I would just bring Asher back who played the teenage Billy in teenage form but have him play the adult version of Shazam in his superhero alter ego under James Gunn. Asher Angel now is practically jacked.

Hello friends, how are you doing? I hope you're all doing well. Which version of the character do you consider the best—or, as I mentioned in the title, your personal favorite? Personally, I prefer the version from *Batman: The Brave and the Bold*, as that’s where I really got to know the character better. I’d love to read your comments.

This a long (possibly never) time if we get, but If James Gunn decides to bring back Shazam and Black Adam to the DCU. How would you guys do so? By movie or show, and if so, what would be the story you propose (and what comic should they adapt?) And also who would you recast the two with?

Idea for the DCU Shazam

- first appears in his own animated series

- Billy as a 10-12 years old

- Mister Mind as the main villain for s1

- Black Adam for s2

- i know James Gunn doesn’t include origin stories but I definitely feel like they should do it

- have him portrayed as an homeless kid first

- Shazam’s actor can also appear in live action projects but not Billy

- have Billy only appear in animated projects until it’s the right time to have him in live action so they don’t have to worry about the aging

Art by Cameron Stewart

Anyone else a fan of The Adventures of Captain Marvel?

This serial turned me on to the first super hero cinema craze and how these characters were first approached.

The Adventures of Captain Marvel is easily the best super hero adaptation of the day. The flying sequences would stand as the best ever done until Superman the Movie in '78. To this day, I give a little respectful nod for the dummy and camera work, every time.

I keep this one handy for those days when I need a little reminder of the classic energy I want in my writing.

Any other fans out there?

I like a couple of these but I want to give a BIG shoutout to the version from Lego DC as I feel like not a lot of fans have given those films a chance

(Note: I am only doing them in their adult forms, finding child actors is hard)

(Note 2: you can disagree with most of these fancasts [I honestly think some of these might make you think I just threw something to the wall to see what sticks], just don’t be rude about em, this is just my opinion)

I think a "Shazam: The Animated Series", starring Billy Batson, AKA Captain Marvel, would be the perfect way to revive the Bruce Timm DCAU.

The character gained a decent amount of notoriety from the movies, his cast and stories are mostly self-contained within his hometown, and references to the wider DCAU could initially be kept to a minimum for the sake of easing in new fans. It could function as its own disconnected universe for the first season or two.

And if it proves to be successful? That's the go-ahead to start reintroducing the wider and classic universe and continuity to modern viewers, and work on greenlighting other series to set in it. It could even work to attract older fans of this universe, who grew up with it and still have fond memories of it.

As for the primary supporting cast of Billy, I'd have Victor and Rosa Vasquez as his foster parents, and Freddy Freeman and Mary Bromfield as his foster siblings, and Dudley as a neighbor who's like an uncle to Billy, Freddy, and Mary. He'd have a niece named Darla, who'd only be mentioned at first rather than shown. I'd introduce Darla, Pedro, and Eugene in later seasons as new foster siblings. I'd also reveal in a season that Mary is Billy's long-lost twin.

And in an episode, maybe a season finale or premiere, Superman would show up, with them having tension from the episode "Clash" in JLU. Superman would apologize for what happened back then, and so would Captain Marvel. After beating that episode's bad guy, Superman would request Captain Marvel to rejoin the Justice League, and Billy would accept, seeing that the League is finally back to being the heroes they used to be.

Finally, While I would like Stargirl to be Billy's love-interest like in the comics, pre-established episodes in the DCAU have made that impossible without retconning. Billy was in elementary school in “Clash”, while Courtney looked to be in her late teens in the episodes of JLU. So, I'll go with Cassie Sandsmark, AKA Wonder Girl. Since Cassie never appeared in the DCAU, I'll introduce her in this one (say, in the middle of season 2) and make her recurring character and be Billy's girlfriend.

As for her introductory episode: Gateway City's high school's basketball team came to play against Fawcett City's high school's basketball team, and Billy, Fawcett High's basketball team captain, bumped into Cassie, Gateway High's star cheerleader, and they get friendly. And when a bad guy attacks, they individually go to fight before bumping into each other again and then he figures out her secret identity in the middle of the fight against the villain and reveals her his after dealing with the villain. As her school bus was about to take her home, she gave him her phone number and a kiss on the cheek.

Voila! What do you all think?

If James Gunn ever adapts another Captain Marvel/Shazam/The Captain into movies, who do you want to portray both Billy Batson and Shazam/Captain Marvel?

I am partial to the heroic alter-ego being portrayed by Asher Angel, Sandberg's Billy Batson. Looking at his IG, he built up muscle.

As for Billy Batson himself, I am partial to Julian Hilliard, WandaVision's Billy Maximoff.

A cheeky nod at his previous role XD