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    Has Captain Marvel Found a Director

    Stephen SchleicherBy Stephen SchleicherNovember 21, 2008Updated:November 21, 20085 Comments1 Min Read

    CaptainMarvel.jpgGet Smart director Peter Segal has signed a three-year first-look deal with Warner Bros. and the first order of business in the new deal is Captain Marvel.  The WB has picked up the John August script, with Segal set to direct the adaptation.

    He and [Michael] Ewing began working on the film two years ago at New Line, but the property has moved over to WB. Pic tells the story of teenaged Billy Batson, who transforms into the superhero when he says the word “Shazam!”

    Why was this film even at New Line to begin with?  DC and Warner Bros. are going to suffer the same growing pains Marvel did when it was signing over its top properties to 20th Century Fox and Sony.  Keep it in house guys and you’ll always have something to fall back on.

    There’s no start date for shooting set yet, nor has a lead been found.

    via Variety

    20th Century Fox adaptation Billy Batson Captain America Captain Marvel Director Peter get smart Growing Pains John August michael ewing New Deal order of business peter segal Sony superhero Warner Bros. wb
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    Stephen Schleicher began his career writing for the Digital Media Online community of sites, including Digital Producer and Creative Mac covering all aspects of the digital content creation industry. He then moved on to consumer technology, and began the Coolness Roundup podcast. A writing fool, Stephen has freelanced for Sci-Fi Channel's Technology Blog, and Gizmodo. Still longing for the good ol' days, Stephen launched Major Spoilers in July 2006, because he is a glutton for punishment. You can follow him on Twitter @MajorSpoilers and tell him your darkest secrets...

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    5 Comments

    1. Phoenix741 on November 21, 2008 1:25 pm

      Um I think you miss typed something.

      and the first order of business in the new deal is “Captain America”.

      and I hope this movie will be good. He is not as iconic as Superman, but he is still a cool character, and a bad movie about him will make me mad at DC.

    2. Stephen Schleicher on November 21, 2008 2:04 pm

      yeah, how’d that get in there? Duh – stupid me…

    3. El Charro Ninja on November 21, 2008 3:33 pm

      I hate to admit it but The Rock will make a good Black Adam

    4. Steve on November 21, 2008 7:24 pm

      New Line is owned by Warner Bros now. It is “in house”.

    5. Eons_past(Julian) on November 22, 2008 12:52 pm

      I kinda want some aspects Jeff Smith storyline worked in somewhere with this character… but that may just be me.

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