‘Shazam!’ Director Has Hilarious Response To Why The Trailer Isn’t Here Yet

If there’s one thing that Shazam! director David F. Sandberg is doing with fans, it’s keeping them on their toes with his many troll posts and tweets. A recent example involves some very solemn news: apparently Billy Batson will die very early on in the film, thus sealing his fate for the remainder of the DC Extended Universe.

Wait, what? Okay, but seriously, ever since the debunked news about a possible new Shazam! trailer, fans have still continued to ask David F. Sandberg about any new footage. Any at all. One fan tweeted yesterday their concern that the film is two months out and they haven’t seen a full length trailer yet. At least, not since the one we saw at San Diego Comic-Con last year, after all. Sandberg chimed in, saying there’s no new footage to show because Billy Batson apparently dies early on in the film. In hindsight, he says, this bold move may have been a mistake. Here’s his tweet:

Oh, but we’re not finished yet. To prove his point, David F. Sandberg responded again with a video showing Billy Batson’s “death.” The moment in the first trailer where he yells “Shazam!” in the theme park. However, instead of Asher Angel turning into Zachary Levi, he turns into…well, nothingness and dies. Here, have a look:

Well, that’s certainly one way to end a film. But as per usual with Sandberg’s tweets and posts, it’s all in good fun. We will ultimately have to wait to see when, if at all, we’ll get another look at the upcoming Shazam! film. Could something drop during the Super Bowl unexpectedly? Maybe the trailer pops out of nowhere like the Birds of Prey news we got today. It’s anyone’s guess at this point. But what do you think of Sandberg spoiling Billy Batson’s “death” in the upcoming DC film? When do you believe we’ll get another full length trailer?

Let us know your thoughts in the comments below and stay tuned for more Shazam! updates.

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

The film will hit theaters next year on April 5, 2019.

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