This past weekend at Comic-Con saw the first Shazam! trailer released featuring Zachary Levi as the titular superhero.
I’ll say I was really happy with what I saw and think the movie will be tons of fun.
Earlier on Twitter saw director David F. Sandberg field questions about the Shazam! trailer offering up that the VFX aren’t done just yet.
“None of the vfx in this early trailer are final so things might look quite different in the final film. That’s definitely a shot that will continue to be tweaked,” Sandberg said. “Well it was just a teaser. None of the action stuff is ready to show yet. You’ll have to wait for a proper trailer later on.”
Sandberg also took to Instagram to show off a behind-the-scenes shot at making the movie.
Watch the Shazam! trailer below!
None of the vfx in this early trailer are final so things might look quite different in the final film. That’s definitely a shot that will continue to be tweaked. https://t.co/cu6nx07c0j
— David F. Sandberg (@ponysmasher) July 23, 2018
Well it was just a teaser. None of the action stuff is ready to show yet. You’ll have to wait for a proper trailer later on. https://t.co/6ez7B0Z0K8
— David F. Sandberg (@ponysmasher) July 23, 2018
Shazam! has an April 5, 2019 release starring Zachary Levi as the titular DC Super Hero; Asher Angel as Billy Batson; Mark Strong in the role of Super-Villain Dr. Thaddeus Sivana; Jack Dylan Grazer as Billy’s best friend and ultimate superhero enthusiast, Freddy, part of the foster family that includes Mary, played by Grace Fulton; Darla, played by Faithe Herman; Eugene, played by Ian Chen, and Pedro, played by Jovan Armand. Cooper Andrews and Marta Milans play foster parents Victor and Rosa Vasquez, with Djimon Hounsou as the Wizard.
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).
