DC's Shazam Movie: First Poster Unveils Official Logo

Despite the recent news that DC's last movie, Justice League, is officially the studio's lowest grossing film to date, there are plenty more DC projects in the pipeline. Shazam is currently in production ahead of its April 2019 release, and now we have a first look at the movie's official logo.

The logo was revealed on a poster tweeted by the movie's official Twitter account. There isn't really anything on it apart from the logo, but it certainly has an explosive comic book look. Check it out below:

Shazam stars Zachary Levi as the title hero, with Asher Angel as the character's young alter ego Billy Batson, and Mark Strong as the evil Doctor Sivana. It hits theaters on April 5, 2019. Last month, a synopsis was released, which confirmed director David F. Sandberg's earlier hints that the movie will have a more lighthearted tone than many of DC's movies.

Although no official image of Shazam's costume has been released yet, some on-set images of Levi in costume did leak last month. We might not have long have to wait until we see the first official image of the character; Sandberg recently predicted that an on-set image might leak from the shoot, and told fans on Reddit, "If someone had managed to snap a shot of the suit last week when we were shooting outside they would have released an official pic right away. Since we got away with it they want to do more of an official thing. And it's right around the corner."

Shazam first appeared in 1939, when he was known by the name Captain Marvel. The character was bought by DC in 1971, when he was renamed, due to Marvel's ownership of the name Captain Marvel. A live-action Shazam TV show was broadcast in the mid-'70s, while an animated show followed in 1981.