For DC’s Shazam, which is basically what happens when somebody makes a Superman movie where the main character isn’t a sulking superhuman whose greatest strength is creeping people out with a CGI top lip, that wardrobe cost was pretty high. In fact, it cost the better part of $1 million to make each of the Shazam costumes. Each of them, as the flick wound up with ten super-suits for the film shoot.
We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In Billy Batson’s case, by shouting out one word—SHAZAM!—this streetwise 14-year-old foster kid can turn into the adult Super Hero Shazam, 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?
You’ve seen noisy set photos of it! Badly-framed Instagram photos that you can’t unsee. Now prepare to see the mighty Shazam himself in an official light! Warner Bros. and DC Comics have finally lifted the lid on the Shazam pot, and what have they been cooking? Something that looks…marvellous.
Comic books are not all serious business. You may be mistaken for thinking otherwise though thanks to most of the self-serious previous DCEU movies. That looks to be changing now as the films appear to be adopting looks more colourful faithful to the source material.
He may have started off his career as a mere tech nerd, but Zachary Levi is now set to become "Earth's mightiest mortal" as the Chuck star has been tapped to play the lead role in DC Comics adaptation Shazam!
I wasn’t exactly kind to the first trailer for Heroes Reborn, the upcoming event-series sequel/reboot to the once-great TV series from a decade ago. For a show about the extraordinary, the trailer made it look anything but. Butt. It looked like ass, is what I’m saying. But maybe my judgement was a little too quick, as a new trailer for …
There are few modern TV shows that experienced a fall from grace quite as badly as Heroes did in its initial run. It’s first season was fun and exciting with mesmerising characters, lots of geek street cred and an intriguing plot. A plot that pretty much wrapped itself up at the end of the debut season. Unfortunately, the same can’t …
Traci Braxton husband was Kevin Surratt Sr., a longtime partner who stood by her …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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