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eggcorn posted...

BLAKUboy posted...

That costume looks like it came from a 90s movie. I don't know if that's good or bad.

Yesterday, Zachary Levi posted the first official image of himself in his Shazam costume for the upcoming DC film, and it was met with mixed reactions. Many of the doubters felt that the suit was too cheesy or cartoonish for a modern movie, but director David Sandberg is taking to Twitter to say, "That's kind of the point."

The Shazam! movie is meant to be a much brighter, more fun DC affair, so Sandberg and his team wanted to go all in on the glamour and silliness of the character. Therefore, instead of making Levi's suit all modernized and tech-heavy, the movie is taking things back to the good ol' days of the Golden Age.

As promised, Sandberg responded to questions about the suit on Twitter, and he told fans that he aiming for a more classic, lighthearted look with this design.

"I wanted him to feel a bit like an old fashioned super hero from the Golden Age of comics," Sandberg wrote. "Figured it would also make him stand out from the rest."

It's a good stance. I'm curious how people would expect a superhero who got his powers from a wizard and has a magic-word transformation to be modernized / tech-y. Here's hoping it pays off; this paired with WW might finally start turning things around for DC.
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