cinematical.com - 1/6/2009
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So remember that whole Shazam! movie, with John August writing, Peter Segal ( Get Smart ) directing and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson starring as the villain, Black Adam? Last year we talked about this project a lot, wondering which actor would eventually play Captain Marvel, as well as teenager ...
getthebigpicture.net - 1/6/2009
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Shazam! is Dead
The Movie Blog —
The Shazam movie has seen some ups and downs, and currently is settling on down. The project is officially stalled.
Cinematical says:
August says the project is now dead in the water after several re-writes, most of which came about after the studio wanted him to take the film from a lighter action-comedy to something much darker (a la The Dark Knight). And regarding the recent news that Segal would be directing, August notes that “press releases often have little relationship to reality.” He does admit, though, ...
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