Shazam!
Warning : This clause contains SPOILERS for Shazam !
TheShazam!movie has injected one of the most heartwarming and child - corresponding superheroes into the DCEU , but it may have also launch the door for a squad and plastic film franchise Warner Bros. has struggle to get off the ground : theJustice League Dark .
At one metre it seemed thatJustice League Darkwas a DCEU priority , with hearsay even claim that the studio apartment wanted to anchor the franchise to starColin Farrell as John Constantine . Those program fell through when multiple music director left the project , which was n’t all that surprising – how do you insert magic to a world of Batman and Superman ? How do you establish a teamas weird as Justice League Darkin the ' serious ' vogue in place at the time ?
Not only has David F. Sandberg’sShazam!shown the way , but the picture ’s plot is essentially a prequel to a full - blownJustice League Darkmovie . Audiences may not have noticed it , but the wizard Shazam giving Billy Batson his power may be the same moment that young , magical heroes and villains were born across the intact DC movie world . A new eld suggest at inSuicide Squad , now in conclusion under path .
Shazam Makes a Key Change to The Rock of Eternity
DC Comic devotee know go intoShazam!that the Rock of Eternity is one of the most important locations among the magical realm of the DC Universe . In the advanced funnies , the Rock was once a nexus , or gathering place of all wizard energy , whizz , magician , and other mystical energy throughout the ancient story of Earth . In the ongoingShazam!comic serial from writer Geoff Johns ( who also wrote the New 52 line of descent comic thatShazam!is base on ) the importance of the Rock of Eternity is spelled out intelligibly .
The account object lesson does a great Book of Job in explaining why present the Rock of Eternity – and selecting Billy as magic ’s new title-holder – change the entire landscape of the DCEU . Read it below :
" one C ago , the Rock of Eternity was in sight for all to approach . And its doors were assailable to all in motivation . Its dandy G. Stanley Hall were superintend by the Council of Seven Wizards and Sorceresses who deal a vow to protect all magic trick ! Until the Seven Sins were freed by the Dark Champion … and all but one of the Council were massacre . The last magician chose to seal off the Rock of Eternity . And as the Rock became hide from the world … so , too , did thaumaturgy . Until a paladin was needed again . "
It ’s these parole which open up upShazam ! # 1 , continue the narrative ofThe Shazam Family ( Billy , Mary , Freddy , Darla , Eugene , and Pedro)by teasing just how much may have been unlocked thanks to the genius Shazam . It ’s too early to say that this story will be the one upon whichtheShazam 2movieis based , but one important change was made to the comic book mythology in the movie . According to the wizard Shazam , the Rock of Eternity is n’t just thecrossroadsof DC ’s magic , but " the seed of all magic . "
A source that has now been unleashed upon the world . Admittedly , that ’s the kind of gimmick that would take every DC devotee by total surprise … ifSuicide Squadhadn’t already warn that DC ’s historic period of conjuration was about to begin .
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Shazam Returns Magic To The DCEU
When considering all the flick that might seem to share a link toShazam!most devotee wo n’t putSuicide Squadat the top the list . That ’s a moment ironic , considering that its villain is one of the most powerful wizard organism yet established in the DCEU . Oh , andShazam!has a directSuicide SquadEaster Eggof its own . But the most important item to come out of the rise of Enchantress ( Cara Delevingne ) is designed to annotate on more than just her own picture show . For the fans who may not remember , Enchantress addresses the as if by magic powered El Diablo by carry him that a young old age is beginning for those attuned as they are :
" It is our time . The sun is setting and the magic rise . The metahumans are a foretoken of change . "
At the time , it seemed to be one theory to explicate the sudden emergence of superhumans . Enchantress saw it as conjuration ’s return to the earth – and now thatShazam!has been released , the accuracy of her words can finally be understood . The Seven Sins take that that wizard Shazam ’s powers have been conk out for geezerhood , in the end reaching the breaking point ( right around the same time that Enchantress exact magic was " on the rise " inthe overall DCEU movie timeline ) .
establish purely on the lines spoken by the mavin inShazam!and the mythology expanded upon in Geoff Johns ' comic book continuation , there is no doubt that the pick of a champion and the removal of magic from the world are linked . WhenShazam ’s dark sensation a.k.a . Black Adamwent high-risk and wiped out the other wizards , the Rock was locked , magic was deny to the cosmos , and Earth progressed as it has for C . Until Billy came along , that is .
The Magic Heroes of DC Are Finally Born?
The New DCEU Needs The Justice League Dark
alas , the whiz Shazamreallyshould have leave Billy some perceptiveness into his office as protector of the Rock of Eternity , and the responsibility of oversee " the source of all magic . " Because the final scene of the motion-picture show raise he ’s more interested in the Rock of Eternity as a superhero " lair " than a gate holding back all of the world ’s illusion . But if the whizz ’s grasp on thaumaturgy has been weakening for old age , then it ’s potential DC ’s magical bomber – like those of theJustice League Dark – aren’t necessarily bear out of the events ofShazam ! , but tone up . That applies to both heroes and villain , of course .
From a storytelling standpoint , Shazam!gives a utter account for aJustice League Darkmovie treat a get sense of magical unrest , villainy , or just force go into the world . Characters like John Constantine , Zatanna , Deadman , Swamp Thing , or Etrigan the Demon would all either sense it or be empowered by it , ensuring they ’re all on the same page .
When the dam fusillade ( when Billy completely fails to contain back the century - honest-to-god magic ) the world would instantly become a place beyond the abilities or even intellect of the Justice League . The DCEU will need aJustice League Dark , with or without Shazam playing a part in the story . Since Constantine stole Billy Batson ’s Shazam power in the strip , he may want to model this one out . But whatever the cast or crossover potential , Shazam!has given all the set - up needed toexplore the charming realms of the DC Universe .
There ’s still a prospect that conductor Doug Liman ( Edge of Tomorrow)will return toJustice League Dark , should the opportunity to do something really ' unconventional ' be in the menu . And who get it on ? Perhaps the success of DC Universe’sSwamp Thingseries convince the studio that Guillermo del Toro ’s idea ofmaking theJustice League Darkmovie a romancebetween Swamp Thing and his wife is n’t so freakish after all .
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