LEVI AND SHAZAM REVEALED…

Pretending to be a superhero is half the fun of childhood. But what if you could go from being a kid to an adult with god-worthy powers just by uttering a single word?

Ahead of this week’s Licensing Expo in Las Vegas, Levi posed in front of a Shazam! promotional image that features the hero enjoying a soda in a very childlike way.

That’s exactly what happens in the upcoming movie Shazam. Young character Billy Batson can instantly change into an adult superhero just by yelling the word “Shazam!”

Who’s making it?

The latest film in the DC Expanded Universe is directed by David F. Sandberg and written by Henry Gayden and Darren Lemke.

Shazam will be the first film depiction of the character since the 1941 serial Adventures of Captain Marvel, the superhero’s original name. It’s also the first full-length feature film centered around Shazam.

What we know about the plot…

Billy Batson is a streetwise 14-year-old foster kid who always kept everyone at arm’s length.

One day, a dying wizard grants him superpowers of six ancient heroes, which Billy can activate whenever he says the wizard’s name, “Shazam.” He is then turned into the adult superhero Shazam via a magic lightning bolt.

Shazam may look like an adult version of himself, but he’s still a teen at heart.

Shazam tests the limits of his abilities to see if he can fly, have X-ray vision or any other kind of superhero-type powers. But he’ll need to master whatever powers he might have quickly to fight the deadly forces of evil controlled by Dr. Thaddeus Sivana.

Billy’s foster brother and best friend Freddy Freeman, who happens to be a superhero expert, helps both train Billy and keep Billy’s new superpowers secret.

Some theories (based on the comics)

In the comics, Billy is transformed into a magical flying adult superhero who has “the genius of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, the unbreakable will of Atlas, the lightning blasts of Zeus, the power of Achilles and the speed of Mercury.

The first letter of each of the ancient heroes spells out the superhero’s namesake — Shazam.

If the movie goes follows the original comics, we’ll see Shazam not only have the strength, powers and fortitude of mythological Greek gods. He’ll also have to deal with powerful enemies as well as struggle with his own youthful lack of judgment and experience.

When does Shazam come out?

New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures will release Shazam in theaters on April 5, 2019 in the US and UK.