The Batman, Aquaman, Shazam, […]