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Shazam! tops Aquaman in preview box office takings

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Warner Bros. and DC Films’ Shazam! may only be tracking around $40 to $50 million at the domestic box office, but the superhero comedy certainly got off to a healthy start with its one-night-only Fandango preview screenings this past weekend.The film, which sees Zachary Levi starring as the titular hero – an adult superhero alter-ego […]

Second Opinion – Shazam (2019)

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Shazam, 2019.Directed by David F. Sandberg. Starring Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Mark Strong, Djimon Hounsou, Grace Fulton, Faithe Herman, Ian Chen, Jovan Armand, Cooper Andrews and Marta Milans.SYNOPSIS:A teenage foster child becomes an unlikely superhero when he is handed magical powers by a dying wizard.DC has finally learned one of the classic […]

Shazam tries to protect his secret identity in new clip

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Warner Bros. has released another clip from its upcoming DC superhero comedy adventure Shazam! which sees Freddy (Jack Dylan Grazer) and Billy (Asher Angel) trying to convince Darla (Faithe Herman) to keep Billy’s superhero alter-ego a secret from their foster parents; watch it here…SEE ALSO: Shazam battles Dr. Sivana in new clip from the DC […]

Shazam battles Dr. Sivana in new clip from the DC blockbuster

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With its release just two weeks away, a new clip has arrived online for the DC superhero solo movie Shazam! which gives us a peek at a fight scene between Shazam (Zachary Levi) and Dr. Sivana (Mark Strong); watch it here…SEE ALSO: Mark Strong compares his villain roles in Shazam! and Green LanternSEE ALSO: Zachary […]

Zachary Levi reveals the worst part of wearing the Shazam! costume

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Zachary Levi, the star of DC’s Shazam!, has revealed the worst thing about wearing the hero’s costume.Playing a major superhero on the big screen is a big moment for Hollywood actors in 2019 and Zachary Levi certainly wouldn’t complain about his role starring in the upcoming Shazam! But it’s not all easy going, especially when […]

Mark Strong compares his villain roles in Shazam! and Green Lantern

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Mark Strong has compared his experience playing a villain in both Shazam! and Green Lantern for DC.Shazam! won’t be the first time actor Mark Strong plays a big screen villain for DC, as he has previously played the part of Sinestro in the not so popular Ryan Reynolds-led Green Lantern. A lot has changed since […]

James Gunn will unify DC and Marvel fans says DC producer

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The fact that James Gunn is set to direct films for both DC and Marvel will unify fans according to a producer for DC.It’s been a bit of crazy ride for James Gunn over the past 12 months. The Guardians of the Galaxy director lost his job with Marvel for some repugnant old tweets, then […]

Shazam! gets a new international poster

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A new international poster has made its way online for Warner Bros. and DC Films’ Shazam! featuring Billy Batson (Asher Angel), his superhero alter-ego Shazam! (Zachary Levi), Dr. Sivana (Mark Strong), and Freddy Freeman (Jack Dylan Grazer); check it out here…SEE ALSO: Shazam! gets an international trailer packed with new footageSEE ALSO: Shazam explores his newfound powers […]

Black Adam won’t appear in any Shazam! sequels until after his own solo movie

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Shazam! producer Peter Safran believes that Black Adam won’t appear in a Shazam! sequel before he gets his own solo movie.It was long thought that Black Adam would be the villain for Shazam! but that hasn’t turned out to be the case. Although Dwayne Johnson is attached to play the character for DC, so far, […]

Three new images from Shazam! released

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With a little over two weeks to go until the release of Shazam! Warner Bros. has released three new images from the DC superhero solo movie featuring Zachary Levi and Jack Dylan Grazer; check them out here…SEE ALSO: Shazam! gets an international trailer packed with new footage SEE ALSO: Shazam explores his newfound powers in extended clip […]