Screen Rant

The hero Shazam was originally named Captain Marvel... 1 / 8

But the movie doesn't reference Carol Danvers. 2 / 8

Instead, Freddy gives Billy a Marvel-ous nickname. 3 / 8

Uploading videos of Billy with the name 'ZAP-tain America' 4 / 8

For the joke to work, 'Captain America' must be famous. 5 / 8

Which means two things for the world of Shazam! 6 / 8

Either Marvel heroes exist as comic book characters... 7 / 8

Or Marvel's Avengers exist in The DCEU, too! 8 / 8