The last time we heard about “Shazam!” and his magic lightning bolt, the movie was dead. D-E-D. Dead. Or at least, that was according to screenwriter John August. As it turns out, the old axiom is true, Hollywood really doesn’t tell screenwriters anything, because the movie is still...

The Hollywood Reporter’s got a big rundown of all the upcoming and in-the-pipeline movies from D.C. Comics, including the publishing house’s idea of putting three of its biggest writers, Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison and Marv Wolfman on some of the properties to get them moving again with a...

According to screenwriter John August via his blog, “Shazam!” the movie is dead. Buried. In the ground. At least, for now. August blames the current death of “Shazam!” on a number of factors, most notably the costly failure of the Wachowski Brothers’ “Speed Racer”...

Wait, Peter Segal’s “Shazam” was once in danger of not happening? And still is? Wow, I didn’t even know this. Anyways, director Peter Segal recently told Sci Fi Wire that while production has not started on the movie, and indeed no script has been written, he’s still sure...

The Rock wasn’t sure who he should play in the upcoming Captain Marvel movie “Shazam”, so he let the readers of MTV’s Movie Blog decide. And they have. The Rock will be suiting up as Black Adam, the nemesis of the movie’s Captain Marvel. (Now I haven’t read the comics...

I’m not really sure how I feel about the upcoming “Shazam!” movie. I don’t really know all that much about it, and from everything I’ve heard, I’m not sure if it can be a good movie. Which might be entirely my fault, as my definition of a “good comic book movie”...

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as the World’s Mightiest Mortal, aka Captain Marvel? Hey, why not, I’ve seen worst casting for comic book movies. And as he’s proved in “The Rundown” and other ventures, Johnson has the physicality to pull off a superhero role. God knows...