Comments on: Shazam Writer Talks Latest Script Draft

By: DC UNIVERSE CLASSICS- Wave 6 review | J David Weter Dot Com

DC UNIVERSE CLASSICS- Wave 6 review | J David Weter Dot Com — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:42:02 +0000

[...] Shazam Writer Talks Latest Script Draft (screenrant.com) [...]

By: Joey Doe

Joey Doe — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:12:58 +0000

Shazam cast wishlist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChIiFZeKoLE

By: Aknot

Aknot — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:27:20 +0000

As for not reading and knowing what Shazam is like now…. well he is not like Fawcett portrayed him. Of course it depends where you pick up reading him.

His character is deep…. Then you can look at things like Mary Marvel sporting black latex and Black Adam killing thousands with his bare hands and that may give you a little idea on other Shazam characters.

By: huntthejest

huntthejest — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:06:40 +0000

Plan B: Owain Yeoman. Better than MacFarlane. Younger than Warburton, but also a big guy. Catch him as Rigsby on the Mentalist.

By: Lord Garth, Formerly of Izar

Lord Garth, Formerly of Izar — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:07:24 +0000

Looking forward to this but they need a less schlocky director

By: ronin

ronin — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:45:43 +0000

I still couldn’t decide on who I would like to see play Billy Batson and “The Big Red Cheese” but I totally like the idea of Dwayne Johnson playing Black Adam! I mean, the Black Adam character is usually drawn with the eyebrows arched upwards and Dwayne (as WWE’s “The Rock”) does that eyebrow arching thing pretty well (can you smell what the Rock is cooking?).

I think the Black Adam character can be a “franchise character” for Dwayne. The Scorpion King could have been a “franchise” for him too but, Hollywood took another direction and just made a direct to video prequel about the Scoprion King. Pitty…

By: jordi

jordi — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:16:29 +0000

Warburton ftw. He was also in Get Smart and looked (well pretty much Captain Marvel like tbh) young enough. Having read the link and seeing Burch wanted Reynolds (like him, a lot but not as Marvel) I think we should wrest the power of casting from his hands… Spooooooooon!!

By: INK

INK — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:34:39 +0000

While I like Family Guy a lot, MacFarlane is a douche.

By: the old man

the old man — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:12:21 +0000

I wonder, would they script a film so that it’s both, PG and PG-13? Can you satisfy an older audience by adding the scenes or the stock you have to trim to capture both audiences? Now, could you release them at the same time? Could you stagger them? Would you release your kids with their friends to see the PG version and reserve the experience for yourself and your older kids say a few weeks for the more mature version? Would your 13 year old son be willing to wait? Could that test of patience teach our kids something? Love to see the results of the social experiment…

By: huntthejest

huntthejest — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:47:33 +0000

I love Patrick Warburton, and believe he’d be great, except he’s too old now, and by the time they shoot it, he’d be way too old. MacFarlane is a tall guy, not particularly bulky but hey, its the movie biz. I think his facial features would be perfect for the boy that transforms into a man, and he could portray the character well. As far as the Rock playing Black Adam, you don’t get much better than that. And who else would Billy Baston’s alter-ego fight? Speaking of Billy, how about the boy from Where the Wild Things Are?

By: shawn

shawn — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:51:10 +0000

“Casting suggestion: How about Seth MacFarlane for Captain Marvel himself? Something tells me that would be great to see him playing a little boy stuck in an adult body(think Big, but with superpowers). Thoughts?”

I agree that it should be pg. I also like the idea of big with superpowers, however The Roc..I’m sorry Dwayane Johnson is perfect for Captain Marvel(Save Black Adam for down the road, and maybe get someone else)Plus The R..I mean Johnson has the chops to do PG. Seth Macfarlane doesn’t really strike me as having the looks or the body to pull it off, though if it was animated I’d say get him for the voice and have Johnson do Black Adam.

By: Gene Brown

Gene Brown — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:39:38 +0000

I’m sure it’s already been suggested, but I think Patrick Warburton would be perfect for this role. He’s got the look and the build, plus the sense of humor. I don’t think they want to go in the same goofy direction, but check him out as “The Tick” and see what you think.

By: huntthejest

huntthejest — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:33:22 +0000

PG13 needs to be destroyed. So many films with excellent potential end up pouring it down the drain on the PG13 rating. If you want it dark, just give it an R. If you don’t, PG. Very few films have PG13 suited, and Shazam isn’t one of them. Movie execs are all vying for a comic they can make into a darker-toned movie(hoping to mimic Nolan’s $ucce$$) but they lose the meaning of such characters as Captain Marvel in such iterations. I trust Johns, but the Get Smart director doesn’t seem to be the man to capture the tone of a child who gains the powers of a god, and uses those with his wide-eyed optimism to fight clear cut evil. I’d say let Pixar handle it, make it PG, and don’t worry about the kid-friendly but still adult relevant angle. The story of the young boy with the powers of superman makes it interesting in and of itself.

Casting suggestion: How about Seth MacFarlane for Captain Marvel himself? Something tells me that would be great to see him playing a little boy stuck in an adult body(think Big, but with superpowers). Thoughts?

By: Vic Holtreman

Vic Holtreman — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:11:52 +0000

I’ve never been a huge reader of the comic book, but it seems to me that a movie based on it should be PG and not PG-13 – unless it’s changed significantly since I was a kid (which it very well may have).

Vic

By: Gary

Gary — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:52:38 +0000

Next to Wonder Woman, This is the Supehero Adaptation that I am looking forward to the most.
I wish them Luck.