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Is Sandy Collora Going To Direct SHAZAM!'

Hi, everyone. "Moriarty" here with some Rumblings From The Lab...

That’s what the following letter would seem to indicate:

Hey Harry and Mori,

I found this at SUPERHEROHYPE.COM... thought it would be worth a note, since BATMAN: DEAD END essentially blew up the site a year ago.

With the success of the fan-favorite Batman: Dead End, director Sandy Collora has his sights set on another legendary hero!

Here’s what Sandy has to say about SHAZAM!

It’s pretty rare when a script captures my imagination and inspires me so much, that I have to read it twice, or even rarer still, THREE times. SHAZAM! By William Goldman is just such a script, but it’s something more… a lot more.

I FEEL this film… I SEE this film… every moment, every frame… every ounce of trepidation and frustration Billy feels, every detail of Captain Marvel’s costume, every magnificent beam of magic hour light that bathes his muscular frame with the girl in his arms as he majestically floats skyward.

I had always hoped that someday, someone would make a SHAZAM! movie, now I sincerely hope with every fiber of my being, that someone will be me.

IF YOU WANT TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE, CLICK HERE!!

Thanks for the heads-up, fabfunk.

Collora’s an interesting guy. Just before Comic-Con last year, he worked very hard to get our attention and asked us to help him fill that room in San Diego. Our site was able to get the word out about the screening, and since then, I’ve heard him interviewed several times about that screening, and he loves to talk about how the room “mysteriously” filled up to capacity despite not being legally able to advertise what was showing. Not once have I heard him credit how that word was spread… and it wasn’t just AICN. It was a number of fansites that really steered people to what seemed like a fun fan film, something people might really enjoy in a packed convention room. Sandy really enjoyed the benefits of the Internet, but seems reluctant to suggest that anything other than the magical genius of his movie might have had anything to do with filling that room. The reason I’m bringing it up is because the original article never says Sandy’s been offered the gig... it just says he read it and wants to do it. It sort of sounds like he’s hoping to harness the power of fandom again, like he wants fans of DEAD END to rise up and get vocal and help him get his dream job. And if they do... what then? Does he conveniently forget the Internet exists until the next time he needs something?

Listen... I hope Sandy brings all of his love of comic books to the table if he does end up directing SHAZAM. I hope the William Goldman script is as good as he says. And, if the stars align and he not only makes this film but also makes it good, I hope Sandy remembers that no one ever gets anywhere in this business all by themselves. You gotta be good to fans, especially on a property that’ll be as heavily scrutinized as this one.

"Moriarty" out.





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I am...
by fabfunk
Nov 18th, 2003
07:12:13 AM
Huh? What?
by Phimseto
Nov 18th, 2003
07:33:15 AM
Yeah, um...
by Beatrice_Kidd
Nov 18th, 2003
07:33:34 AM
Um, Moriarty...
by CleverMovieName
Nov 18th, 2003
07:42:56 AM
This guy sucks and so does Harry
by JackieJokeman
Nov 18th, 2003
08:06:26 AM
Oops thought this was a Harry report
by JackieJokeman
Nov 18th, 2003
08:08:58 AM
Fuck Shazam!
by Mickey J
Nov 18th, 2003
08:14:20 AM
Can you feel the magic? The magic's coming.
by Asparagus Trevor
Nov 18th, 2003
08:15:12 AM
Zzz...
by Quintus_Arrius
Nov 18th, 2003
08:29:46 AM
F*CK Sandy. He was fired by Winston, Johnson, Yagher
by Zartan
Nov 18th, 2003
12:03:13 PM
Interesting.
by The Tao of Joe
Nov 18th, 2003
02:59:42 PM
I'd rather have a Richard Donner Shazam
by Crimson Dynamo
Nov 18th, 2003
03:21:33 PM
I hope to God Corolla is a better director than sculptor....
by King Rhythm
Nov 18th, 2003
06:28:17 PM
Tao of Joe
by DocPazuzu
Nov 18th, 2003
06:33:28 PM
what I really want is KAZAM 2
by beamish13
Nov 18th, 2003
06:47:38 PM
William Goldman...hoo boy
by beamish13
Nov 18th, 2003
06:48:53 PM
Will NEVER happen!
by one9deuce
Nov 18th, 2003
08:05:05 PM
Also....
by one9deuce
Nov 18th, 2003
08:07:53 PM
What a joke
by THEWANKER
Nov 18th, 2003
08:32:25 PM
Giving credit where credit's due... would it have end up hurting
by EL Duderino
Nov 18th, 2003
08:38:53 PM
There's only one actor who can star in this film...
by chrth
Nov 18th, 2003
08:46:06 PM
Credit
by indyhu
Nov 18th, 2003
09:32:26 PM
indyhu...
by chrth
Nov 18th, 2003
09:40:33 PM
Artist? Almost. Film maker? NO!
by effed-up
Nov 18th, 2003
10:15:36 PM
I was there...
by Hairy Nutsack
Nov 18th, 2003
10:38:35 PM
Batman: Dead End was all hype
by Rupee88
Nov 18th, 2003
10:45:07 PM
beamish13!
by Mosquito March
Nov 18th, 2003
10:46:22 PM
This guy is a big phoney..NO MORE PRESS FOR HIM
by Jon E Cin
Nov 19th, 2003
12:31:19 AM
Dead End was crap
by The Giggler
Nov 19th, 2003
02:13:21 AM
Would anybody give two shits about Shazam?
by BonScott
Nov 19th, 2003
03:21:51 AM
The irony of Moriarty's complaint is astounding...
by HavokJD
Nov 19th, 2003
03:45:06 AM
For Indyhu & Anyone Else Interested...
by TheRealMoriarty
Nov 19th, 2003
06:05:47 AM
Does Collera have the skill to handle Captain Marvel?
by KingKrypton
Nov 20th, 2003
10:55:17 PM

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