Comments on: John August Explains The Death of ‘Shazam!’

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:12:02 +0000

I'm glad this failed. Shazam / Captain Marvel is a character that would be best done as an animated film. I think a Pixar-like Brad Bird movie would be a MONSTER smash! Not every comicbook character deserves the live action treatment and Hollywood is missing out by not tapping this obvious offshoot stream.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:12:00 +0000

By: dragonmum

dragonmum — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:45:01 +0000

Yet more proof of WB's recent idiocy. Sounds like they're skittish about any fantasy or superhero property – look what they did to the Narnia movies.

By: dragonmum

dragonmum — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:45:00 +0000

Yet more proof of WB's recent idiocy. Sounds like they're skittish about any fantasy or superhero property – look what they did to the Narnia movies.

By: ThrillKill

ThrillKill — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:21:33 +0000

I really use to think the whole Big Red Cheese/Billy Batson thing was screwy, but I've gained an appreciation for it in the last couple of years. He is a character you can really care about and it sounds like August had a strong bead on what makes the comic strong. Better to let the project die than have a half-assed studio muck-up. Like Superman Returns.

By: ThrillKill

ThrillKill — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:21:00 +0000

By: Julian Dean Shapiro

Julian Dean Shapiro — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:41:45 +0000

I think the three Captain Marvel fans that aren't in their early 90's will be very saddened by this news.

By: Julian Dean Shapiro

Julian Dean Shapiro — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:41:00 +0000

I think the three Captain Marvel fans that aren't in their early 90's will be very saddened by this news.

By: CaptainReg0981

CaptainReg0981 — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:23:12 +0000

More for Marvel to takes its glory for the next 2-3 years, closer to the Avengers.

By: CaptainReg0981

CaptainReg0981 — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:23:00 +0000

More for Marvel to takes its glory for the next 2-3 years, closer to the Avengers.

By: CaptainReg0981

CaptainReg0981 — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:22:40 +0000

It's like been shot with a kryptonite bullet right to the heart.

By: CaptainReg0981

CaptainReg0981 — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:22:05 +0000

True that, true that.

By: CaptainReg0981

CaptainReg0981 — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:22:00 +0000

True that, true that.

By: CaptainReg0981

CaptainReg0981 — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:22:00 +0000

It's like been shot with a kryptonite bullet right to the heart.

By: RobertFure

RobertFure — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:26:44 +0000

And nothing of value was lost. ;)

Maybe it would have been good. Though who knows.

By: RobertFure

RobertFure — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:26:00 +0000

And nothing of value was lost. ;)

Maybe it would have been good. Though who knows.