‘Shazam!’ Director Addresses Superman Theme In Chinese Trailer

Shazam! director David F. Sandberg addressed the use of the classic Superman theme in the new Chinese trailer for the DC film.

Today, a new Chinese trailer for Zachary Levi’s Shazam! debuted and the preview included a brief moment where a young boy can be seen humming John Williams’ classic Superman theme while playing with Batman and Superman action figures. The moment caught the attention of a seemingly disgruntled fan who took to Twitter to note that director David F. Sandberg previously stated there will not be any humming of older movie themes in the film. Sandberg responded to the user by reminding them, “that’s not the movie, that’s the trailer,” suggesting the Superman theme may not be heard in the final cut after all.

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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.

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