'Afterwards, we said, ‘Oh, sh-! They finally get to be superheroes in a DC movie.’ They didn’t even know they were auditioning for superheroes,' he continued. This didn't really hit Sandberg until after filming on Shazam! had wrapped.

In a weird twist of fate, both Brody and Catrona had both been slated to appear as The Flash and Superman, respectively, in George Miller's ill-fated Justice League project from over a decade ago. So, they didn’t even know they were auditioning for superheroes,' Sandberg told The Hollywood Reporter. ' Henry Gayden wrote everyday scenes that had characters with the traits we were after, but the actors didn’t even know what they were auditioning for.' 'It was interesting because when we did the casting of those characters, we wanted to keep it a secret. Sandberg, however, those actors apparently knew nothing about the roles for which they were auditioning before they were cast. Sivana (Mark Strong) and the Seven Deadly Sins.Īccording to director David F.

Cotrona (Pedro), and Michelle Borth (Mary).

More surprising is that they're all played by some big-name actors: Adam Brody (Freddie), Megan Good (Darla), D.J. One of the most mind-blowing moments in Shazam!, hands down, is the scene where Billy Batson ( Asher Angel in his Zachary Levi form) shares the wizard's magical powers with his fellow foster kids: Mary (Grace Fulton), Pedro (Jovan Armand), Freddie ( Jack Dylan Grazer), and Darla (Faithe Herman).Īs each kid places their hands on the staff and speaks Shazam's name, they also turn into adult superheroes, the Marvel or Shazam Family, to be exact. WARNING! The following contains major spoilers for WB's Shazam!

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