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Shazam 2 and the birth of the lame duck superhero movie

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  1. CharlieConway
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    It's a shame Shazam 2 was DOA because the first was excellent. It was the first DCEU movie that I felt actually worked and offered something special. The family dynamic of Billy Batson's foster...

    It's a shame Shazam 2 was DOA because the first was excellent. It was the first DCEU movie that I felt actually worked and offered something special. The family dynamic of Billy Batson's foster family was so dang wholesome. It just felt like WB/DC had finally figured out what they were doing and were on the verge of offering a product that could genuinely compete with the MCU.

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  2. cloud_loud
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    One of the things the article talks about is how with these lame duck movies, and Shazam specifically, they use spoilers in the marketing. In Shazam 2 there’s a cameo by Wonder Woman meant to be a...

    One of the things the article talks about is how with these lame duck movies, and Shazam specifically, they use spoilers in the marketing. In Shazam 2 there’s a cameo by Wonder Woman meant to be a surprise but was marketed everywhere.

    Dark Phoenix in 2019 had something similar happen. I remember the cast went on Jimmy Kimmel and Kimmel spoils that Mystique dies in that movie. The cast was taken aback but it wasn’t a mistake. Kimmel is too much of a company man to do that. So most likely he was instructed to talk about it. It’s an interesting strategy honestly.

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