Shazam!
Shazam!star Zachary Levi helped James Corden live out his superhero dream by turning him into a bad Shazam in a hilariousLate Late Showvideo . First appearing inWhiz strip # 2underthe name Captain Marvel , the superhero Shazam has lasted through multiple comic book , movie and TV iterations over the decades , and is now link the DC movie macrocosm with his own comedic superhero movie .
Directed by David F. Sandberg , Shazam!stars Asher Angel as Billy Batson , a tough - lecture surrogate kid who ’s transform by a wizard into an adult with super powers ( played by Zachary Levi ) . Because Shazam is a teenage kid in an adult ’s body ( with super powers to boot ) , thing take a decidedly humorous turn in this particularDCEUentry . Critics have thus far been kind toShazam ! , which currentlycarries a 92 percentage ratingon Rotten Tomatoes . For once critic and regular fans seem to harmonize on a movie , asShazam!also post a 90 percent audience rating on RT .
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WithShazam!set to hit theaters this weekend , hop to grind away up some sound numbers in the few week beforeAvengers : Endgamearrives to stomp all the competition , star Levi strike upThe Late Late Show with James Cordenfor some comedic hijinks . In a playfulness small bit starring Levi and Corden , theShazam!star helps the former night host realize his pipe dream of becoming a superhero by turning him into Shazam . Naturally , things do not go quite as Corden expected . See the clip below :
As the video teaches us , just experience a superhero costume does n’t mechanically make you a superhero . Corden may look the part of Shazam but come up out he ca n’t even snap a slender composition script in half . As for topnotch - speed , Corden ca n’t consort any faster than he could before he allegedly became Shazam . Adding to the mirth , when Corden try squall on his baron by saying the magic word " Shazam ! , " it only causes him to grow a foresighted , comical beard . In a twist ending , the face fungus proves surprisingly utile in helping Corden achieve unfeigned superhero cred by apprehend a crook .
Levi ’s natural comic talent do in handy in the clip with Corden , as they do inShazam!itself , which has been described as theSuperbadof superhero flick . Of course , Shazam!continues the trend of the DCEU proceed away from the duskiness and grittiness of the Zack Snyder movie and toward a tone that ’s much lighter and much less serious . As last year’sAquamanproved , with its $ 1.1 billion box office haul , there ’s absolutely a market place for DC moving picture that dial back the seriousness and pile on the wit . Aquamanof course also brought spectacle , an chemical element that looks to be in short supplyin the relatively modestShazam ! .
It persist to be seen if hearing will further espouse the sillier side of DC withShazam ! , but if they do n’t like it , there ’s always the plain horrifically glowering Joaquin PhoenixJokertobring them back to the wickedness .
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