“Shazam” is “very different” from all “the other flying people in tights movies… It’s not Spider-Man plus jokes. There’s really good comic potential there,” he asserted, revealing that his film — an origin story — owes as much to “Big” as it does to “Superman… Yeah, I avoid saying that because that incenses certain people… But the people that are going to go see this movie opening weekend are going to be excited to see [action and comedy] together.”
If you ain’t a comic book person, basically, SHAZAM! tells the story of a kid who an old wizard gives the ability to become an adult superhero in times of need, by uttering a single word. No word on why exactly, this dude would ever want to turn back, from a hunky aduly superhero with magical powers, into a pimply little kid. Youth is way overrated. Peter Segal (THE LONGEST YARD) is set to direct.