Shazam! Trailer Breakdown: The New 52 Origin Story Brought To Life

Shazam!

The lagger for David F. Sandberg’sShazam!movie is here , and it looks like the superhero ’s first big - concealment outing will be almost a scene - for - picture recreation of his latterly vamp New 52 origin story . Asher Angel play Billy Batson , a foster Kyd with a troubled past , who is summoned by a hefty wizard and grant the ability to metamorphose into an grownup superhero hollo Shazam ( played by Zachary Levi ) .

In a departure from the tone of many late DC movies , Shazam!is filled with comedy and the natural pleasure of a child dead being yield the power to become a superhero . Billy ’s booster and confidant , Freddy Freeman ( Jack Dylan Grazer ) , help him experiment with his newfound ability and habituate them for the usual superhero antics , like save up a wash room store from a looting , but the fun is interrupted by the arriver of the nefarious Dr. Sivana ( Mark Strong ) - who is strong enough to nonplus a menace to the unshakable superhero . rent ’s break down the trailer scene by scene , and compare it to the New 52 comic news report .

Billy Batson is Trouble

In the original Captain Marvel comics , Billy Batson was chosen to become a superhero because he was gross of gist . In the New 52 reboot … not so much . Billy is a rude , self-important trouble maker who mocks his new foster parents behind their backs and makes one of his new foster siblings weep almost like a shot upon go in . We see glimpse of this in the trailer , as Billy insists that he ’s fine by himself and does n’t need a family , while his exasperated social worker state him to at least give his new surrogate parents , the Vasquezes , a prospect .

Billy Beats Up Bullies

Billy might not be virtuous of heart , but there are the makings of a superhero inside him . When the shoal hector pick on Freddy , Billy intervenes and beats them up , land himself in trouble . Afterwards Billy , who is still hear to outstrip himself from Freddy and the others , insists that it was n’t a large heap , saying , " I just do n’t care yobbo . " However , it ’s electric arc of good like this that ultimately win over the original wizard Shazam to choose Billy as his heir , after dismissing gobs of premature candidates as being unworthy .

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The Train of Destiny

The next scene from the comics that ’s recreated almost just in theShazam!trailer is Billy persist away from the Bryer brothers , the bullies that he beat up earlier , and escaping them by jumping onto a train . That power train then magically transport him to the rook of the wizard Shazam ( played by Djimon Hounsou ) , who is cast down to see that his magic has brought him " a child , and a rotten one at that . " However , upon peering into Billy ’s soul , the wizard settle that the rotten child is probably his best stakes - peculiarly since clip is consort out .

Say the Magic Word

As you might anticipate , a kid like Billy is a little misanthropical about being ship on a magic train to a wizard ’s castling and being told to say a magic word , and in both the comic and the prevue he is unimpressed to get a line that the virtuoso ’s name is Shazam . However , the wizard is very fussy and holding a big stick , so Billy obliges - yelling the magical word and transforming into a 6'3 " superhero . With a cape .

Freddy Meets Shazam

The first person that Billy festinate to tell after returning base is his fresh foster crony , Freddy , who is terrified by the vainglorious man in the crimson suit of clothes , who in the comic picks him up by his arrest to stop him from running and , in the trailer , come along outside the Vasquez ’s kitchen window hold up a sign that says " Do n’t Scream ! ! " gratuitous to say , Freddy screams .

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Some Light Property Damage

Now that he ’s a superhero and does n’t have to worry about getting sent to the principal ’s office or bully getting their retaliation on him , Billy goes to the Bryers ' house and wrecks the railway car of the bullies ' wealthy , bullying father . In the trailer the car wreck happens outside the school , while the Bryer buddy look on in repulsion and Freddy film the whole matter with a helmet - put on GoPro and snarks , " You screw , I do n’t think that ’s gon na buff out . " This is n’t the only offense that Billy casually commits in the comic . After all , just because he has superpowers , he does n’t immediately become a saint . He also saves a woman from a criminal , but then charges her a cash fee for the service .

The Ultimate Phone Charger

As Shazam , Billy can power up electrical objects just by touching or cause near them - as he discovers by accident when he lifts up the Bryers ' car and the ignitor derive on , and then later touches a string of Christmas lights . In the preview we see him using his electricity powers to nonchalantly charge up masses ’s phone - something that backfire when he consign a guy ’s phone with a little too much juice and fry it - much to the hombre ’s annoyance . Hey , being a superhero come up with a learning curve .

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You’re Like A Bad Guy, Right?

Now we get to the biggest departure from Shazam ’s New 52 origin tale : the conspicuous absence seizure of Black Adam . Dwayne Johnson has been cast as the supervillain , but hewill not make an visual aspect in Shazam ! , as Geoff Johns of late confirmed . Instead , the main villain of the motion-picture show is Dr. Sivana , and it looks like Sivana will actually be filling in for Black Adam in his first clash with the new - powered Billy Batson . As we see in the laggard , Sivana has one glowing blue center , which allows him to see magic . In the comedian , he gets this glowing eye ( and the accompanying scratch ) while break Black Adam out of the tomb where he has been locked away . Perhaps in the motion-picture show we ’ll see Sivana riddle with the powers of Black Adam , just as Billy is imbued with the business leader of Shazam .

The Unstoppable Superhero Gets Stopped

When he barricade the looting at the gismo store , Billy learn that , as Shazam , he is actually bulletproof . However , his glee at being unbeatable is cut short when he take on Black Adam and tries to punch him with his super - strength … only for Adam to grab his fist and stop him well . We see this memorable moment hearten exactly in the trailer ( except with Sivana standing in for Black Adam ) , and Levi ’s saying of total shock and dread absolutely captures Billy ’s realization that he can still get hurt in his new form . After this happens , Billy flees the picture rather than essay to fight Black Adam - transform back into a nestling so that he ca n’t be found .

Oh Hey, What’s Up, I’m a Superhero

As mention previously , Billy is n’t the most altruistic kid in the Earth . When he catch superpowers , one of the first things that he and Freddy do is taste and figure out how they can be used for personal gain . And with Billy now appearing to be a grown man , they point to a convenience shop to attempt and buy some beer . However , Shazam ’s superhero status means that he naturally gravitates to places where people need help , and while they ’re deliberating over what beer to corrupt , a pair of robber attempt to knock the entrepot over . Billy cease them , and as a reward he inquire for all the junk food that he and Freddy can carry . Priorities .