Shazam!

Theatrical - Wide 2019-04-05

Cast Zachary Levi Mark Strong Asher Angel Adam Brody Djimon Hounsou Jack Dylan Grazer
Directed by David F. Sandberg
Written by Darren Lemke

Genres: Action Adventure Comic Book Fantasy

JoBlo's Rating

7/10

Synopsis

We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In Billy Batson’s case, by shouting out one word – SHAZAM! – this streetwise 14-year-old foster kid can turn into the adult superhero... See more Shazam.

Reviews

Review: Shazam! (Bumbray)

Posted 7 years ago

PLOT: Teenaged Billy Batson (Asher Angel), who’s been in an out of various foster homes ever since being abandoned by his mother as a youngster, is granted superpowers by an ancient wizard (Djimon Hounsou). When he speaks the wizard’s name,...

Review: Shazam!

Posted 7 years ago

After the tremendous success of both WONDER WOMAN and AQUAMAN, following the disastrous performance of JUSTICE LEAGUE, all eyes are on SHAZAM! to see if the back-to-back rebound success stories were a fluke or a sign that the DCEU has...

Movie Posters

Top 10 DC Superheroes That Should Get the Big Screen Treatment

Alex Now that Warner Bros and DC have unveiled the trailer for JOKER, we know that they truly are not beholden to the Cinematic Universe model any longer. Yes, their main heroes will be connected to one another, like SHAZAM!...

Posted 7 years ago

All Articles

Shazam! lights its way to $5.9 million Thursday night opening

Posted 7 years ago

Of all the DC movies that have been hitting theaters over the last few years, Shazam! may be the least recognized character to get his own solo movie, but it looks like he will have no problem lighting up the...

Excl: We talk Shazam! with Zachary Levi, Mark Strong, Angel and Grazer!

Posted 7 years ago

In several ways, SHAZAM is the ultimate superhero fantasy for kids. Instead of being impossibly wealthy or born of another planet, all one needs to do in order to transform into a superhero is say one word – Shazam! –...

What did you think of…Shazam!?

Posted 7 years ago

While many have asked "Why SHAZAM!?" when it came to choosing the next new character to introduce into the DCEU, it became ironically clear; SHAZAM! debuted in 1939, right around the time Superman and Batman first appeared on the scene,...

Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Shazam! Special

Posted 7 years ago

Theodore Some cliche somewhere said that 'a picture is worth a thousand words.' This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have...

Mark Strong was almost Sebastian Shaw in X-Men: First Class

Posted 7 years ago

Mark Strong has played quite a number of nefarious villains over the years in films such as SHERLOCK HOLMES, KICK-ASS, GREEN LANTERN, ROBIN HOOD, and more, but he very nearly added one more to the list when he was asked...

Review: Shazam! (Bumbray)

Posted 7 years ago

The Beard & The Bald – S. Craig Zahler interview, Shazam!, Us and more!

Posted 7 years ago

The Beard and The Bald are joined by Travis Hopson to talk Us movie, an exclusive interview with S. Craig Zahler, Shazam! and Dragged Across Concrete reviews, Bill & Ted 3 release date, new Toxic Avenger, Hellboy set visit, He-Man...

Awfully Good: Shazam! TV Series (1974-1976)

Posted 7 years ago

Jason Shazam! TV Series (1974-1976) Director: Hollingsworth Morse Stars: Michael Gray, Les Tremayne, Jackson Bostwick/John Davey A young boy with verbally-induced superpowers travels the country with a strange old man in an RV and occasionally fights crime. Superheroes...