>According to the report, Warner Bros. is eyeing WWE superstar John Cena and Galavant alum Joshua Sasse as frontrunners for the role of Shazam. As the report points out, Sasse isn’t as well known Cena, though he has appeared in television shows like No Tomorrow, Rogue and The Neighbors. Nevertheless, this would give Sasse the opportunity to truly define the role as a relative newcomer. On the other hand, Cena — who recently appeared in a comedic role for Amy Schumer’s Trainwreck and will star in the Transformers spinoff Bumblebee — brings with him an established fanbase that could become a potential audience for Shazam.
>WB split between two guys >tfw even movie producers are torn between chanting for and against Cena
Justin Diaz
who's that kid under shazam?
Ryder Allen
so it'll be Cena vs The Rock.
Chase Williams
>LITERALLY Super Cena
Jacob Long
Real talk. Would people take the movie seriously (or as seriously as a Shazam movie can be taken) if the Rock and Cena were buff superheroes punching each other and shooting lighting out of their asses? Don't get me wrong, it would be awesome. But it could also hurt the movie.
Tyler White
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Ryder Carter
MEME MAGIC WORKS! PRAISE KEK!
Luis White
I dunno, this guy looks cool (and I'd like him to play a cape character) but I can't see him as Shazam.
Cena at least has that man-child quality about him, like he's the badass guy that a poor kid like Billy would want to be.
Zachary Mitchell
Vince McMahon would have a goddamn super heart attack that would be felt for miles if Cena v. Rock made more money than Wrestlemania that year.
Nathan Martin
>BMJ is actually gonna be Shazam That would be pretty cool actually.
Caleb Baker
It makes sense to me. I always pictured Cap, as a kid transformed in a flash of light into a superhero, as being built like a professional wrestler, or some other impossibly huge guy, because that's the sort of thing a kid would imagine.
Plus, I think Cena knows how not to take himself too seriously.
Henry Flores
>BMJ is gonna do it again >on the big screen
>mfw whiny fedora tippers are SEETHING with impotent rage
Cena would be a terrible Shazam and Rock would be an even worse Black Adam.
I can't imagine anyone who know'sa fuckign thing about either of them wanting these two fucking fools playing either character. I'd honestly rather see them in the opposite roles (rock Marvel, cena Adam) and that would be just as fucking atrocious.
Jordan Taylor
THRICE IN A LIFETIME
Julian Sanchez
_donald
Dominic Perry
>That's right Superman! I am here because you can't do YOUR job! Would mark.
Brandon Allen
he's super fucking charismatic too I think he could become an A-list actor with the right part
Brandon Bailey
He doesn't choose his transformation. Unless DC made it that way.
Joshua Reed
This.
Cena would be able to play the "Child in an adult's body" aspect of the character perfectly.
Easton Young
but user there you go.
CENA. ROCK. ONCE IN A LIFE TIME...AGAIN...FOR THE THIRD TIME...BUT NOW THEY ARE LITERAL SUPERHEROES.
Gavin Baker
>movie makes more money than the two Cena/Rock Wrestlemania's combined
Jacob Myers
Maybe they're trying to get the 80s back. Wouldn't mind it as long as they stay on the good side of camp
Jaxon Cruz
>John Cena as Shazam >The Rock as Black Adam
Does this mean Rock vs Cena will finally become a trilogy?
Jeremiah Martin
And now we need Daniel Bryan to play Pip the Troll in a Thanos spin-off.
Caleb Russell
Yes, but now with literal superpowers.
Nicholas Miller
Same I'd fucking mark so hard.
Noah Wilson
>Maybe they're trying to get the 80s back. Neither of these wrestlers is from the 80s.
I care more about Captain Marvel than I do about a shitty trilogy in the post attitude era.
Nicholas Nelson
don't work yourself into a shoot brother
Nathan Foster
>I care more about Captain Marvel Why are you posting about Carol in a DC thread, friendo?
James Scott
>being a Johnsbitch
Xavier Brooks
ONCE IN A LIFETIME
William Russell
Well tough shit, Dwayne is already cast.
Dylan Ortiz
Based Johns living in your head rent free.
Luis Rogers
So funny dude.
shut up hogan. I'd rather see you vs lesnar. as etrigan vs old lobo
Cena would be better as Cable, Brandon Routh should be Captain Marvel
Isaac Evans
Routh already had too many superhero gigs, what's Tom Welling up to?
Hunter Kelly
John stole Rock's push.
Anthony Miller
Which cape character could CM Punk play?
Carter Nelson
user, I'm very well aware of google and it's capabilities. But I'm sick of grimy fucks like you infesting the internet with your lazy bullshit. It's Usually some kinky fro-ed black chick on facebook saying such faggot shit. When you make a claim and it's contested, you prove it with a source. That's how that works.
And also the story you linked as well as the one it linked both fail to use the word "cast" and "contract" and "signed". because none of it was confirmed in any way shape or form.
I bet you think Magniello Deathstroke is in batman as well, right?
Landon Hill
either or, having an old superman actor play Captain Marvel just works on so many levels.
Have Michael Rosenbaum be Sivana
Anthony Ortiz
>Thrice in a Lifetime
I... am okay with this. John Cena can do the appropriate amount of cheese to be the Big Red Cheese, he has the body for it, and he's proven able to work with Dwayne "The Black" Adam.
Logan Moore
...
Logan Hall
Roman would make a better Shazam.
Blake Reed
This would make me watch it and I don't even care about mandrama
Caleb Jackson
The Rock is already taken seriously as an actor. There are people who don't even know he was a wrestler.
Ethan Lopez
Look I'm really not trying to be a dick in saying this, I'd appreciate honesty but I don't expect it.
Do any of you above that are excited for this and are doing the trilogy meme actually know anything about Cap? Do you know a single thing about him? Or are you just pumped for the wrestling maymay to take place on screen?
These two would butcher both of these roles. It wouldn't even be a bastardized version. It would be worse than what Rock did to Hercules.
Adrian Perry
>not seeing raw last week when cena destroyed Roman
Robert Flores
Randy Orton for Ibac WHEN?
Colton Peterson
Remind me again who retired the Undertaker? Cena? I can't remember.
Jayden Lopez
Tom welling should play the sentry
Chase King
BIG DOG
Noah Thomas
>THRICE IN A LIFETIME
Evan Bell
>Remind me again who retired the Undertaker?
I think that's probably KNEES.
Nolan Morgan
>Cena vs Rock in a battle of electric powers
Is this Kino?
Cameron Garcia
The comic book and pro wrestling circles overlap a fair bit.
Adam Lewis
I haven't been watching much wrestling for some time, did The Shield split up or something?
Benjamin Ortiz
this. my younger brother is 27 and he has a tendency to date younger chicks. his 20 year old girlfriend was confused as fuck when he mentioned the rock being a wrestler.
Ayden Jones
>Hey there Marvel! Heard you were making a Beta Ray Bill movie
Jace Bailey
>One year older than The Undertaker >Still wrestling a regular schedule instead of appearing once or twice per year for the past decade >Most watched wrestling match in North American history when he put his mask on the line >Hot as fuck Undercarder is an embarrassment.
Logan Williams
>Cena as the Big Red Cheese >Rocky as Black Adam
Alright, Sup Forums, let's fill out the cast and make a meme casting for the ages.
I'll toss in Daddario as Mary Marvel.
John Ross
>El Santo movies remake with Wagner never
Nicholas Mitchell
Yes, Seth Rollins betrayed them in behest of Triple H and got shot up to the top of the company, it sucked. Then he got injured.
Then WWE started pushing Roman non-stop as their top guy and it also sucked.
And Dean Ambrose was there sometimes too and he sucked the most of all of them.
Austin Flores
GO JOHN CENA!!
Charles Long
CENA SUCKS
Dylan Young
>Cena at least has that man-child quality about him, like he's the badass guy that a poor kid like Billy would want to be.
I think you're confusing Billy with Kevin/Prime from the Ultraverse
Hudson Edwards
I can't believe they're making a fucking meme movie of a campy C-list hero who hasn't been relevant in decades. What's next, a LoSH movie?
Nathaniel Brooks
The best thing about Cena being cast as SHAZAM is that every thread about the movie will be /asp/ lite and the SHAZAM fags will cry non-stop about it.
Gabriel Hall
This. I'm actually really peeved that Sup Forums knows so little about Shazam. This thread is embarrassing.
Carson Long
As I said up the thread, Randall K Orton as IBAC.
Jonathan Morris
>the SHAZAM fags All three of them.
Leo Williams
I meant the popularity of wrestlers
Benjamin Hill
>The best thing about Cena being cast as SHAZAM is that every thread about the movie will be /asp/ lite and the SHAZAM fags will cry non-stop about it.
>the best thing about this Sup Forums movie is that it'll be something us Sup Forumsfags can use to piss off actual Sup Forums fans
ftfy
I don't know though user, I think I'd rather have a good movie than something for you leeches to meme about.
Noah Barnes
>anonetty already SEETHING kek
Jayden Moore
Hilarious user. Tell me why you think they'd make a great Shazam movie other than your desire to shit up Sup Forums.
Jace Smith
>Shazam's fighting style is now Billy imitating wrestling, Dragonbal Zl, and various other kid's entertainment.
Makes sense to me and could actually be pretty hype.
Logan Brooks
Shazam is a stupid juvenile concept. Doesn't fit with the dceu AT FUCKING ALL
And the fact that it's turning into fucking wwe bro-dude fest is terrible
Connor Martin
Don't work yourself into a shoot, user.
Camden Sullivan
>he's in literal tears
Evan Gray
>same universe as a Joss Whedon approved Justice League movie I wouldn't worry about it.
Logan Campbell
>Shazam is a stupid juvenile concept. I agree with the rest of your post but why is it juvenile? Not even trying to fight or be aggressive. I legitimately want to know why you think this. Sincerely, do you find Superman or Wonder Woman less juvenile than Shazam?
Joshua White
A ten year turning into a grown man that has super powers but retains his child brain? Literally appealing to a child's "power fantasy"
Lucas Jenkins
the fact that its turning into a wwe bro-dude fest is the most compelling aspect of the movie
John Wood
>but retains his child brain Literally what I've been refuting ITT. I'm the Shazamfag they're being faggots about. He has the knowledge of Solomon. Correctly written he isn't a child in a man's body. He's just a man that reverts back to a child when he says the name.
You do realize each letter stands for a mythological being, right? Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, and Mercury.
Andrew Hughes
They should take a really talented kid actor to play Billy and have that kid act out all the action as Captain Marvel. They put a aged-up, roided-out version of that kid into the film entirely in post production.
Charles Gonzalez
Who would be a good choice of actor for...SABBAC!
Adam Sanchez
Wow so shazam is even fucking stupider than I thought. Acquiring shazam and incorporating him into the dceu were both massive mistakes.