![]() Shazam! Flies into theaters April 5 and rides a wave of hope and newfound optimism in the DCEU, but just how high will he go? The very last scene in Shazam before the end credits roll features the film’s biggest DC Comics cameo - Superman! As IGN reports, Superman comes to sit at their cafeteria lunch table - but we only see him from the neck down, as it’s not Henry Cavill in the suit.By Byron Lafayette 3 years ago Follow Tweet As spotted by, Billy and the foster kids attend Fawcett Central, a reference to Fawcett Publications, who published Shazam comics for the first 15 years of the characters' existence.ĥ. As confirms, that's a perfect description of the Batcave from Christopher Nolan's movie trilogy.Ĥ. When describing the kind of secret base they're looking for, Billy says he's after somewhere 'overlooking water, with a waterfall that you can drive through to access'. Listen carefully, Batman fans - there's a nod to Christian Bale's Batcave in the film. Try and spot the Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and Aquaman apparel.ģ. Keep your eyes peeled - Billy’s new brother Freddy is a huge superhero fan, and he’s seen wearing various superhero T-shirts throughout the film, reports. Sandberg confirmed that the smiley faces are a nod to the iconic symbol of another DC film, Watchmen.Ģ. In the scene where Billy Batson is in the social worker’s office, there's an assortment of smiley face mugs, balls, and buttons on the desk. Shazam trivia and DC Easter eggs: Did you spot.ġ. So perhaps he’ll face off against Shazam in the sequel? Superhero fans can only hope. The first film certainly sets itself up for a sequel - notably the introduction of the grown-up foster kid superheroes, and the mid-credits scene teasing villain Mister Mind.Įlsewhere in the Shazam / DC universe, Dwayne Johnson is set to star in his own solo movie as the villain Black Adam, with filming for that thought to be taking place this year ( Yahoo). Sandberg and producer Peter Safran are also expected to return for the follow-up. So what do we know about the sequel so far? Well according to Hollywood Reporter, Henry Gayden, who penned the first film's screenplay, is writing the next installment. The actor told Associated Press that scriptwriting for the sequel has already begun and he’s expecting to start filming either in late spring/early summer 2020. In fact, Shazam star Zachary Levi has already started dropping major hints that his character will be returning to the big screen. While DC has yet to officially announce a follow up to Shazam, the fact it's made $300+ million at the box office to date strongly suggests that it will be back. Catch up ahead of the rumoured sequel - and the Black Adam spin-off! One scene sees Billy and his friends end up in a strip club, to which Pedro (Jovan Armand) says: “Not my thing.”įans have taken this to mean that this is the character’s subtle way of mentioning that he’s gay, or potentially asexual. In fact, some fans are speculating that DC introduced its first gay superhero in the film, reports .uk. Of the film’s colourfully diverse family, Levi tells Alter: “The fact that our movie in its own true DNA is about a foster family made up of a very racially diverse group of kids, and parents we have a very cool privilege to represent a lot of underrepresented people. The children of various ages are of different ethnicities and, in the case of Freddy Freeman, possess an actual physical disability. That’s who Zach is,” he said.Ĭritics agreed, calling Levi “charming and a treat to watch”, with “good comedy value and full of energy" who plays the role “perfectly, with bounding, immature glee”. All the time, not just when he's in our movie. He is a 14-year-old boy in an adult's body. ![]() He's excited about the world and this opportunity.” “So when we saw him it was like, ‘he's the guy and this is the way to go.’ Because it's not about dumbing him down and making him a stupid kid. “It wasn't until we found that we saw that he has this enthusiasm and excitement about the world and everything that makes him feel very kid-like. “It was quite a process to find what makes a grown man feel like a kid,” said Shazam director David F. We’re not the only people to think so, as that’s what the film’s director and producers thought after his casting, too. ![]() In actual fact, Levi is the perfect person to play Shazam, and we can’t imagine anyone else in the role It’s hard to believe that Zachary Levi auditioned for a smaller role in the film (that of grown up Freddy Freeman, if you’re wondering).īut the actor mistakenly believed that the producers were looking for someone more like Dwayne Johnson for the superhero character. ‘Big kid’ Zachary Levi is the perfect person to play the teen-turned-superhero
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