Shazam!
Warning : Minor SPOILERS for Shazam !
line up out how much of the DCEU ’s future was truly revealed in ourShazam!trailer partitioning . After thefirstShazam!trailer dropped during SDCC , audiences had their clear look at the lighthearted tone , the comedic writing , and above allmagicof Billy Batson ’s origin story . The first drone confirmed thatthe New 52 interlingual rendition ofShazamwould be the foundation of the film , and the new footage confirm even more comic playscript Easter Eggs and homages . But now that DC Films has intercommunicate the playfulness and fantasy ofShazam ! , the time has issue forth to start hype up the fan for the action , spectacle , and superhero DNA of Earth ’s Mightiest Mortal .
Unlike the movies that precede it , Shazam!is also the first chance for a DCEU movie to truly make happy in its share universe . Sure , Henry Cavill ’s meter as Superman is in doubtfulness , and Ben Affleck ’s done playing Batman . But that does n’t stopShazam!from embracing a world in which those wedge are already renowned role exemplar , and pop culture sensations . And as promised , theJustice Leaguereferences in thisShazam!trailerare go to delight plenty of DC fans .
The newShazam!trailer reveals more secrets than you might expect . Here , we ’re break down every shot , every location , and every musical rhythm of the movie ’s news report we can piece together so far . How connect to the residue of the established DCEU will Billy Batson be ? And how many amusing book scenes willShazam!be work to living exactly as they appear in the source material ? Read on to see for yourself .
17. Philadelphia, Hometown of Rocky Balboa
out of doors of Wonder Woman ’s time in London , most of the DCEU so far has been plant in fancied city like Smallville , Metropolis , Gotham , and Midway City , but Shazam is switch it up , with Billy Batson calling Philadelphia his domicile . Fans ofShazamcomics have know his home metropolis to be Fawcett City for a recollective sentence , but Geoff Johns ' reboot of the graphic symbol range him in Philly instead , and the moving-picture show is following suit .
This is pretty obvious to anyone familiar with Philadelphia ’s skyline , which is show several times throughout the trailer , but the opening shooter actually highlight the Philadelphia Museum of Art , immortalized whenSylvester Stallone ascended their steps in the first Rocky ( 1976 ) . The step Rocky run up to make that construction notable are n’t visible in the trailer , but it ’s hard to imagine the moving picture does n’t somehow make a nod to the cinematically iconic location . Especially how many self - aware dad culture references have already been made in marketing so far .
16. The Council of Eternity Confirmed
The names used to represent the sorcerous , concealed fortress that Billy is transported to can get a bit confusing . After all , " The Rock of Eternity " does n’t exactly sound like a nexus of magical vim , pathways , and artifact . And while it may seem like any old stone synagogue , invade by one magician , we see something else suggested in the Rock of Eternity . accept viewers acknowledge the small staircase , come up up to a gemstone stump , ring by a semi - circle of seven - on the nose seven - stone thrones . Exactly what funny fans would carry of the DCEU ’s Council of Eternity .
The motion picture may not plunge into the entire magical history of the DCEU , but this meeting room is a atomic number 6 copy of the comic record book version . The place where seven magical figureheads of seven ancient civilization monitored the world . In those ancient days , it was a location known and visible to much of the humankind . But in the present day , in both comics and theShazam!movie it seems , only The Wizard is leave active . And he s got a few good reasonableness to keep it locked to outsiders , until Billy comes along .
15. The Seven Sins Revealed
Again , the New 52 comic is giving the great insight into what this shot of the Rock of Eternity reveals – and more importantly , why the movie seems to be keeping its true meaning a enigma . In the comic , Billy get in at the Rock to receive the mogul from this get on thaumaturge , and a bulwark along his left side forthwith catch his attention . After touching the base of a stone column , the mystical ikon of a woman appears above it . As he express joy and trigger one pillar after another , the entire group of seven are discover in strange forms . These are the Seven Sins , livelihood forces of evil somehow trapped by The Wizard .
From this first tone at the Rock in the movie ’s laggard and television receiver spots , there are several Oliver Stone figures visible along the unexpended side of the hall leading to the bedchamber ( although their exact appearances are difficult to decipher give the distance ) . consider how much trouble is due to these seven minacious agent , it was strike that the Seven Sins would be in theShazammovie . The substantial closed book revealed by this shot only becomes cleared when it really IS Billy arriving …
14. The Seven Sins Released?
It may still just be a speculation on our part ( and is likely to quell that way ) , but the trailers may have given away more of the storey typeset millennia before , and just Clarence Day , maybe hour prior to Billy ’s selection as ace . When the late prevue showed Billy walking into the Rock of Eternity , fans knew not to waste metre examining the stone or architecture when there was The Wizard Shazam in the chassis , offering Billy the powers of a Ubermensch by becoming his virtuoso . Theeffects of Billy ’s transformation into Shazamhave been end up for this trailer , but it ’s the screen background that sports fan should canvas - now that we know how this way originally face .
Without the new snap of the Seven Sins statues delineate the room , viewers would think nothing of their absence seizure upon Billy ’s arrival ( or the crumbled rock music before the editorial fundament , suggest the statues might have actually been more than just symbols of the malign military unit ) . We could be wrong , but the Seven Sins breaking out into the human race - like they did in the risible book - would be a good reasonableness for Shazam to entrust such a crude , unheroic male child with the mightiness of a magical Zen .
13. Who Has The Wizard Called To The Rock Before?
Thanks to some originative redaction on the part of the studio apartment , fan might miss one of the most interesting detail sink in theShazam!marketing thus far . Since Billy was the first person bear witness to be magically called to The Rock of Eternity , and the house trailer build up to his meeting with The Wizard , viewers may not comment the above difference . Mainly … we’re looking at two different time periods .
In one stroke from a few entries up , we see the Seven Deadly Sins , but when Billy Enters the Rock of Eternity , the statues are all dilapidate . This think we see at least one scene from the Rock of Eternity from long before Billy was ever summon . As those who read the New 52 story know that it actually open up with dozens of testimonials , all from people transported to The Wizard , only to be turn out . It ’s possible the motion-picture show may open up in the same fashion , designate hoi polloi entering the Rock of Eternity ( prior to the Seven Deadly Sins escape ) only to be deemed unworthy . Either way , these short glimpses of the set offer up plenty of fuel for theories and speculation .
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12. The New 52 Comic Gags Continue
By this point , the flick ’s devotion to the New 52 reintroduction of Billy Batson , Freddy Freeman , andthe whole Captain Marvel familyshould be obvious . Billy turn bullies into the bullied , the smashing of expensive SUVs , and his first face-off with Sivana all appear to be lifted , more or less , exactly from the comics . But if those moments are n’t yet clear toShazamreaders , the addition of even more gags plagiarise directly from the comics should put the concluding nail in the coffin . And not that it ’s a bad matter , either . It ’s just underline how perfectly Geoff Johns and Gary Frank appropriate the fantasy , playfulness , and freaking out of a Thomas Kyd who becomes a superhero .
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While many of the drone ’s scenes are original moments created for the movie ( like the excerption of a possible superhero name , with " Captain Sparklefingers " emerging as stroke of brilliance even the comics book version could n’t compete with ) , other vista are near atomic number 6 copy from the comics - the newest being Billy ’s attempt to retire cash from an ATM with expertly applied gust of electrical energy . Here ’s hop that get - rich - straightaway strategy works better for the movie adaptation of Billy and Freddy than it did in the comics .
11. Shazam’s Super-Speed Confirmed
As any fan ofThe Flashcan tell apart you , making your star superhero ' top-notch - fast ' creates a lot of problem down the route . The biggest being … why would n’t they move as tight as they perhaps can at all times ? It ’s a fair question , and it ’s the principal reasonableness why almost every movie asterisk Superman - and now Wonder Woman - restrict the use of topnotch - swiftness to vital instant , and fend produce it a sum power . Shazamseems to be take a dissimilar glide path .
The trailers have shown multiple mo in which Shazam moves almost too fast for the human eye to pursue with a yellow tracer bullet standing where he was a moment ago . fortuitously , Shazam ’s use of such velocity may not be fable - breaking at all . If Billy looks shocked , that ’s unattackable evidence that he does n’t know how to move that fast at will . Only when his instincts take over , showing his powers may be know , but are far from overcome . No give-and-take yet on how he might actually make out when a potentialJustice Leaguerace look at place , but ifThe Flash is profligate than Supermanin the comics , does Shazam really fend a chance ?
10. Man of Steel-esque Flying Fight?
The first prison term that Shazam actually meets " The bad bozo " of this story , he ’s as stunned to encounter a being he ca n’t perforate across the street as he was in the comic . The slug caught by Sivana , and Billy ’s shocked reaction are all thoroughgoing recreations of the comics . But at least one of the shots that abide by seems to draw stirring from Zack Snyder , or else . Specifically , the one of Shazam and Sivana fighting in flying , with the scoundrel hammering the grinder back into the side of a skyscraper .
The inst comparisons tothe Superman / General Zod fight fromMan of Steelare easy enough to grasp . And sure , it may be a sign thatMan of Steelwas the first picture show to show what two flying man would look like in a fisticuffs , more than a lineal homage or ' Easter Egg . ' But add in Billy ’s leap from a Philly rooftop at nighttime , and his too - quick - to - see trajectory once transform into Shazam , and it ’s remove the fly man re - imagined by Zack Snyder is live and well in more ways than one .
9. Freddy Freeman’s T-Shirt Game
If the earlier shots did n’t make it clear , the upshot ofShazambegin in a world every bit as familiar with superheroes as our own - having become a major force in pop culture and merchandising . Freddy Freeman is the big source of this pop culture , referential humour , as guesswork of his bedchamber and personal ' superhero relic ' collection make source to Henry Cavill ’s Superman , and includes a Batarang flung by Ben Affleck ’s Batman .
And if you need more proof , it looks like Freddy Freeman is go bad to be demonstrating it in every fit without saying a give-and-take … let his wardrobe do the talk instead . Because aside from his souvenirs and memorabilia , it ’s hard to recite if ANY of his t - shirt kick upstairs something other than a Justice League superhero . In this poke , there ’s a clear Wonder Woman t - shirt , and peradventure another Aquaman shirt . Not to mention his " Atlantean Lifeguard " thyroxin - shirt , which we ’re willing to bet real fan will line up to corrupt onceShazam!hits field of operations .
8. Dark Knight Returns, Perhaps?
The very construct of Billy ’s transformation into Shazam is so fantastic - shout a witching word , be shine by lightning wherever he is , and erupt from the thunder and fume as a godly whiz - the makers of Shazam believably did n’t have to do much else to make it a shudder for the audience . And yet , theater director David F. Sandberg tops off this Shazam ! preview by fire the coolness factor even further . Having Billy run and leap from a city rooftop , and be struck by the living lightning in midair , taking off like a skyrocket .
As every DC Comics lover knows , it ’s grueling to see ANYONE silhouetted against a low - contraband apparent horizon , and aggressively highlighted with a dash of lightning , without thinking of The Dark Knight Returns . Frank Miller ’s depicting of Batman leap through the sky , back - lit by lightning is one of the most iconic laughable book covers , period . It ’s been court in Batman v Superman , so we ’re disposed to think it ’s no coincidence here , either .
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7. The Justice League Are Toy Heroes, Too
Some of the very first set photos to ever come on from the production of Shazam showcased both Billy and Dr. Sivana in a shopping mall , presumably engaging in a live action version of their comical book throwdown . The movie has done more than copy the comics , however , sending Billy fly into a toy store … to be surrounded by superhero backup in the contour of Justice League toys , costumes , and action mechanism human body of every size of it and shape . And if the sizable Batman doll Billy throws at Sivana expect familiar , there may be a good reason for it .
As we learned from our visit to the determined ofShazam!it ’s no co-occurrence that a viewer or two may spot a miniature that they actually own . consort to director David F. Sandberg , every unmarried toy and piece of DC product in that store is a tangible , in - production one that can be purchased in a substantial - world store . Even if most viewers wo n’t detect that detail , it ’s a splendid way to blear the line between Freddy ’s adoration of DC superheroes , and the love come from the movie ’s audience .
6. That’s Not My Name
We ’ve see multiple parts of the picture where Shazam get bite ( and beer , before trying the root motley ) from a convenience store , but this trailer tot up a new joke at the end . Plenty of possible ideas for Shazam ’s name have been flip out by Freddy in anterior TV daub and trailer , but this preview delivers what may be the good yet . After Shazam says his already - iconic"sup , I ’m a Superhero,“Freddy says"it ’s CaptainSparklefingers . "
film offence , Shazam is quick to adjust the record -“No it ’s not . That ’s not my name!“It ’s too easy to assume after the cutaway he says"my name is Shazam!“accidentally turning himself back into Billy Batson . Either path , it ’s a terrific way to highlight the fact that … well , Shazam does n’t reallyhavea name , in the current version of the tale . After all , ' Shazam ' is The Wizard ’s name . The champion choose by him does n’t get an official soubriquet , which have in mind the movie could in reality keep this joke going for the full runtime and be altogether faithful to the reference material .
5. Sivana’s Lightning
verbalise of Captain Sparklefingers , this new dawdler also explore more of Sivana ’s own lightning powers . It seem he partake a number of like powers to Shazam , with the lightning just being the most obvious . In the particular shot construe above , he ’s attacking two constabulary with a fire of electrical energy , something he ’s clearly far more adept at than Shazam . Whether it ’s a fatal attack or not is n’t clear ( since the ' conjuration ' part of the lightning serve to impart more strength than just say ' Sivana and Shazam control electrical energy ' would actually suggest ) .
But the bigger mystery is just how the picture show is address the continuity problems of tack Black Adam to Sivana . In the comics , it made perfect sense for Black Adam and Shazam to have selfsame superpowers . One was the champion chosen by The Wizard thousands of years ago , and the other his new friend . But with the source of Sivana ’s power unknown ( The Wizard in spades did n’t give them any ) the similarity will have to be explained another mode .
4. The Shazam Family Finds Out Billy’s Secret
Billy Batson ’s superhero disguise may be as perfect as they come - he literally has a different body when he becomes Shazam - yet this lagger shows it wo n’t be enough for him to keep his secret from his fellow surrogate kids . We know establish on numerous bits of tie beam - in product that the Shazam syndicate will also get mogul like the comics and be involved in the movie in some electrical capacity - we ’ve even describe the grownup role player that will play them . But the lagger shows that it may be Mary ’s discovery which packs the enceinte damage … and humor .
It may be hard to spot given how quickly the shot cuts away ( and Shazam ’s own superspeed ) but that sure enough looks to be Mary ( Grace Fulton ) that Shazam saves from being play over in a Philadelphia street . Considering how quickly she is spun out of sorts , and come brass to face with the musclebound superhero she does n’t cognize is her raw surrogate sidekick , the door is overt for some Billy - age laugh ( which may be what clues Darla in to the mystery , as shown in television set spots ) .
3. Another Big Superman Homage
It ’s clear by now thatShazamis going to include a fairish numeral of DC Easter egg and homage , and this house trailer includes one for one of the most commonly referenced second in any DC picture - the cover of Action Comics # 1 , Superman ’s first appearance . In that comic , he ’s lifting a car above his head , and that moment has lived on in nearly every other incarnation of the Man of Steel .
While the context is quite different inShazam , the reference is out of the question to miss . Considering how many times people have described Shazam as being ' equal ' to Superman in terms of his super baron and strength ( and in the other day , even his popularity among the world ) it ’s not just a knowing nod , but a well - deserved one , too . Although it vocalise like Superman may have plow this crisis a fleck more … smoothly .
2. Shazam’s Learning Curve
While the trailer was full of humor , it ’s clear being a superhero is n’t all playfulness and games , and Freddy grills his supporter for his behaviour multiple time , once telling him he"did the opposition of what a superhero ’s supposed to do,“and later draw on his case after he economise the bus , because he get the incident to begin with " you electrocuted that bus and almost killed those people . "
Although Billy does n’t seem to understand the implications of his powers just yet , as his reception to the bus criticism is just to excitedly sweep it aside"and then I caught it ! "
1. Leap Tall Buildings in a Single Bound - Almost
In a trailer full of Superman references , it ’s only fitting to cap it off with a lineal allusion to the Man of Tomorrow . Freddy and Billy have been quiz out power throughout the trailer , and Freddy suggests one of Superman ’s most illustrious abilities"can leap tall buildings in a single bound . "
Shazam endeavor to do this feat , and certainly gets plenty of hang fourth dimension , but ca n’t quite empty the skyscraper , crashing into what seems like someone ’s flat , copiously apologizing . He has a way to go before arrest on Superman ’s level .
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