Created by artist CC Beck and writer Bill Parker in 1939, Captain Marvel was the alter ego of Billy Batson, who transformed into the superhero by speaking the world "SHAZAM". He first appeared in ...

However, the two movies share a lot more than a spring release date. By strange coincidence, the hero of Shazam! also used to be known as Captain Marvel – until very recently, in fact – and to ...

There was a time when Shazam (aka Captain Marvel) was the most popular superhero in the world. And maybe that time will come again, as a live-action Shazam movie starring Zachary Levi as the World ...

At first, Captain Marvel and Shazam! might seem as though they have nothing to do with each other besides the fact that they're superhero movies that came out around the same time. While we're not ...

since many fans already did anyway. In the comics and movies that followed, Billy Batson only ever turns into Shazam! The name Captain Marvel is no longer associated with the character whatsoever.

With comic book superheroes dominating the global box office, it’s almost expected that previously minor characters like Ant-Man, Aquaman and now Shazam are getting big-screen movies to call ...

especially as Marvel Studios’ Captain Marvel movie just hit theaters and Shazam is set to premiere next month. But as Levi has reassured, there’s no reason for the Captain Marvel branding ...

The movie did have a disappointing opening ... Sandberg discussed using “Captain Marvel” in the Shazam! Fury of the Gods. As he thought DC would not allow him to use the term, he was surprised ...