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44 on Shazam: Fury of the Gods taps Hollywood newcomer Rachel Zegler for 'key role'After the success of Shazam, director David F. Sandberg is hard at work on the sequel, Shazam: Fury of the Gods. We don't know much about the picture, but Sandberg has selected a new cast member, Rachel Zegler, according to TheWrap. DC and Sandberg have reportedly cast actress Rachel Zegler in an unknown 'key role.'…
I don't know about you, but I thoroughly enjoyed seeing Shazam earlier this year. I thought all of the performances were quite good, the movie was crazy fun, and it actually had some poignant—and creepy—moments to season it further. I was happy to see Diamond Select announce a line of products for the film; and, while…
The Honest Trailer for Shazam! is finally here, and there are some really valid points to be made. And a lot of laughs. While David F. Sandberg has made clear what goes into filming even a simple scene, it seemed he wasn't really talking about the Honest Trailers take on things. As per usual, Honest…
There is no shortage of video essays on the internet these days breaking down issues with movies. From small ones to big ones, they all get tackled at some point. And sometimes directors do it to themselves it seems. David F. Sandberg has released a video essay about Shazam!, as in the movie he himself…
Warner Bros. has announced the release dates and details of the upcoming Shazam! home video release. If you've been waiting for the home video release of Shazam!, your patience is about to pay off. For those of you who just want to purchase it digitally, it will be available starting July 2. If you want…
Zachary Levi appeared at MegaCon in Orlando this past weekend, and during his Q&A panel, he was asked an intriguing question that leaves you to ponder choices a bit. A con-goer asked Levi now that he has played a hero in both the MCU and the DCEU, what villain would he like to play in…
The weekend box office numbers are in, and it looks as though Shazam! is getting close to ending its theatrical run. Since week three, Shazam! has been dropping screens at multiplexes which is completely normal, but weekend six - which was this past weekend - is the one where you see if it's going to…
Shazam! is still in theaters, but that doesn't mean you can't start planning for the inevitable home video release. While details are not yet public, and not even a release date, Amazon has begun taking pre-orders for the latest DC film. It will be available in three versions, all at discounts. As it stands right…
Prime1 Studio is back with a new Shazam statue for your collection as it celebrates the movie. Standing 31-inches tall, this new Shazam statue is poised about as heroically as you can expect a newly minted hero to be. And with two portraits for the basic, and four for the deluxe version, you can make…
Shazam! ended its fourth weekend coming in with $5.5M at the U.S. box office. A drop of 66% from its third weekend, and considering the competition it was facing this weekend, that was to be expected. The new domestic total now sits at $131.14M, and the global total is $346.34M off of a budget of…
It's inevitable when a movie is made that some scenes just don't work as planned. It's not that they are bad, they just may interrupt the flow of the story, and so those scenes get edited out. Decades ago those scenes would be pretty much lost to eternity as there was no easy way to…
It seems that Warner Bros. covered its bases when it came to the contracts of those involved with Shazam. At least one actress has revealed that she signed a five-picture deal. and that could lead to all sorts of interesting plans for the future. Jump below the image if you want to find out as…
Shazam! ended its third weekend coming in with a healthy $17.3M at the U.S. box office. A drop of just 30% from its second weekend, and seeing as this was the slowest Easter weekend in more than a decade, that's pretty good. The new domestic total now sits at $121.3M, and the global total is…
If you've seen Shazam! already and you've wondered who it was in that big cameo, a new report has that information for you. Consider everything below this image a spoiler. It has been known for some time that Superman had a cameo in Shazam!, but the question has been whether or not Henry Cavill would…
Shazam! ended its second weekend coming in with a healthy $25.14M at the U.S. box office. A drop of 53% which is just slightly under what you like to see, but not the worst news ever. The new domestic total now sits at $94.91M, and the global total is $221.21M off of a budget of…
It appears that talks are already underway for what will happen with a follow-up to Shazam!. According to a source speaking with The Wrap, Henry Gayden will be tackling the script for a Shazam! sequel. He wrote the first film, so he clearly understands the material. The big question right now is where Gayden will fit…
Working with kids is always risky, especially when you take into consideration how rapidly they change thanks to aging. With this in mind, it seems that the Shazam! sequel may end up moving ahead fairly rapidly. Collider recently asked producer Peter Safran what the plans were for a sequel with the kids rapidly aging. While…
Shazam! ended the weekend coming in just slightly ahead of the final early tracking. The last report we had gotten was for $50M and it came in at $53.5XM. It was able to secure the top spot at the box office. When you add in the returns from the previews held prior to release, Shazam!…
It looks as though the estimates were a bit low for Shazam's opening weekend. Projections for the opening weekend of Shazam! had been running towards the mid to high $40 millions, but now it's looking at $51 to $54M. There numbers do include the early showing on Thursday night as well which was around $5.5M.…
Shazam! is now in theaters, but you can also get him in your home starting today by adding the DLC to LEGO DC Super-Villains game. The new DLC is available now and has Shazam facing off with Doctor Sivana. A second level pack will be released on April 23. If you have the season pass…
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