After years of talking about it,Billy Batsonis finally going to be making his way to the big screen.Shazamis thenext movie within the DC Extended Universethat is going to start filming, which is expected to start early next year. However, director David F. Sandberg has a lot of work ahead of him in order to get things ready to go and he has just confirmed that pre-production onShazamis officially underway.
David F. Sandberg, the man behindLights OutandAnnabelle: Creation, took to Instagram to declare that pre-production has started onShazam. Well, in his own way. The director posted a photo from Warner Bros. Studios of what is likely the office he will be working out of during pre-production. The photo didn’t feature any DC related stuff in it, but it did feature a can of Coca-Cola and an otherwise empty cabinet. Though, his simple caption let us know that this means his work onShazam!has started.
Since David F. Sandberg announced thatShazamwas going to be his next project afterAnnabelle: Creation, and since the photo is from the Warner Bros. lot, it isn’t hard to figure out that this photo signifies work on this movie is finally underway. We’ve been hearing about aShazammovie for years, even before the DCEU was really a thing, so the fact that this project is finally getting underway is a big deal. Sadly,Dwayne Johnson isn’t going to appearin the movie asBlack Adam, a role that he has been attached to for several years. However, he is still attached to appear in the DCEU at some point and the Black Adam solo movie hasn’t been totally taken off the table yet. We may still get to see him go to blows withShazamand/or Superman.
As far as theShazammovie goes, a lot needs to happen before cameras can roll.No actors have officially been castand that is going to be important. The movie will use two actors to play the lead; one to play the child version of Billy Batson and a much bigger, adult actor to playShazam. In case you aren’t familiar with the source material,Shazamis the superhero alter ego of a boy named Billy Batson, who, just by speaking the magic word “Shazam”, which is an acronym of 6 Greek elders; Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, and Mercury, can transform himself into a superhero with amazing strength, speed, flight, and other such powers.
David F. Sandberg is known for his work in horror, but that doesn’t mean he won’t be able to tackle something totally different. Not only that, but Warner Bros. has a reason to love the guy. Both of his movies have been huge critical and financial successes for the studio. So if he can bring some of that magic toShazam, which is set for release on July 19, 2025, the movie will be in good shape. You can check out his Instagram post for yourself below.
