7) Shazam vs. Superman
DC’s Shazam, also confusingly known as Captain Marvel, is soon to get his own movie – which is a surprise as the hero would seemingly be a poor fit for the studio’s gritty shared universe. As you may or may not know, he’s usually portrayed as a kid named Billy Batson until he gains superpowers from saying the world ‘Shazam!’.
As such, DC may have a hard time getting people to take the character seriously. However, if they adapted his fight with Superman to the big screen, we think it would considerably help.
[zergpaid]In Elseworlds story “Kingdom Come,” which sees the Justice League fight it out with a new breed of superpowered vigilantes, Supes and Shazam come to blows. Though the two are pretty evenly powered, Shazam gets the edge on the Man of Steel thanks to the repeated use of his magic lightning bolt.
Now that they’ve done it with Ben Affleck’s Batman, giving Superman a beating is clearly a surefire way of introducing a DC hero.
Published: Mar 31, 2016 12:58 pm