---
title: 'Shazam! (2019)'
type: 'film'
director: 'David F. Sandberg'
released: '2019-04-04'
runtime_minutes: 132
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/shazam-2019'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448115/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Shazam! (2019)

2019 · PG-13 · 132 min · Fantasy, Comedy, Action · United States

Part of: DC Extended Universe

## Synopsis

Shazam! is a 2019 American superhero film based on the DC character Shazam. Produced by New Line Cinema, DC Films, the Safran Company, and Seven Bucks Productions, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is the seventh installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). It was directed by David F. Sandberg from a screenplay by Henry Gayden who co-wrote the story with Darren Lemke, and stars Zachary Levi, Mark Strong, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Djimon Hounsou. The film follows teenager Billy Batson (Angel) as he is chosen by the ancient wizard Shazam (Hounsou) to be his new champion by saying the name "Shazam", allowing him to transform into an adult superhero (Levi) with various superpowers. Billy and his foster brother Freddy Freeman (Grazer) must discover Billy's new powers in order to stop the evil Dr. Thaddeus Sivana (Strong) and the Seven Deadly Sins.

## Credits

- **Director:** [David F. Sandberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-f-sandberg)
- **Screenplay:** [Henry Gayden](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-gayden)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Benjamin Wallfisch](https://cinepixo.com/people/benjamin-wallfisch)
- **Producer:** [Peter Safran](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-safran)
- **Director of Photography:** [Maxime Alexandre](https://cinepixo.com/people/maxime-alexandre)
- **Editor:** [Michel Aller](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-aller)

## Cast

- [Jack Dylan Grazer](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-dylan-grazer) as Captain Marvel Jr.
- [Asher Angel](https://cinepixo.com/people/asher-angel) as Shazam
- [Mark Strong](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-strong) as Doctor Sivana
- [Ethan Pugiotto](https://cinepixo.com/people/ethan-pugiotto)
- [Adam Brody](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-brody) as Captain Marvel Jr.
- [Michelle Borth](https://cinepixo.com/people/michelle-borth) as Mary Marvel
- [Zachary Levi](https://cinepixo.com/people/zachary-levi) as Shazam
- [Grace Fulton](https://cinepixo.com/people/grace-fulton) as Mary Marvel
- [Djimon Hounsou](https://cinepixo.com/people/djimon-hounsou) as Wizard
- [Ian Chen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-chen)
- [Ross Butler](https://cinepixo.com/people/ross-butler)
- [Meagan Good](https://cinepixo.com/people/meagan-good)
- [Cooper Andrews](https://cinepixo.com/people/cooper-andrews)
- [D. J. Cotrona](https://cinepixo.com/people/d-j-cotrona)

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Official site: https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/shazam/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/shazam-2019
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