Ah OK. Went back and watched the clip again and I guess he does kind of imply that John Stewart was not an option due to "the other version", being Hal... still not 100% confirmation that Jordan will be in JL / Stewart won't, but it does make it kind of seem that it might be the case.
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It looks like Shazam will be flying solo in his own universe...
The Shazam project will be produced by New Line, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. proper, and when New Line president Toby Emmerich gets on the phone to EW, he makes it clear that the film will be a different kind of superhero movie. “It feels to me like Shazam will have a tone unto itself,” he explains. “It’s a DC comic, but it’s not a Justice League character, and it’s not a Marvel comic. The tone and the feeling of the movie will be different from the other range of comic book movies.”
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Agreed, BG. To just be starting your DCCU and almost immediately have a non-connected movie seems strange... but as I mentioned, I think fitting Shazam into the tone of their universe would be difficult, to say the least.Comment
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If Rock Is playing Black Adam who will be Shazam!?
not many people can go toe to toe with rock and make it believable so whoever they cast is going to need the size and some star power, unless that's what makes this "different" from other comic book movies.
I wanted Rock to play both roles. It could be easily done and be another epic career challenge for the rock to overcome, its completely plausible.
Having New Line distribute the movie, just shows they have 2 very different paths for the DCCU flicks.Last edited by KneelBeforeSmallville; 09-04-2014, 09:40 PM.Comment
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That seems like it's the only way to go without making Shazam seem like a 'beta' in comparison to Black Adam.
The Shazam project will be produced by New Line, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. proper, and when New Line president Toby Emmerich gets on the phone to EW, he makes it clear that the film will be a different kind of superhero movie. “It feels to me like Shazam will have a tone unto itself,” he explains. “It’s a DC comic, but it’s not a Justice League character, and it’s not a Marvel comic. The tone and the feeling of the movie will be different from the other range of comic book movies.”
Having a different tone and feeling to the movie will be a nice change of pace and it will also lead them to open up the magic side of DC and potentially include it into the DCCU at a later date.
If Rock Is playing Black Adam who will be Shazam!?
not many people can go toe to toe with rock and make it believable so whoever they cast is going to need the size and some star power, unless that's what makes this "different" from other comic book movies.
I wanted Rock to play both roles. It could be easily done and be another epic career challenge for the rock to overcome, its completely plausible.
Having New Line distribute the movie, just shows they have 2 very different paths for the DCCU flicks.Comment
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I mean, if they spin it right you could have Shazam be the underdog in terms of Black Adam overshadowing him but what it comes down to is the Rocks intensity and charisma. Your 100% right, I cant think of another actor who could bring a similar presence AND make it believable.Comment
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I mean, if they spin it right you could have Shazam be the underdog in terms of Black Adam overshadowing him but what it comes down to is the Rocks intensity and charisma. Your 100% right, I cant think of another actor who could bring a similar presence AND make it believable.Comment
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Bad guys are usually portrayed by charismatic actors at least when compared to the hero. I don't see The Rock playing Black Adam a problem at all.Comment
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Jack Nicholson, Gene Hackman, Kevin Spacey all come to mind. They were all bigger names and more popular picks than the heroes they went up against... at least initially.Comment
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Despite agreeing that it will be hard for someone to stand toe to toe w/ The Rock on screen.... sorry to say, but I think the idea of him playing both parts is goofy... that would be so distracting and just plain strange.
Only way that kind of move could be pulled off is with Supes/Bizarro, lol.Comment
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Despite agreeing that it will be hard for someone to stand toe to toe w/ The Rock on screen.... sorry to say, but I think the idea of him playing both parts is goofy... that would be so distracting and just plain strange.
Only way that kind of move could be pulled off is with Supes/Bizarro, lol.Comment
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I applaud WB/DC for setting this in a separate cinematic universe, assuming the rumour is true. Regardless of what Marvel does, it isn't the case that every single movie and every tv show and every cartoon and every video game and every comic book needs to be in the same continuity.Comment
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I applaud WB/DC for setting this in a separate cinematic universe, assuming the rumour is true. Regardless of what Marvel does, it isn't the case that every single movie and every tv show and every cartoon and every video game and every comic book needs to be in the same continuity.Comment
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