...Well, it does seem lighthearted, but it looks like it's drawing a lot of beats from New 52 Billy...hopefully not that many.
One Strip! One Strip!While we do have a few beats from New 52 Billy "cut by my emo edge" Batson, it does give off that he is ultimately a good person. I like it better when he, if the trailer isn't misleading us, gets his powers running away from bullies he nailed in the crotch rather than being randomly being wisked away.
Probably because as a ripped 30 something with unfathomable magic powers he doesn't have to put up the same though guy act he normally does.
I love the costume. I think it looks great and dodges the DCEU's tendency to over design everything, my only gripe is they aren't doing the side cape look, but that's pretty minor and might have been harder to shoot around.
Edited by BigMadDraco on Jul 21st 2018 at 5:54:05 AM
"Say my name so my powers may flow through you"
"But I don't know your name sir"
"Shazam"
"For real?"
"Well it was Captain Marvel, but there was an exceedingly convoluted situation involving copyright law and other universes, and Shazam was always the actual word used to manifest my powers, so yes for real."
Looks really fun. I'm glad Mark Strong got another chance to play a DC villain.
He can always dodge the lightning, which he does in the comics every once in a while (though not really for that purpose).
Captain Marvel junior had the same problem so he often called himself CM 3.
A sentiment that has been expressed for every one of them except Bv S. ‘Eye roll’
Also can we not call Billy Zemo ? He’s an orphan growing up in the foster care system, he’s displaying a reasonable amount of angst here.
Edited by thatindiantroper on Jul 22nd 2018 at 11:57:04 PM
Well, I still think The Rock should be playing the title character but hey that's just me.
Damn this actually looks like a lot of fun. Hope it does well.
Edited by ShirowShirow on Jul 22nd 2018 at 3:22:25 PM
You are not alone.

April, 2019
We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In Billy Batson’s (Angel) case, by shouting out one word—SHAZAM!—this streetwise 14-year-old foster kid can turn into the adult Super Hero Shazam (Levi), courtesy of an ancient wizard. Still a kid at heart—inside a ripped, godlike body—Shazam revels in this adult version of himself by doing what any teen would do with superpowers: have fun with them! Can he fly? Does he have X-ray vision? Can he shoot lightning out of his hands? Can he skip his social studies test? Shazam sets out to test the limits of his abilities with the joyful recklessness of a child. But he’ll need to master these powers quickly in order to fight the deadly forces of evil controlled by Dr. Thaddeus Sivana (Strong).
Edited by Soble on Jul 21st 2018 at 3:49:21 AM
I'M MR. MEESEEKS, LOOK AT ME!