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Shazam! 2 director says filming was expected to start this year

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Shazam! 2, the follow-up to 2019’s superhero origin story, was planned to start shooting this year for a 2022 release but due to the current global health crisis, director David F. Sandberg is unsure how the production schedule will move forward.In a recent interview with ComicBook, Sandberg revealed while he is currently unaware if Warner […]

The Top Ten Film Scores Based On DC Comics Properties

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Hasitha Fernando on the top ten film scores based on DC Comics properties…When it comes to big screen adaptations, DC Comics were way ahead of the curve than their Marvel counterparts. Of course, that’s not to say that films based on DC Comic properties have been consistent throughout, but as evidenced by Christopher Nolan’s The […]

The Top Ten Film Scores of 2019

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Hasitha Fernando on the top ten film scores of 2019…In terms of films both original and otherwise, 2019 proved to be quite a strong one. Although the box-office landscape was largely dominated by a plethora of comic-book films there were a great many creatively inspiring films like Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story, Rian Johnson’s Knives Out […]

Shazam! 2 gets Spring 2022 release date

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Just days after setting a July 2022 release date for the long-planned The Flash solo movie, Warner Bros. has now added another DC project to its upcoming schedule, the studio having dated New Line Cinema’s Shazam! 2 for April 1st 2022.The follow-up to this year’s origin story – which grossed almost $365 million at the […]

UPDATE: Shazam 2 officially announced at CCXP?

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UPDATE: According to Comic Book, the below information is inaccurate, and there was no official announcement about Shazam 2 during Brazil’s Comic Con Experience. Original story follows…Though it was already a certainty, Warner Bros. officially announced at CCXP that Shazam 2 is in development with Zachary Levi returning as the title superhero and David F. Sandberg […]

The Best Horror Moments in Superhero Movies

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For all the criticisms of oversaturation, superhero movies have managed to retain their longevity thanks to a clever mix of genre blending. They may have their conventions and tropes and archetypes, but they intermingle so well with many other cinema favorites like comedy, satire, western, thriller, and even space opera.One of the more underrated polymorphizations, […]

Get a first look at The Infected: King Shazam!

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Billy Batson finds himself under the spell of the Batman Who Laughs this December in the one shot The Infected: King Shazam! #1, and you can find an unlettered first look preview here courtesy of DC Comics…Billy Batson is a good kid. Well… he was. Following the events of Batman/Superman and “Year of the Villain,” […]

Shazam! star Zachary Levi praises Joker and his DC colleagues

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Zachary Levi, star of Shazam!, has heaped praise on DC’s Joker, calling it more than just a great comic book movie.It’s fair to say that the general public is quite enjoying DC’s Joker. While critics seem somewhat divided, audiences are lapping it up at the box office. It’s not just the general public, however, as […]

Shazam! director reveals original plans for Henry Cavill’s Superman cameo

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While Warner Bros. and DC Films were unable to reach a deal with Henry Cavill to have him make Superman a cameo appearance in this year’s DC superhero adventure Shazam!, that didn’t deter the filmmakers from including the Man of Steel in the film’s final scenes.As it turns out, we only got to see Supes […]

Zachary Levi says Shazam would be “the fun one” in Justice League 2

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If Justice League 2 happens, Zachary Levi says that Shazam would definitely be the “fun one”, standing apart from the other serious characters.Will Justice League 2 ever happen? At this point, it doesn’t look likely considering the original’s poor reception and the subsequent great success DC has found making more standalone adventures.If Warner Bros. does […]