Shazam: Fury of the Gods director David F. Sandberg shares a funny response to the Shazam vs. Black Adam fight debate. The characters of Shazam and Black Adam were in consideration to join the DC Extended Universe for many years. While Shazam! introduced Zachary Levi as its titular hero, Dwayne Johnson's debut as Black Adam was saved for later. Warner Bros. and DC Films agreed to change plans for him to be the villain in order to let Johnson star in a Black Adam solo film. This move indefinitely delayed a big-screen fight between the DC characters.

Even though Black Adam wasn't in Shazam!, the two characters are expected to crossover at some point in the DCEU. It has already been confirmed that this won't happen in either of their upcoming solo films, though. Shazam: Fury of the Gods will focus on Billy Batson's story a few years after the first film and see Shazam battle a duo of gods, Hespera (Helen Mirren) and Kalypso (Lucy Liu). Black Adam focuses on his origin story and reawakening in the present day, which will lead to him encountering the Justice Society of America.

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As fans wait to see Black Adam and Shazam fight in a movie, this has led to an ongoing debate about who will win in the inevitable showdown. This has now led to Sandberg fielding questions about who he thinks would win. When he responded to a question on Instagram about the Shazam vs Black Adam fight, he unsurprisingly gave Shazam the upper hand - although his reasoning is hilariously based on what happened to his own action figures.

When it comes to the Black Adam vs. Shazam fight, footage from Black Adam and Shazam: Fury of the Gods has brought about even more debate. The biggest observation is Black Adam's power level and ruthlessness, which would be a point in his favor when it came to fighting a teenager. Just as Sandberg has sided with Shazam in this fight, Dwayne Johnson has also shared his thoughts on the debate. He said that Shazam won't do "a f***ing thing" to Black Adam whenever they cross paths, so he's quite confident Black Adam will win.

It is still unclear when exactly Black Adam and Shazam will fight in a movie. Levi has expressed hope that the throwdown will occur in Shazam 3. If that is the case, then it could be Shazam who comes out on top, if a winner is clearly decided at all. Just like the comics, the debates about which character would win in a fight usually comes down to which creators are behind the fight and how it factors into the story. It would be quite surprising if Sandberg and a Shazam: Fury of the Gods sequel ended with Black Adam victorious. In fact, the more likely outcome could be they each win a smaller fight between them before eventually teaming up against a different threat, especially if Black Adam is going to become more of an anti-hero moving forward.

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Source: David F. Sandberg

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