See the villain confronting the titular superhero and scaring police officers in the video taken during the filming on the Toronto set.
- Mar 8, 2018
AceShowbiz - A first look at another character in "Shazam!" has been unveiled. A new set video from the upcoming Warner Bros.-DC movie has leaked online, revealing Mark Strong as Doctor Sivana for the first time. As the video was taken during the filming of the superhero movie in Toronto, Canada, the villain is seen in action.
Though Dr. Sivana's costume and his makeup can not be seen clearly because the video was taken from afar, he's seen rocking a black suit with a cape. He is also seen unleashing his invisible power that causes some police officers on the street to be pushed to the ground.
Shazam is also featured in the scene, but he seems powerless in front of the villain. He's seen lying on the hood of a police car before rolling down when Dr. Sivana walks closer to him. Some civilians and other police officers gather around them, but won't dare to approach.
Excited to see Mark Strong as Dr Sivana in #Shazam (even if it is in a BTS long shot from the Toronto set) pic.twitter.com/PaZ8S6Pe0N
— jeremy r! hudson (@Captain_Hudson) March 7, 2018
In the comic books, Sivana looked to magic for a cure after science failed to save his family from a disease. He went to Iraq to find the tomb of Shazam, but got struck by lightning during his journey. The incident left him blind in his right eye, but he gained a power to see magic and used it for his own bidding.
"Shazam!" centers on Billy Batson, a streetwise 14-year-old foster kid who can turn into the adult Super Hero Shazam by shouting out one word "SHAZAM!," courtesy of an ancient wizard. Still a kid at heart--inside a ripped, godlike body--Shazam revels in this adult version of himself by doing what any teen would do with superpowers: have fun with them!
Shazam sets out to test the limits of his abilities with the joyful recklessness of a child. But he'll need to master these powers quickly in order to fight the deadly forces of evil controlled by Dr. Thaddeus Sivana.
Zachary Levi takes on the titular role, with the cast also including Asher Angel as young Billy Batson, Cooper Andrews and Marta Milans as Billy's foster parents Victor and Rosa Vasquez, and Ron Cephas Jones as the Wizard. Jack Dylan Grazer, Grace Fulton, Faithe Herman, Ian Chen and Jovan Armand play members of Billy's foster family. Written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, the movie adaptation of the DC comics is set for an April 5, 2019 release in the United States.
