“Shazam” is set to hit theaters in 2019 and there’s been a lot of speculation as to how the film will fit into DC extended universe.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will be playing Black Adam in the film and both he and his producing partner/manager Dany Garcia will be co-producers as well. Garcia recently spoke to Newsweek and she revealed that the movie will be different compared to what we’ve seen from DC films so far.
“We don’t feel fettered by, or constrained by, the successes or failures and challenges of the other projects. That was a key component to our participation—that we be able to control the tone and the voice, and do it the way we want to.”
All of the DC films in the DCEU so far have been intertwined on some level, but it sounds like “Shazam” will be less involved with the rest of the universe.
“You’ve got Justice League, Wonder Woman with a different director, so you’re going to see different points of view. I think by the time we land with [Shazam!] we’ll fit nicely within the world that’s been created, but not such a shorthand relationship. [It’ll be] enough that people say, ‘Oh, this is within the family,’ but the culture will be a little different.”
Garcia noted that they’re currently going through drafts of the script and trying to get the tone right. She said that they’re being careful and taking their time.
“We’ve got so many wonderful superhero franchises out there… we don’t need to run away from them and say ‘we can’t be that,’ but it’s important to understand what are the best aspects of a Batman [movie] versus Avengers versus Deadpool? What are the elements people are responding to? We want to move the needle.”
“Shazam” will hit theaters on April 5, 2019.
