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Kazenji
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Shazam! Movie

Bill Birch and Geoff Johns to Write Shazam!

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Source:The Hollywood Reporter, Variety August 19, 2009

Warner Bros. Pictures has hired actor-turned-writer Bill Birch and Geoff Johns to write Shazam!, the adaptation of the DC Comics series featuring Captain Marvel.

Get Smart helmer Peter Segal remains on board to direct and he'll also produce with his Callahan Filmworks partner Michael Ewing. Johns will also consult on the project.

Shazam! centers on teenaged Billy Batson, who transforms into the superhero when he says the word "Shazam!" The studio is now looking to go back to the original DC Comics source material for inspiration.

Previous drafts have been written by John August, William Goldman, Bryan Goluboff and the team of Joel Cohen and Alec Sokolow.

Birch is currently writing Warner Bros.' One Finger Salute to which Segal is attached to direct.

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Will this be the time they get it right?

Maybe it's prudent of DC to get Shazam! front and centre, as they are in the process of losing the rights to Superman... shifty

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ankur29
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they need more Shazam comics before thy can make a movie

people haev forgotten his awesomeness and need to be remined that SM is a copy of him and not vice versa

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Originally posted by ankur29

people haev forgotten his awesomeness and need to be remined that SM is a copy of him and not vice versa

umm actually superman came before him. Captain marvel just happened to be able to fly and such first

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umm actually superman came before him. Captain marvel just happened to be able to fly and such first

i may not of said it but that is what i meant

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I hope they can make it work this time. I believe the last project was scrapped after the success of TDK. They were gonna do a comedy version of Marvel but then decided it should be more serious.

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Originally posted by jalek moye
umm actually superman came before him. Captain marvel just happened to be able to fly and such first

Captain Marvel was first in:

-ability to fly
-had a bald-headed nemesis
-had super-powered lieutenants( mary marvel, captain marvel jr. uncle dudley)
-enormous strength and durability (superman could just lift a car)

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Originally posted by roughrider
Captain Marvel was first in:

-ability to fly
-had a bald-headed nemesis
-had super-powered lieutenants( mary marvel, captain marvel jr. uncle dudley)
-enormous strength and durability (superman could just lift a car)

and? They are very different characters regardless and the whole he copied flight, and superstrength is just silly. Those are such basic powers even if he did that it means nothing.

They still had very different aspects of themselves.

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I hope this works...i am a huge fan and would love a good Shazam movie big grin

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People, have you forgotten the awesomeness that was the 1970s live action SHAZAM/ISIS hour?

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People, have you forgotten the awesomeness that was the 1970s live action SHAZAM/ISIS hour?

Nope - I watched it as a child, and it hooked me on Shazam! No matter how dated it would look now, I still remember it warmly.

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Aug 21st, 2009 09:31 PM

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I honestly hope it never happens.

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I would <3 to see shazam!

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Originally posted by ~The Wickerman~
I honestly hope it never happens.

Why not? If it's going to be a serious version...

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Aug 23rd, 2009 02:50 AM