Shazam! (film) early 2000s, with multiple screenplay drafts by William Goldman, the team of Alec Sokolow and Joel Cohen, Bryan Goluboff, and John August. The version of the "Shazam!" script written by August, which went into pre-production in 2008, was an action-comedy which focused on the origin story of the hero, then known by his original name of Captain Marvel, and his young alter ego, Billy Batson. Peter Segal was attached as director and actor Dwayne Johnson was in talks to appear as the film's villain, Black Adam. The "Shazam!" film was being produced by New Line Cinema, which was absorbed into
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