Recently, the Expanded DC universe has been undergoing significant changes. With James Gunn and seasoned CEO Peter Safran becoming DC’s new co-CEOs, the franchise appears to be heading in a new direction. And recently, at Comic-Con in San Diego, fans witnessed several interesting updates, including the trailer for the long-awaited DC project “Shazam 2”.
As we all know, the sequel to Shazam has been preparing for a long time. Waiting for Shazam! Rage of the Gods was constantly on and off as the film went through a series of delays. And now there are only a couple of months left before the premiere of the sequel. The Shazam trailer was recently released! Rage of the Gods was first released during Comic-Con in San Diego in 2022. Although most of the trailer is entertained by the usual humor and family atmosphere, the DC fandom was divided into two parts because of one line by Zachary Levy.
Which line from the Shazam 2 trailer divides the DC fandom?
DC recently released the first trailer for Shazam at Comic-Con in San Diego! Rage of the Gods. What was supposed to be a big update for the DC fandom instead upset them. Zachary Levy’s phrase in the trailer upset some fans by criticizing director David F. so harshly. Sandberg that he decided to remove this phrase from the film. Near the end of the trailer, Zachary threw the truck at the dragon and stated: “I just threw a truck at a dragon. I love my life.” What should have been the familiar technique of stating the obvious for a comedic effect has instead upset some fans.
#Shazam2's final cut will NOT feature Zachary Levi's criticized final line from its trailer, reveals director David F. Sandberg… Here's how fans are reacting: https://t.co/Mkqg5ijynE pic.twitter.com/L30hgNXBHx
— DCU - The Direct (@DCU_Direct) November 30, 2022
In addition, fans continued to call it a crime line and even a perversion movie. On the other hand, some fans came to his defense. A handful of people defended the line, saying that Billy’s character is just a kid, and this phrase fits him perfectly. Interestingly, the age-old debate between DC and the MCU flared up again when fans brought Robert Downey Jr. to the discussion.
makes cringe.
teases cringe.
fans hate cringe.
removes cringe.— omNIGHpotent (@undrgrndkngz) December 1, 2022
These so call fans complain like little girls over everything it's pathetic 🙄🤡
— Lloyd (@Lloyd95808630) November 30, 2022
Do you even know who Shazam is?? He's a kid who has become a superhero. That's literally something that he would say. He says excitable things like that in the comics too
— Shane Almond 🟢🏹 (@NightOwlScribe) December 1, 2022
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