Shazam!

Release Date: Friday, April 5, 2019 Nationwide

Dwayne Johnson, Zachary Levi, Peter Safran, Asher Angel, Mark Strong, Jack Dylan Grazer, Dany Garcia, Ron Cephas Jones, Cooper Andrews, Ian Chen, Darren Lemke, David F. Sandberg, Hiram Garcia, Michael Uslan, Henry Gayden, Grace Fulton, Ian Cheney, Faithe Herman, Chris Godsick, Jovan Armand, Marta Milans

A teenager becomes the superhero known as Captain Marvel when he utters the magic word "Shazam!"

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A teenager becomes the superhero known as Captain Marvel when he utters the magic word "Shazam!"

Plot

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Plot
We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In Billy Batson’s (Angel) case, by shouting out one word—SHAZAM!—this streetwise 14-year-old foster kid can turn into the adult Super Hero Shazam (Levi), courtesy of an ancient wizard. Still a kid at heart—inside a ripped, godlike body—Shazam revels in this adult version of himself by doing what any teen would do with superpowers: have fun with them! Can he fly? Does he have X-ray vision? Can he shoot lightning out of his hands? Can he skip his social studies test? Shazam sets out to test the limits of his abilities with the joyful recklessness of a child. But he’ll need to master these powers quickly in order to fight the deadly forces of evil controlled by Dr. Thaddeus Sivana (Strong).
Cited as official plot version from warnerbros.com
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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Shazam!.

Crew Behind the Film

The Shazam! behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director David F. Sandberg last directed Shazam! Fury of the Gods and Annabelle: Creation. The film's writer Darren Lemke last wrote Gemini Man and Goosebumps.

Producers
Peter Safran

Additional Information

MPA Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for intense sequences of action, language, and suggestive material
Runtime
N/A
Tagline
Not available
Also known as
Shazam!, Billy Batson and the Legend of Shazam, Untitled DC Film (2016)

Language
English

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Production Details

What we know about the Shazam! movie production.

Key Facts

  • Firmly set in the DC universe but with his own distinctly fun, family-centric tone, the character first appeared in Whiz Comics in 1940 and was created by Bill Parker and C.C. Beck (2/14/18).
  • Set primarily in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, principal photography for the film is taking place in Toronto (2/14/18).
  • The creative team includes Annabelle: Creation director of photography Maxime Alexandre, production designer Jennifer Spence, editor Michel Aller and costume designer Leah Butler.
  • It is unknown at this point whether Dwayne Johnson, who will play Shazam! villain Black Adam, will be involved with this film. He'll star in a separate spin-off pic (Hollywood Reporter, 7/20/17).
  • Adaption of DC Comic's 1970's comic book.

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Production

The film was tagged as Production. Filming commenced February 2018 in Toronto.

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production. The project is looking to starting filming in January or February 2018 with a likely release in 2019, per Hollywood Reporter.

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Annabelle 2 director David F. Sandberg is in talks for the New Line project.

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Concept

The film was tagged as Concept.

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Concept

The film was tagged as Concept. Project is "dead" according to John August

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Shazam! was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, April 5, 2019 . There were 15 other movies released on the same date, including The Best of Enemies, Pet Sematary and Teen Spirit.



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