Shazam! Director and Producer Interview

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Shazam!: Director David F. Sandberg & Producer Peter Safran Interview

With Shazam! opening in theaters this weekend, I recently sat down with director David F. Sandberg and producer Peter Safran to talk about making the DC movie. During the interview, they talked about why the comic book movie/superhero genre is so popular around the world, the Mark Strong boardroom scene where things got pretty violent, when they knew the ending of the film, how they’ve been able to keep some of the big secrets under wraps, what they learned from early screenings, and more. In addition, with Safran producing the with Safran producing The Suicide Squad sequel, I asked if that is really the title and if it’s a reboot.

Scripted by Henry Gayden (Earth to Echo) from a story by Gayden and Darren Lemk (Goosebumps), Shazam! tells the story of a 14-year-old boy named Billy who, when he shouts the word “SHAZAM!”, can turn into an adult superhero (Zachary Levi). Asher Angel plays Billy, while Zachary Levi plays the adult Shazam. It breakout Jack Dylan Grazer plays Billy’s best friend Freddy Freeman. Shazam! also stars Djimon Hounsou, Mark Strong, Grace Fulton, Faithe Herman, Ian Chen, Jovan Armand, Cooper Andrews, and Marta Milans.

Finally, I absolutely loved Shazam!. David F. Sandberg has crafted something special that both comic book movie fans and audiences of all ages will absolutely love. Not only is the film super fun, extremely funny and a big serving of unbridled wish fulfillment, Sandberg grounds the story around family and it’s unlike anything DC has done before. Shazam! is absolutely worth seeing in a theater.

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