Yeah I liked the first film well enough but in reality where actors age it should have just ended there really.
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Variety: ‘Shazam: Fury of the Gods’ Stumbles With $30 Million Opening Weekend
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When you look at the reception to Shazam in totality both critically and box office wise it's the perfect example of a super hero movie that didn't need more. You established him, got a minor success, now go put him in other DCEU stuff.
Yeah the kid dynamic was the only reason I saw the first one. I like watching movies and tv shows like that. Remove it and might as well be something else entirely.
Yeah, realistically I think Shazam probably works best either as a one-off character for live action film or as a character rooted in an animation series, where showrunners can hire professional voice actors to voice the kids and not have to worry about rapidly recasting the Shazam family every few years.
No, that's the funny part, all the other kids are there, Freddy and Mary play big parts too. But Billy remains transformed into Shazam acting like a clown for most of the movie while what little Billy there is is shown as more calm, mature and worried about losing his newfound family after turning 18.
It doesn't work well at all
View: https://twitter.com/GeekVibesNation/status/1637036611484499969
David F. Sandberg is an awesome dude
I mean...this doesn't come as a surprise after the terrible trailers. Then you had the studio head basically saying that this movie doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things, director saying that he knew it was going to bomb, actors saying that they only appeared in it for a paycheck, other actors telling journalists to not ask them about the story, and it just seems like absolutely no one involved in this movie gives a single solitary fuck about it so why should I? It's a completely pointless sequel.
If only The Rock's ego hadn't got the best of him, they could have had a fun movie that probably would have made more than this and Black Adam combined.
it is clearly about how this movie was sent to die both in the sense that the universe is being rebooted, it is kinda of a sequel to the bad Black Adam and how the actor fucked up the hype to the movie by being an asshole
I liked it a bit more than the first one (which I liked a lot). But I knew this was going to flop long ago.
At least I got two rewatchableCaptain Marvel Shazam movies out of it.
At least I got two rewatchable
I'm just convinced Zachary Levi is a bad actor because there's no reason for him to be playing it this way anymore.
The idea the average viewer sees any real connection between this and Black Adam seems like a massive stretch.
It's why I don't think a Shazam vs. Black Adam movie is a guaranteed smash hit. That pairing means nothing to most people.
These mid-tier characters like Shazam or Ant-Man didn't need sequels in my opinion. First film to establish the character, next film have them join the A-listers like Supes, Aquaman, WW, Captain America, Spidey, etc for an ensemble film. That's how they did it with Doctor Strange, and his sequel almost took in a billion.
Yeah the vast majority probably have no idea about Shazam and Black Adam other than their costumes look slightly similar
As someone largely unfamiliar with comics, a person who transforms into a super hero by saying Shazam sounds like the dorkiest premise ever.
The idea would've been to have Shazam 2 introduce Black Adam and how he fits within the lore. Add some Mister Mind fuckery and you'd have a pretty solid sequel.
But yeah, Rock's ego got in the way and he had to have his own origin movie. Would it have made more than what we got? Idk, but I'm much more motivated to go watch that confrontation over whatever it is we got now (nothing against Mirren or Liu)
But yeah, Rock's ego got in the way and he had to have his own origin movie. Would it have made more than what we got? Idk, but I'm much more motivated to go watch that confrontation over whatever it is we got now (nothing against Mirren or Liu)
It was clear interest just wasn't there for this film from the beginning. I don't think superhero fatigue is here just yet, but we're not at the peak anymore. Not sure the market is there yet for any obscure character to get their own film, let alone a sequel.
I'm just so happy I don't have to see the dog shit trailers for this movie anymore. Worst cape shit marketing in recent memory.
Sandberg did a good job behind the camera, but yeah, I wouldn't say the film was more than fine.
I actually do like the character, even from back when he was called Captain Marvel, but the character Zack Levi is playing does not resemble the comic character in any way whatsoever. In terms of adapting Shazam, both films are huge swings and misses. They do nothing to make you care about the version of Shazam in the films, and because they reinvented him so thoroughly they have to do that for both fans and people who have never heard of him before. Both films more or less fail to do that.
The trailers for this one being absolutely awful and running incessantly for months in front of every major release probably didn't do it any favors, either.
The Rock as a bad guy bouncing off Shazam may have at least led to a more focused marketing campaign and may have generated some interest
As it stands the Shazam sequel is left trying to sell itself with completely original villains with no real discernible hook
The Rock showing up as Black Adam, playing the role seriously and menacingly to contrast against Shazam is at least a better set up.
The thing is I don't think the Rock was wrong that in a world where Black Adam was a success that made like 700m worldwide, the Black Adam vs. Superman sequel would have been way bigger than Black Adam vs. Shazam.
The thing is Black Adam didn't come close to making what it needed because of a bloated budget and The Rock not being the megastar he thinks he is.
All these mid tier characters in mid movies lol. I hope this is the end of the over saturation. The amount of spinoffs and sequels are out of control in Disney land.
Boy does Sony have a treat for you coming soon.😆
Kraven, El whatever, Spider-Woman...
Two bad, mid-tier comic book movies bombing does not a fatigue make.
Now if GOTG3 and Spider-Verse 2 underperform (knock on word), then we'll start talking.
Now if GOTG3 and Spider-Verse 2 underperform (knock on word), then we'll start talking.
Bob Iger hit the nail on the head when he said not every character needs two or 3 movies. Just stop and move on. This movie should have never been greenlit.
All I can think of when I hear the name Shazam is Gomer Pyle.
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Gomer Pyle, Shazam
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