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I'm more excited about Shazam! than this

posted 6 years ago by Master (1494)
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It being female led isn't the problem it's the way she is currently written in the comic book and a little how she is drawn too.

[–] DracTarashV2 (4497) 6 years ago

Well, the comic version won’t affect the film version. That I am sure of. The MCU tends do to things differently from the comics and most of the time it works out for the best. Either way, to each his own (Shazam looks decent but nothing particularly extraordinary). Carol Danvers all the way!

[–] Master (1494) 6 years ago

it does influence it

[–] DracTarashV2 (4497) 6 years ago

Of course.

But whatever problems you feel the comic version currently has, I doubt this will negatively impact MCU Captain Marvel. (Different writers and different direction.) While not an impossibility, for me it’s hard to imagine Marvel Studios failing to succeed with a major character in her debut movie.

[–] HarlemEagle42 (18440) 6 years ago

...makes sense...?

[–] PaladinNJ (21786) 6 years ago

Probably will go see it but not really getting excited over either of them.

[–] TexasJack (12516) 6 years ago

The Shazam trailer looked good.

Brie looks bored in the trailer.

[–] DracTarashV2 (4497) 6 years ago

Bet: Brie is playing the role exactly like she’s supposed to. A crime!

[–] Utpe (658) 6 years ago

"Shazam!" looks interesting but that's because I love Zachary Levi ever since he starred in NBC's "Chuck" (2007 - 2012).

I'd rather watch "Kazaam" (1996), lol.

[–] TJLamb0518 (3316) 6 years ago

I would've been as well....until I saw the trailers. While Captain Marvel seems....pedestrian as a trailer, Shazam! looks childish.

[–] QueenFanUSA (3379) 6 years ago

Well...there is definitely the sense that DC Films is hot right now and on the ascendancy and Marvel is last years news.

We'll have to see how this all turns out. There seems to be a lot of ambivalence towards Captain Marvel amongst Marvel fans than I've noticed from previous origin films and DC fans seem beyond stoked for their upcoming slate.

Once again, the problem for Disney is that this is yet another 200 million dollar production so they have to hit it out of the park.