Speaking at the Heroes & Villains convention in San Jose, Shazam himself, Zachary Levi, spoke about the upcoming film and teased that it could surprise audiences like Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy.
Levi is joined by Andi Mack star Asher Angel as Billy Batson in the film along with Mark Strong (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Sherlock Holmes) as the villain, Doctor Sivana.
Henry Gayden and Darren Lemke wrote the script for Shazam!, which is scheduled to shoot in Vancouver next year.
Levi also teased some changes to the character for the film that are more in line with modern versions of Shazam than how he first was in the pages of Whiz Comics.