Adventures of Captain Marvel Adventures of Captain Marvel Adventures of Captain Marvel is a 1941 American 12-chapter black-and-white movie serial from Republic Pictures, produced by Hiram S. Brown, Jr., directed by John English and William Witney, that stars Tom Tyler in the title role of Captain Marvel and Frank Coghlan, Jr. as his alter ego, Billy Batson. This serial was adapted from the popular Captain Marvel comic book character then appearing in Fawcett Comics publications "Whiz Comics" and "Captain Marvel Adventures". "Adventures of Captain Marvel" was the 21st of 66 film serials produced by Republic and their first comic book character adaptation (not counting
Asher Angel role of Billy Batson, with Zachary Levi playing his adult superhero alter-ego, in the film adaptation of DC Comics' "Shazam!", which is a further installment to the DC Extended Universe. The film is set for release in April 2019. Asher Angel Asher Angel (born September 6, 2002) is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor in the 2008 film "Jolene", starring Jessica Chastain. He is known for his role as Jonah Beck in the 2017 Disney Channel series "Andi Mack". Angel was born in Arizona, and lived in Paradise Valley. His parents are Jody and Coco