Mar 9 2007Shazam! Movie Gets a Writer
"What the fuck!?"
John August, writer of Corpse Bride, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Big Fish, has been hired to pen New Line's Shazam!, a take on the DC's Captain Marvel character.
The comic book series focuses on Billy Batson, a teenager who becomes the superhero known as Captain Marvel when he utters the magic word "Shazam!" The name is an acronym for six gods and heroes of the ancient world as well as their attributes: the wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, the stamina of Aries, the power of Zeus, the courage of Achilles and the speed of Mercury.
I think they might be wasting their money writing an entirely new script for this tale of teenage transformation. They've already got Teen Wolf, so why not just change the wolf parts into Captain Marvel parts and call it a day? For instance, any instances of Teen Wolf howling are rewritten as "says Shazam!" Playing basketball as a wolf would be rewritten to say, "plays basketball as Captain Marvel." It seems pretty straightforward to me.
Reader Comments
1. Praz - March 9, 2007 4:51 PM
What about constitution, dexterity, intelligence, and charisma?
2. Sisco - March 12, 2007 1:36 PM
It's actually supposed to be Ares, I think -- the Greek god of War -- and not so much Aries, the sign of the Zodiac that falls before Taurus.