That’s right guysss, Shazam hits theatres very soon and I got the pleasure of seeing
an early screening of it this past weekend.
Which is why I want to give you all the details before it even comes out, because I’m awesome
like that.
I’m your host Joce and welcome back to Beyond The Screen!
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Before I get started on today’s list of Top 10 Shazam Easter Eggs You Totally Missed;
let me start by saying SPOILER ALERT.
Listen, I don’t want you guys tearing me apart in the comments later.
I am giving everyone a fair warning right now that I am giving away a lot of spoilers
from the movie.
But they are totally worth knowing about.
Let’s jump in and reveal some of the hidden things I found.
10) Starting off our list at number 10 is Captain Thunder.
Once Billy’s friend Freddy finds out he’s a superhero, we see him spending the movie
trying to figure out a cool superhero name for him..
Shazam just isn’t cutting it.
He comes up with a few different names like captain sparkle fingers, and also captain
thunder.
Although it seems like he’s just naming off a bunch of funny name ideas, it actually
has more significance than you might have realized.
Captain Thunder was the original name for the hero before it was changed to Captain
Marvel.
It wasn’t until 2012 where they stripped him from his name Captain Marvel due to legal
purposes; which then left him with Shazam.
So it’s pretty clever that Freddy was suggesting the name Captain Thunder, seeing as that was
his original name even before Captain Marvel.
9) In at number 9 is the Piano.
During one of the fight scenes we see Shazam and Dr. Sivana battle it out in a toy store.
As Shazam is running from the evil villain, he realizes that he’s stepping on a giant
piano that is built into the toy store floor.
Every step he took, a music note played.
We then see Dr.Sivana running towards him on the piano keys which lets out a hilarious
evil tune.
This isn’t a hidden easter egg for the comics; but it definitely is in reference to the 1988
movie BIG.
The two movies share similar premises, but the giant piano scene is one thing they have
in common.
If you’ve seen the movie BIG there’s no way you saw this Shazam scene and didn’t
think of the legendary giant piano.
It was a clever addition to the big toy store battle; it added a bit of light comedy to
a scene where 2 people are trying to kill each other.
8) Sliding into spot number 8 is Fawcett High.
Throughout the movie we see Billy and his new foster family attending the same school
together.
In one of the scenes, we see the kids having lunch in the cafeteria.
If you weren’t looking closely enough, you probably missed the sign that was hanging
in the cafeteria which said Fawcett High: the name of their school.
The school name is a clever hidden reference to Fawcett City which is a city in some of
the original DC comics.
Not only a city, but it also refers to Fawcett Comics which was Captain Marvels’ original
publisher’s name.
Fawcett Comics was a division of Fawcett Publications which was one of several successful comic
book publishers during the golden age of comic books in the 1940’s.
A simple yet clever way to add it into the new 2019 movie.
7) In the number 7 spot is Kingsbury Publishing.
Now, this one might be kind of far-fetched but it’s definitely worth mentioning.
During one of the scenes in the movie we see Billy Batson riding the subway.
If you caught some of the ads that were on the subway, you might have caught that some
of them were promoting Kingsbury Publishing.
This could have a hidden reference to Vanessa Kingsbury which is the last name of Shrike’s
civilian identity in the New Earth timeline; shrike is actually one of the Justice League’s
Villians.
What do you guys think?
Think it’s too far-fetched, or think it was a hidden easter egg they thought no one
would catch?
6) At number 6 we have the Tiger.
We see a tiger appear a few times throughout the Shazam movie, and it seems to have more
significance than I ever realized.
In one of the scenes we see a Tiger symbol imprinted on Billy’s backpack.
This tiger is referencing Mister Tawky Tawny, the tiger character who appears as a supporting
character of Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family in the original Fawcett Comics.
We also see a tiger toy in the Shazam film, on a few different occasions.
One when Billy is a little boy and wants the tiger toy at the carnival, and then again
at the end of the movie where Billy (as Shazam) gives the carnival tiger toy to a young girl
for comfort.
This toy can signify Mister Tawky Tawny who is now just a talking tiger toy himself.
5) Half way through the list at number 5 we have Family Colours.
This one isn’t so hidden, but you still may not catch it.
Throughout the movie, all the members of Billy’s foster family wore specific colour outfits,
and we find out it’s for good reason.
Turns out, they all turn into Shazam superhero’s themselves and their suits match the colour
they were wearing throughout the film.
I noticed it with little Darla who is seen wearing all purple, and then gets her beautiful
purple suit when she becomes a hero.
Each family member has their own colour as a hero, but it was foreshadowing it throughout
the movie by having their civilian characters wearing those specific colours.
Who knew wardrobe would play such a big part.
4) Swiping the number 4 spot is Dr. Sivana’s Father.
We see a lot of the evil villain throughout the Shazam movie, but a big part of why he
is so evil, is because of his father.
The movie explains the history between the father and son, and we quickly learn about
the anger Sivana has towards his father.
But one little hidden feature you might have missed is that Dr.Sivana’s father is played
by actor John Glover.
Why is this significant?
Because Glover is a DC actor with a long history.
In 1992, he was the voice of the riddler in Batman: The Animated Series, and returned
to play the character in later appearances in The New Batman Adventures, and Superman.
In 1997, he also portrayed Jason Woodrue in the film Batman and Robin.
Turns out they had a plan in mind when casting for this role, why not bring back an OG.
3) Alright guys at number 3 we have Street Fighter.
In the Shazam movie we get introduced to all of Billy Batson’s new poster family members;
one of them being a boy named Eugene.
When we first meet him, the parents are telling Billy that Eugene practically lives on video
games and we see that’s true throughout the movie.
However, we never see what game he’s actually playing, just quick glimpses at it.
But there were little hidden easter egg references that showed the audience he’s actually playing
Street Fighter; the fighting video game that was originally released in 1987.
During the fight scene in the movie, Eugene yells out “Hadouken!” which is one of
the power moves in the video game.
Also, when the fight was over, Eugene yells FATALITY!
And says it just like the video game does.
It was a funny and clever way of infusing the video game into this new DC movie.
2) At number 2 we have The Rock of Eternity.
This one was some other hidden foreshadowing that was shown in the beginning of the movie;
and to be honest, not one that I personally caught onto.
In the beginning of the movie we see that the Rock of Eternity is shown intact and containing
a caterpillar inside.
Later on in the movie we see Billy at the Rock of Eternity again and the same terrarium
which contained the caterpillar is cracked.
This foreshadows what happens for the post-credits ending scene when we get to see Mister Mind.
Mister Mind is a caterpillar supervillain created for Fawcett Comics.
So- he obviously had to have escaped the Rock of Eternity at some point in between Billy’s
visits.
You would only piece this together if you noticed the crack and the empty terrarium.
1) Taking the number 1 spot on our list is the number 7.
In the movie we get introduced to evil monsters that represent the 7 deadly sins.
These monsters are part of Dr. Sivana, and are also set out to kill Shazam and anyone
else in their way.
But what’s so interesting about the number 7 is that it appears later on in the movie
during the scene where Billy finally finds his birth mother.
Turns out that Billy’s mom really did abandon him as a child and never looked for him, because
she knew she was too young to give him a good life.
It doesn’t seem to be a coincidence that when he goes to find her, she lives in an
apartment on floor 7, in unit 707.
Her address could represent the 7 deadly sins and the fact that it’s possible they somehow
messed with her or maybe she’s even under an evil influence, which is why she want’s
nothing to do with Billy.
It’s a more sinister side to the story, but I think it’s too much of a coincidence
that the number 7 is so relevant in this story.
Some could even say that a mother who would abandon her child like that has all the traits
of the 7 deadly sins.
Well, there you go guys, 10 hidden easter eggs in the new Shazam movie.
Let me know in the comments what you think and you might be featured in my next video!
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Spongebob Squarepants.
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