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Segal Addresses Rumors of SHAZAM
By: Jarrod SarafinDate: Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Source: FirstShowing
There have been some rumors flying around on whether Billy Batson and the Legend of Shazam will be a straight forward comedy or something a bit darker. Director Peter Segal, who's next project Get Smart arrives this summer, had a chance to address the rumors and let FirstShowing know that while the latest script for the comic adaptation is in, there's still some way to go before shooting begins. Actor Dwayne Johnson is already on board as the character Black Adam after a poll was taken on whether fans wanted him for that role or the Shazam superhero.
Here's what the director had to say to FS:
In regards to comedic elements of the story and how it will play, Segal confirms that they're NOT going to turn it into a light-hearted comedy. He mentions that they "really want to pay attention to the roots of the comic" and that there is an "innate humanity" in it and they "can't handle that strictly dramatically." Of course, when the story is about a 13 year old boy who becomes a 28 year old superhero but is still 13 on the inside, that needs to be comedic in some way or it just won't work. Segal says that he wouldn't want to even see Captain Marvel if they try and treat it entirely dramatically (neither would I), and "that's why I think there's room for [Shazam] in a crowded comic book marketplace right now, because there is no story like it."
As a final statement regarding the comic, Segal wants to make sure he sets the record straight on Shazam for all of the fans:
"A lot of people were asking which, is fine, but I just want to sort of set the record straight as you know, it's not - it's going to be something you resemble, it's not going to be something that people are shocked and have no idea where it came from. I'm not trying to turn this into something it isn't."
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Either that or Jennifer Garner.