The last installment of the Shazam! The franchise has brought Billy Batson face to face with elements of a world outside of his own. In a recent interview, David F. Sandberg reveals why the first film’s connection to the larger universe was left without a head.
Many fans were upset at the end of the first Shazam! film when the end of the film caused Superman to appear in a high school cafeteria, but it was cut before the actor’s face could be seen. Sandberg, who directed the first movie, revealed that the footage fans saw was merely a placeholder for the real thing they were forced to use when things fell apart:
“I mean, the funny thing was that in the first movie we were going to have Henry [Cavill] appear as Superman,” Sandberg said. collider. “Then when we were shooting that scene, they said, ‘Well, Henry’s not going to make it this day, so we’ll shoot him with a stand-in and then we’ll have to pick up his coverage later.” in.’ It’s like, ‘Okay…’ So, we shot it like this, and then the Henry thing fell apart and we couldn’t do it. So we just had to use the stand-in footage, and that’s why it ends before you see his face.”
Sandberg was able to find humor in this less-than-ideal situation, even using it as an excuse to mock the concept of a headless hero with a running gag in the sequel. Shazam! fury of the gods. While Henry Cavill would later reprise his role as Superman in black adam, James Gunn and Peter Safran taking over as heads of the DCU would have to be their last time in the role, as they opted to cast a younger actor for the part. It’s unclear at this point if Zachary Levi’s version of Shazam will run into any version of Superman found in the DCU’s future.
David F. Sandberg directed Shazam! fury of the gods from a screenplay written by Henry Gayden and Chris Morgan, Shazam! fury of the gods. The film stars Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Adam Brody, Ross Butler, Meagan Good, DJ Cotrona, Grace Caroline Currey, Faithe Herman, Ian Chen, Jovan Armand, Marta Millans, Cooper Andrews, Djimon Hounsou, Rachel Zegler, Lucy Liu, and Helen Mirren.
The official Shazam! fury of the gods The synopsis reads as follows: “Granted with powers from the gods, Billy Batson and his foster companions are still learning how to juggle teenage life with adult superhero alter-egos. But when the Daughters of Atlas, a vengeful trio of ancient gods, come to Earth in search of magic stolen from them long ago, Billy, aka Shazam, and his family find themselves embroiled in a battle for their superpowers. their lives and the fate of their world.”
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