In Ancient Greece, gold was a metal that was precious to the gods, to the extent that they were dressed in gold,” Butler continues. “The color and luster of the gold continues to be associated with the sun and the sacred masculine. The approach to costume is also borne from organic elements, and will feel sacred and true as opposed to machine like, severe, or manufactured. This design will be approached with these basics is in mind.” There’s a bunch of cool things about Shazam! that you guys have yet to discover and I’m excited to dissect it for you in the following slideshow. Hit next as I reveal almost everything about my Heroic mission to the Shazam! set. The Story of Shazam! The most striking thing about the Shazam costume has always been its use of red and gold. Long before the second version of the Flash popularized that particular color combo, this was a deliberate inversion of Superman’s reliance on the (relatively) muted blue with red and yellow accents. In the modern superhero era, a character sporting colors this bright (and which glow, no less!) had better be able to move faster than a marsksman’s eye can follow, or else they might be said to have a death wish. But the Shazam movie isn’t content to just let the iconic colors be the colors, Sandberg and Butler strove to explain each element of the suit in a manner that makes sense within this magical corner of the DCEU. Let me just tell you, that we had a pair of sandals to start off with--very New 52--and it didn't work. So we needed to come up with something a bit meatier and we were talking about, you know, kind of working through things, that was one thing we definitely worked through. He has so much action, too, and we wanted the design lines to really follow through with the other elements within the costume itself. Design lines are from the bolt, the belt, and the gauntlet, and as you can see we even pull in the fabric. [The sandal design] was going to be sort of a one piece sort of thing, with a bit of the fabrication almost in it. Couch, Aaron; Kit, Borys (March 23, 2021). " 'Shazam!' Sequel Enlists Helen Mirren as Villain". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 24, 2021 . Retrieved March 24, 2021.

Sivana’s costume is the representation of him as a person. He’s wealthy and feels better than everyone else. Billy creates the Shazam costume with his imagination of what a superhero is so Sivana’s costume is what he believes true evil is. Shazam! is a more personal story that doesn’t have as much spectacle as larger DC Extended Universe films preceding it. OK, so…this isn’t a drastic departure from the first film’s Shazam costume, but there are still plenty of notable differences, and overall I’d say it’s an improvement. The Lightning bolt on Shazam’s chest is a practical effect that lights up without any VFX. His shoes and gauntlets also light up. The big question now is whether or not there’s an in-story reason for the change in look. Presumably, Billy Batson’s look is influenced by his subconscious ideal of what a superhero should look like, which explains things like the brighter red, the bigger logo, and perhaps even the outsized muscles in the first film. But with Billy a couple of years further into his teens for Shazam 2, perhaps those ideas have “matured” a little, too.Meanwhile, Doctor Sivana is taking his new-found powers for a revenge-filled test drive involving the Seven Deadly Sins. The actor was happy that his character in the Thor franchise was killed off in Ragnarok because he now gets to play Shazam in his own movie. a b Kroll, Justin (March 23, 2021). " 'Shazam: Fury Of The Gods': Helen Mirren To Play Villain Hespera In Sequel". Deadline. Archived from the original on March 23, 2021 . Retrieved March 23, 2021. Then next year comes Disney’s latest live-action remake – Snow White. If elements of The Hunger Games felt natural, Zegler says Snow White was far less so. “I was terrified, terrified, terrified, terrified”, she repeats, “because you’re playing the first one. The blueprint of all Disney Princesses comes from 1937’s Snow White. You have so many conversations leading up to it. You’re gonna chop off all your hair and learn how to dance with all these fake animals and things that are not there. It was a lot of pressure.” Billy's physically disabled foster brother, who is a fan of superheroes. Grazer portrays Freddy's regular form, while Brody portrays his adult superhero form. [7]

After Shazam!, the DCEU continues next year with Birds of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) on February 7, 2020, and Wonder Woman 1984 on June 5, 2020. A standalone Joker film set outside of the DC Films universe starring Joaquin Phoenix as the Clown Prince of Crime is also set to hit theaters October 4, 2019. Gonzalez, Umberto (April 8, 2019). " 'Shazam!' Writer Henry Gayden Will Return to Write Sequel (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Archived from the original on April 8, 2019 . Retrieved March 21, 2020. He was worried about playing a 14-year-old that can turn into an adult that has the wisdom of Solomon, but still acts like a teenager. Sandberg has already thought about the Shazam! post-credits scene, but was tight-lipped on what it could entail.As we sat and watched Asher Angel and Grace Fulton film a scene in Shazam!, we waited for the talent to arrive for interviews and the first person to come out was the Sandgod himself, David F. Sandberg.