Shazam! | April 5, 2019 | 21st Most Profitable Film of 2019

[BoxOfficeZ]

They might be just doing a new strategy of waiting to drop the marketing blitz till a few weeks before release. I feel like Aquaman kind of went that direction, with no marketing one day, suddenly when it was December I saw ads and TV spots everywhere.

[poweranimals]

Anything they release now is gonna be forgotten by next month anyway.

Edited February 20, 2019 by poweranimals

[Claire of Themyscira]

I'm not too worried. So far, all the marketing for the solo films has been stellar. I'm sure they're waiting for the right time to unleash everything. This is WB we're talking about.

[Zakiyyah6]

So if this movie comes out and is yet another DC based hit will people finally stop whining about the marketing of the DC films?

[a2k]

They could be waiting for CM's release before marketing this more.

[Premium George]

Wasn't the same thing was said in WondyW thread? Marketing is also subjective. Many thought venom marketing was bad.

[Zakiyyah6]

Many thought Aquaman's marketing was bad too. Many thought that WB released the first trailer too late and the second trailer too late. Many thought that a solid December opening meant that the film had flopped because they mistakenly thought it was a Summer release and didn't want to wait to see what the word of mouth was like. Many know nothing. I don't know what Shazam is going to do but I do know that I trust New Line/WB marketing over fanboy whining.

[LouisianaArkansasGeorgia]

I remember how lots of people thought that WW's marketing while awesome in terms of content was troublesome because it was allegedly too...sparse? And history proved that the marketing was 100 % effective. We all need to chill. WB knows this shit.

[Napoleon]

Fans will always be anxious about the next DC release after the traumatic 2016 experience, which is funny because aside from Justice League, every DC movie has been incredibly successful and beloved by audiences around the World.

[Zakiyyah6]

15 minutes ago, LouisianaArkansasGeorgia said:

I remember how lots of people thought that WW's marketing while awesome in terms of content was troublesome because it was allegedly too...sparse? And history proved that the marketing was 100 % effective. We all need to chill. WB knows this shit.

I was one of those idiots. Turns out, they just changed how they marketed the DC films starting with Wonder Woman. People STILL expecting the 6 months to a year blitz that BvS, MOS and SS got need to get over the fact that WB has changed. 

[JGAR4LIFE]

Changing up the topic, could Shazam 2 come out in 2021? The kid playing Billy Batson is growing up fast. 

[Premium George]

8 minutes ago, JGAR4LIFE said:

Changing up the topic, could Shazam 2 come out in 2021? The kid playing Billy Batson is growing up fast. 

He will be completely CGI by then. 

[TMP]

1 hour ago, JGAR4LIFE said:

The kid playing Billy Batson is growing up fast.

That's the same issue that Umbrella Academy's gonna have unless they shoot season 2 really soon since one of those guys is meant to perpetually be 14 years old

[TheDarkKnightOfSteel]

1 hour ago, JGAR4LIFE said:

Changing up the topic, could Shazam 2 come out in 2021? The kid playing Billy Batson is growing up fast. 

I think it would be wise for the story to reflect his aging.Show him in his graduation and then getting to college...

[NamakFiskKa]

1 hour ago, JGAR4LIFE said:

Changing up the topic, could Shazam 2 come out in 2021? The kid playing Billy Batson is growing up fast. 

Spoiler

Billy is just a personality created by Hedwig so he can relive his childhood days with parentless kid friends

 

[cax16]

 

[grim22]

25 minutes ago, cax16 said:

 

Aquaman trailer was released a month before release, even less if you count the early screenings. Nov 19 was the trailer release, December 14 were early screenings.

[Zakiyyah6]

I love James Wan.

[AdamKendall]

That not so subtle shade at MPR  

[MrGlass2]

Quote

“Oh, it’s in trouble...DC doesn’t know what it’s doing...yada yada.”
When MPR dropped on our week, “AQ is getting slaughtered.”

James Wan is reading BOT?!