Shazam! director calls out Twitter user for trashing

Schooled.

The DC Universe continues to expand, with one of its upcoming standalone titles to be Shazam!. It's the story of a kid called Billy Batson (played by Asher Angel) who transforms into the titular superhero (played by Zachary Levi) with the help of a magic word.



The movie is currently in pre-production but that hasn't stopped certain users on Twitter from dismissing the film already.




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1 Jan



Jerry Ordway

@jerryordway

While I’m sending good wishes for 2018, this one is for @ponysmasher and @zacharylevi , and everyone working hard on the Shazam film! pic.twitter.com/or9shig7nL





SonOfThemysciria

@typedbyme

Unfortunately Mr. Ordway, they are going with the #new52 cast, which means the #new52 origin, where Billy is literally the worst kid the wizard has ever met. Better steer clear of this movie till the #DCEU gets a reboot. #Shazam #CaptainMarvel



2:47 AM - Jan 2, 2018

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One user commented in response to someone wishing director David S Sandberg well for the upcoming film:



"Unfortunately Mr. Ordway, they are going with the #new52 cast, which means the #new52 origin, where Billy is literally the worst kid the wizard has ever met. Better steer clear of this movie till the #DCEU gets a reboot. #Shazam #CaptainMarvel"



But Sandberg (@ponysmasher) wasn't about to let that stand, given his movie hasn't actually started shooting yet.





David F. Sandberg

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@ponysmasher

Not to stop you from having an opinion about something that doesn’t exist yet, it’s the internet after all, but as I designate a movie the obligatory Best/Worst Ever!! I find it helpful sometimes to have more info than a few character names. …



5:16 AM - Jan 2, 2018

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"Not to stop you from having an opinion about something that doesn't exist yet, it's the internet after all, but as I designate a movie the obligatory Best/Worst Ever!! I find it helpful sometimes to have more info than a few character names," he wrote.



Later following up with: "Sometimes I'll even wait for a trailer of some sort if I really want to go crazy."



2 Jan



David F. Sandberg

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@ponysmasher

Not to stop you from having an opinion about something that doesn’t exist yet, it’s the internet after all, but as I designate a movie the obligatory Best/Worst Ever!! I find it helpful sometimes to have more info than a few character names. …





David F. Sandberg

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@ponysmasher

Sometimes I’ll even wait for a trailer of some sort if I really want to go crazy.



5:19 AM - Jan 2, 2018

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New 52 refers to DC's 2012 reimagining where it gave the hero a darker twist, with Batson portrayed as a bitter orphan shunted from home to home.



With very little revealed about Sandberg's approach though, it's too early to say what the tone of the film will be.



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Sandberg's background is in horror – he made Lights Out and Annabelle: Creation, so he might have seemed a left-field choice for what could be a fairly light-hearted comic character.



Sandberg isn't going in blind though. Back in October last year, he tweeted:





David F. Sandberg

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@ponysmasher

It will be an interesting experience making a movie where no matter what choices are made there will be some who passionately hate you.



12:06 AM - Oct 25, 2017

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"It will be an interesting experience making a movie where no matter what choices are made there will be some who passionately hate you."



Shazam! is due out in cinemas in the US and UK on April 5, 2019.