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Since Dwayne Johnson threw everyone for a loop when he announced that he would be the villain Black Adam and not Shazam himself that means we need to find someone to do battle with the former Captain Marvel!  This one is a little tricky since the actor will need to be older to separate him from the actor that will be playing his child alter ego Billy.  But I think I found a good group of guys!

5: Vin Diesel

This one is kind of a stretch because I am sure that he is under contract with Marvel for Groot, and he has been hinting that he will soon be announced as an Inhuman for a future Marvel movie, but audiences would line up to see The Rock face off against Diesel again, or least that is what the Fast and Furious movies keep telling me.

4: Luke Hemsworth

Now I am not sure about the eldest Hemsworth brother’s acting talent, but it would be fun to have a little sibling DC versus Marvel rivalry, and he seems like the bulkiest of the bros.  I think it would be fun, and fun is something that the DC movies need.

3: Jon Hamm

He would need to work out a little bit, but what twelve year old boy doesn’t want to look like Jon Hamm when they are older?  He has proven with 30 Rock and Saturday Night Live that he could handle this fun character very well.

2: Joe Manganiello

I know I use him a lot, but he is like 6’5″ and has a 36 pack, so I will keep using him in my lists until he is wearing a cape.  Plus if they are worried about his acting they needn’t be since with Shazam all he has to do is fight and pose because the younger actor with be doing all the character work.

1: Brandon Routh

I know he just signed on to play The Atom in The Flash TV show, but I think it would be a fun crossover.  Plus the reason DC has Shazam at all is because they sued the creator because he looked too much like Superman, so why not have a former Superman play Shazam!  It would be fun, and he was not the reason Superman Returns did not live up to expectations.

That is my list for Shazam, and I am sure that they will use none of these actors to fill this spot, but one day they will listen to me!  Who would you pick?

It was only a matter of time before Fox decided to do a Deadpool movie.  Besides the X-Men themselves, Deadpool is the most popular character they have got, and to keep him sidelined for long just didn’t make sense.  The date they picked was perfect too: Valentines Day weekend 2016.  What is a better date movie than one about a jerky loudmouthed mercenary?

They haven’t announced who will star in the movie yet, but due to its rapidly approaching date, I am sure that it is <sigh> Ryan Reynolds, but we will see.  As much Reynolds has killed a lot of other superhero movies, this is the role that I would pick him for.  If they don’t announce it is him soon it may be time for me to get out the casting couch.

2016 is shaping up to be a good year: Deadpool, Batman V Superman, Captain America, and Shazam!  That is a lot of comic book movies, and I can’t wait.

According to the AP (they are usually reliable), The Rock (Dwayne Johnson) will indeed be in the new Shazam movie.  He hasn’t said if he is going to be Black Adam or the title character, but I highly doubt that DC is going to pay tons of money for the most likable action hero working right now to be the bad guy.  I mean everyone would instantly be rooting for Black Adam if that was the case!  Pretty much The Rock is Shazam, but with the confirmation that DC is even making a Shazam movie it begs the question who will Captain Marvel’s twelve year old alter ego Billy Batson be played by?  I, as always, am here to help, so I have my top 5 picks:

5: Nolan Gould

Nolan is best known for his role on Modern Family as Luke, and since Shazam has always been a more light hearted comic book, his comedic talent would come in handy.  My only fear is that he would not be able to do the more serious parts of this film.

4: Dylan Sprayberry

If your thinking he already looks like a superhero, you would be correct.  He was one of the young Clark’s in Man of Steel.  He did a pretty good job, and they could just renew his contract, but then change up which movie he is in.

3: Zachary Gordon

Zachary already has been in several movies, but they are all pretty much Dairy of a Wimpy Kid flicks.  Much like Nolan, I think his time in comedy would help him in this film, and he really, really looks a lot like Billy.

2: Joel Courtney

Joel was great as the main character in Super 8, so I know he can do the “kid adventure” part of this film well.  I can almost see him falling off of a building with his mouth taped shut, but then just before he hits the pavement freeing his lips enough to say “Shazam!”  Then the bad guys will have to smell what The Rock is cooking.

1: Liam James

I was blown away with Liam’s acting talent in The Way Way Back, and this could be his breakout role.  As much as the other kids in this list have got the comedy down, I think Laim could straddle the line between the lighter Shazam and DC’s more serious movie universe.

Those are my picks, and honestly I was just surprised that I knew the names of five actors under the age of twenty.

On a side note, I blame all of you for not telling that there is Sour Patch Kids gum!  It is great, and I am not sharing any of it!