Saturday afternoon, an overzealous Shazam! fan announced they’d be crafting their own version of the film. Instead of Sandberg’s take, this fan cut has a number of changes according to its editor, including a brand new score, a fresh color palette, removed humor (and “quippy one liners”), a darker ton, and a post-credit scene that links up with David Ayer’s Suicide Squad.
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It was but a matter of time after the initial tweet was made that Shazam! helmer David F. Sandberg caught wind of it and responded in the best way possible. The filmmaker retweeted the original tweet with nothing but a reaction GIF from Alanis Morissette’s wildly popular “Ironic” track.
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โ David F. Sandberg (@ponysmasher) June 28, 2020
Suffice to say, DCEU faithful flocked to Sandberg’s defense with most pointing that the proposed changes would strip Shazam of the comic-accurate development implemented in the live-action film. At the very least, so many people started talking about the movie, it quickly became a trending topic on Twitter.
Keep scrolling to see what Shazam! fans are saying about the fan cut and the film in general.
Something Special
So now hold up, people actually wanted Shazam to be a dark movie? How the fuck would that have worked?… The whole point of Shazam is it shows people how a kid would react to having superman level power. If you take out the comedy You literally take out everything special… pic.twitter.com/pyYfG3BmVY
โ Daren/INFOTEX #PRIDE2020 #BLM (@INFOTEXYT) June 28, 2020
One of the GOATs
Friendly reminder that SHAZAM! is one of the best movies WB/DC has ever made and it perfectly captures the classic and modern spirit and themes of the character in ways that other films struggle to accomplish. pic.twitter.com/H4c154Cida
โ Kevin Powers (@kevinpowers70) June 28, 2020
Top 10
Shazam is legit in the top 10 CBMs of all time pic.twitter.com/OJOQVBTWVU
โ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง (@DravenREBORN47) June 28, 2020
Carry On
* Sees Shazam trending *
โ Jimmy Folino – Black Lives Matter (@MrNiceGuy18_58) June 28, 2020
Reminder,
Shazam and Wonder Woman are DCโs best movies
Carry on.
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Missing Something
Saw the Shazam fan edit trailer. Itโs almost like the person missed the point of the character. Genuinely mind-blowing.
โ โThicc Bockwinkelโ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐พ๐ธ๐ (@PeterMelnick) June 28, 2020
As It Should Be
shazam trending as he should be pic.twitter.com/yjDzOjqi5Z
โ tessa | doom patrol spoilers (@GOSLlNGS) June 28, 2020
Bad Precedent
Shazam is apparently trending because someone is making a “darker” fan cut of it that he claims would actually fit into Zack Snyder’s universe.
โ TheFliteCast (@TheFliteCast) June 28, 2020
The same thing was done with Aquaman IIRC.
Now, THAT is a bad precedent. pic.twitter.com/KqBa6roW0i
MCU Deconstructed
SHAZAM to me felt like a deconstructions of MCU films. You have a main character who wants to joke around and have fun with their powers, but he learns in the film that he needs to be responsible while learning who is true family is and I think those messages are highly powerful.
โ AjepArt | Black Lives Matter (@AjepArt2) June 28, 2020
Y I K E S
โShazam! Is a cheesy mess that doesnโt understand the dark nature of DC and the mature tone Zack set up for the DCEUโ
โ Jean Rolon (@Red_Hood_23) June 28, 2020
Shazam!: pic.twitter.com/yAfbK6Egx9
Fun for the Family
Since #Shazam is trending one of its best movies of DC funny with the right tone of seriousness added into it and kid friendly as well pic.twitter.com/iZVUAVaqTF
โ Juan Ruiz (@j_ruiz6) June 28, 2020
*****
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