‘Aquaman’ Director Offers Support To ‘Shazam!’ Helmer Over Fan Doubts

Aquaman director James Wan took to social media to support Shazam! helmer David F. Sandberg over the doubts raised by concerned fans.

While Warner Bros. already released a teaser trailer and featurette, some fans are concerned about the marketing campaign for Shazam! being relatively small so far despite the DC film being less than two months away from hitting theaters. In fact, some have gone as far as baselessly suggesting the studio is trying to hide something embarrassing. In response to these concerns, Shazam! director David F. Sandberg took to his official Twitter to assure fans the marketing for the film will not slow down and Aquaman director James Wan offered words of support to his fellow DC movie helmer.

In his message, James Wan noted how the trailer and official release dates for Aquaman being pushed back prompted fans to speculate the project was in jeopardy, only to complain that too much was being revealed when previews were finally unveiled. Of course, Aquaman would later gross over $1 billion worldwide and become Warner Bros. highest-grossing DC film. James Wan concluded with a message by advising Sandberg to ignore the noise and focus on doing his best with the Shazam! movie.

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We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In Billy Batson’s (Angel) case, by shouting out one word—SHAZAM!—this streetwise 14-year-old foster kid can turn into the adult Super Hero Shazam (Levi), courtesy of an ancient wizard. Still a kid at heart—inside a ripped, godlike body—Shazam revels in this adult version of himself by doing what any teen would do with superpowers: have fun with them! Can he fly? Does he have X-ray vision? Can he shoot lightning out of his hands? Can he skip his social studies test? Shazam sets out to test the limits of his abilities with the joyful recklessness of a child. But he’ll need to master these powers quickly in order to fight the deadly forces of evil controlled by Dr. Thaddeus Sivana (Strong).

Directed by David F. Sandberg, Shazam! stars Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Mark Strong, Jack Dylan Grazer, Grace Fulton, Faithe Herman, Ian Chen, Jovan Armand, Cooper Andrews, Marta Milans, and Ron Cephas.

Shazam! will be released in theaters on April 5, 2019.