Shazam! Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

A teenager becomes the superhero known as Captain Marvel when he utters the magic word "Shazam!"

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In Billy Batson’s (Angel) case, by shouting out one word—SHAZAM!—this streetwise 14-year-old foster kid can turn into the adult Super Hero Shazam (Levi), courtesy of an ancient wizard. Still a kid at heart—inside a ripped, godlike body—Shazam revels in this adult version of himself by doing what any teen would do with superpowers: have fun with them! Can he fly? Does he have X-ray vision? Can he shoot lightning out of his hands? Can he skip his social studies test? Shazam sets out to test the limits of his abilities with the joyful recklessness of a child. But he’ll need to master these powers quickly in order to fight the deadly forces of evil controlled by Dr. Thaddeus Sivana (Strong).

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Action Adventure Fantasy Sci-Fi IMAX Superhero Supernatural

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Shazam!.

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  Zachary Levi

  ... Billy Batson / Shazam

  The Unbreakable Boy, Sarah's Oil

• A
  Asher Angel

  ... Billy Batson

  Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Lazareth

• G
  Grace Fulton

  Annabelle: Creation, Most Guys Are Losers

• M
  Mark Strong

  ... Dr. Thaddeus Sivana [villain]

  Shadow Force, The End We Start From

• J
  Jack Dylan Grazer

  ... Freddy

  Friendship, Luca (re-release)

• F
  Faithe Herman

  ... Darla

  Shazam! Fury of the Gods

• I
  Ian Cheney

  ... Eugene

• J
  Jovan Armand

  ... Pedro

• C
  Cooper Andrews

• M
  Marta Milans

• R
  Ron Cephas Jones

  ... Wizard

  Dog Days, Dolemite Is My Name

• I
  Ian Chen

  Win or Lose (Series)

Crew Behind the Film

The Shazam! behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director David F. Sandberg last directed Shazam! Fury of the Gods and Annabelle: Creation. The film's writer Darren Lemke last wrote Gemini Man and Goosebumps.

Director

David F. Sandberg

Screenwriters

Darren Lemke
Henry Gayden

Producer

Peter Safran

Production Details

What we know about the Shazam! movie production.

Key Facts

• Firmly set in the DC universe but with his own distinctly fun, family-centric tone, the character first appeared in Whiz Comics in 1940 and was created by Bill Parker and C.C. Beck (2/14/18).
• Set primarily in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, principal photography for the film is taking place in Toronto (2/14/18).
• The creative team includes Annabelle: Creation director of photography Maxime Alexandre, production designer Jennifer Spence, editor Michel Aller and costume designer Leah Butler.
• It is unknown at this point whether Dwayne Johnson, who will play Shazam! villain Black Adam, will be involved with this film. He'll star in a separate spin-off pic (Hollywood Reporter, 7/20/17).
• Adaption of DC Comic's 1970's comic book.

Production Updates for Shazam!

Feb 2019

Completed

Changed Shazam! movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

May 2018

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Feb 2018

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Filming commenced February 2018 in Toronto.

Jul 2017

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. The project is looking to starting filming in January or February 2018 with a likely release in 2019, per Hollywood Reporter.

Mar 2017

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Annabelle 2 director David F. Sandberg is in talks for the New Line project.

Jul 2014

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

Nov 2010

Concept

Changed the movie production status to Concept. Concept movies are rumored films with little to no official development.

Aug 2009

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

Jan 2009

Concept

Changed the movie production status to Concept. Project is "dead" according to John August

Nov 2008

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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