Peter Segal’s Shazam Gets a New Title!
credit: IESB
Peter Segal reveals exclusively to the IESB that his big screen adaptation of D.C. Comics’ Shazam will have a much longer title.Our roving reporter Silas Lesnick just finished talking to Peter Segal who gives a brief update on Shazam. Now that the WGA strike is over John August is doing some re-writes and that they are looking to call the film “Billy Batson and the Legend of Shazam.” Nifty title me thinks.
No word on who will be playing Shazam but he is quite happy with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as Black Adam.
Stay tuned to the IESB as we will be posting our complete interviews with the cast of Get Smart later today including Anne hathaway, Steve Carell and director Peter Segal.
Here is more on Shazam from Wiki:
Shazam is a comic book character created by Bill Parker and C. C. Beck for Fawcett Comics. He is an ancient wizard who gives young Billy Batson the power to transform into the superhero Captain Marvel.
Shazam informs Billy that he has been using his powers for many centuries to fight the forces of evil, but that he is now old and not long for this world. He therefore passes along part of his power to Billy, who shouts his name - “SHAZAM!” - to transform into Captain Marvel.
Although Shazam is killed-as prophesied-by a giant granite block falling upon him, Billy/Marvel can summon the ghost of Shazam for guidance by lighting a special wall sconce in Shazam’s lair, the Rock of Eternity. More superheroes soon joined Marvel in carrying on the legacy of Shazam, including Marvel Family members Mary Marvel, Captain Marvel, Jr. and the Lieutenant Marvels.
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