This Is Us star Ron Cephas Jones cast as The Wizard in Shazam! TheWrap reports that Emmy-nominated actor Ron Cephas Jones (This Is Us, Mr. Robot) has joined the cast of Shazam! as The Wizard, the mysterious figure who bestows Billy Batson with his mystical powers.
Ron Cephas Jones has previous comic book experience as well having appeared in Marvel’s Luke Cage.
By saying the world “Shazam,” teenager Billy Batson was transformed into the “world’s mightiest mortal” and given extraordinary abilities by ancient gods.
Created in 1939 by artist C. C. Beck and writer Bill Parker, Shazam first appeared in Fawcett Comics’ Whiz Comics #2.