Shazam! is an upcoming American superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name. It is intended to be the seventh installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The film is being directed by David F. Sandberg, from a screenplay by Henry Gayden and Darren Lemke, and stars Zachary Levi and Asher Angel as Billy Batson / Shazam, a teenage boy (Angel) who can transform via the magic word "Shazam" into an adult superhero (Levi), with Mark Strong, Grace Fulton, Jack Dylan Grazer, Ian Chen, Jovan Armand, Faithe Herman, and Ron Cephas Jones as supporting characters. It will be the first film version of the character since the 1941 serial Adventures of Captain Marvel (the character's original name) and will be the first full-length feature film centered around the character.
Principal photography began in Toronto, Canada on January 29, 2018, with most of the film to be shot at Pinewood Toronto Studios. The film is scheduled to be released by New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures in RealD 3D and IMAX 3D on April 5, 2019.
Principal photography began in Toronto, Canada on January 29, 2018, with most of the film to be shot at Pinewood Toronto Studios. The film is scheduled to be released by New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures in RealD 3D and IMAX 3D on April 5, 2019.