Ever since Zachary Levi shared the first official photo of himself as Shazam last week it’s blown up all over the internet. It made for some excellent meme-worthy material, as there’s now been a ton of memes created. With the internet being the internet, people began taking the image of Zachary Levi and placing him in other things. Not to be outdone, Shazam director David F. Sandberg contributed to the meme as well, and he did so using an iconic scene from Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
Since everyone else is doing this… pic.twitter.com/MWb6CMFxgo
— David F. Sandberg (@ponysmasher) May 27, 2018
“Since everyone else is doing this…,” he said, as he posted the Batman v Superman video above, which includes an unexpected Shazam twist. Putting Shazam in the place of Superman in one of the most emotional and visually stunning scenes from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was a nice touch.
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All these memes will provide great publicity for the movie. It is great that Sandberg can have a sense of humour about the character and promotion. He’s using that humor in a very smart way, setting up Shazam! as a stark contrast to some of the earlier DC films.
Directed by David F. Sandberg, Shazam! stars Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Grace Fulton, Jack Dylan Grazer, Cooper Andrews, Marta Milans, Faithe Herman, Ian Chen, Jovan Armand and Mark Strong as Doctor Sivana.
Shazam! is scheduled to be released in theaters on April 5, 2019.
Source: David F. Sandberg (Twitter)
