Plot Synopsis Released For SHAZAM! and Dwayne Johnson Has Been Added as an Executive Producer
Director David F. Sandberg has officially started shooting Shazam!, and along with the announcement we got an official plot summary along with a full cast list. It was also revealed that Dwayne Johnson, who will be playing Black Adam in his own solo film, has been added as an executive producer. It makes sense because the two characters will eventually come face to face in the DCEU. Here's the synopsis:
We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In Billy Batson’s (Asher Angel) case, by shouting out one word—SHAZAM!—this streetwise 14-year-old foster kid can turn into the adult Super Hero Shazam (Zachary Levi), courtesy of an ancient wizard. Still a kid at heart—inside a ripped, godlike body—Shazam revels in this adult version of himself by doing what any teen would do with superpowers: have fun with them! Can he fly? Does he have X-ray vision? Can he shoot lightning out of his hands? Can he skip his social studies test? Shazam sets out to test the limits of his abilities with the joyful recklessness of a child. But he’ll need to master these powers quickly in order to fight the deadly forces of evil controlled by Dr. Thaddeus Sivana (Mark Strong).
Shazam! also stars Jack Dylan Grazer (IT) as Billy’s best friend and ultimate superhero enthusiast, Freddy, part of the foster family that includes Mary, played by Grace Fulton (Annabelle: Creation); Darla, played by Faithe Herman (This is Us); Eugene, played by Ian Chen (Fresh Off the Boat); and Pedro, played by Jovan Armand (TV’s Hawaii Five-O). Cooper Andrews of The Walking Dead and Marta Milans (Killer Women) play foster parents Victor and Rosa Vasquez, with Ron Cephas Jones (This is Us) as the Wizard.
The story is primarily set in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the movie is being shot in Toronto. I can't wait to actually start seeing some images and footage of what this film and the characters are going to look like!
Shazam! will be released on April 5, 2019.