Production has officially begun on DC’s new superhero flick, Shazam, and a detailed synopsis of the film has finally been released.
Shazam stars Zachary Levi as the titular hero alongside Asher Angel who plays Billy Baston, Levi’s younger counterpart. Billy is a young man who, thanks to the help of some magic, is able to transform into a strong, adult superhero.
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The official, detailed synopsis outlines some of the mischief Billy will be getting into as Shazam:
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 superhero 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.
As the synopsis shows, Shazam is set to have a bit more of a family-friendly tone. While DC has made it clear that the film is set firmly within the DCEU, the film will target a younger fan than unlike DC movies like Suicide Squad and Batman v. Superman have. Additionally, this movie will be coming to us from a branch of Warner Bros. Studio, New Line Cinema, rather than Warner Bros. proper.
It will be interesting to see how a DC movie that is so clearly directed at children performs at the box office. DC films have struggled to find that same, family-friendly footing that has helped bolster Marvel to astronomical success, so Shazam could prove to be the perfect addition to expand the DCEU audience.
Source: Collider
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