It look like The World ’s Mightiest Mortal may be pull in the move to the expectant screen sooner than expected . Get Smart director Peter Segal has signed a three - year deal with Warner Bros , and is bringing the long - wait Captain Marvel moving-picture show with him . But how before long will we actually hear the word “ Shazam ! ” come back into vernacular usage?The Captain Marvel movie – currently title Billy Batson And The Legend Of Shazam ! , both due to legal issues over the ownership of the “ Captain Marvel ” name and to bring it nearer in line with the current DC comic featuring the character reference – has been in the works for a long time ; the current hand , written by Tim Burton collaborator John August ( who wrote the screenplays for Big Fish , Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Corpse Bride , amongst other movies ) , has been finish since before last year ’s writer ’s strike , andDwayne Johnson has already announce that he ’ll be playing the movie ’s defective guy , Black Adam . While Segal is already scheduled to direct 2010 ’s sequel to this summer ’s Get Smart next twelvemonth , it ’s potential that The Legend of Shazam ! may be the next movie he directs ; he ’s currently also developing a tennis - pro comedy as part of the deal , but Shazam ! may be further along the ontogenesis oscillation . Will 2011 see the large Red Cheese take on the Avengers at the box office ? Between this news program andWarners ’ stated focal point on superhero fare in years to come , that ’s begin to appear very likely . Segal , Ewing countersink first - look deal at WB[Variety ]
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