Between the Marvel Cinematic Universe, DC Extended Universe, and the X-Men franchise, there is an abundance of comic book characters being regularly adapted for the silver screen. But now that most of the biggest and most iconic characters have already showed up in movies, both DC and Marvel are beginning to delve into the lesser known heroes to keep their shared universe fresh and constantly expanding. On the DC side of things, this includes the long brewing Shazam! movie, which will bring the hero of the same name to live-action for modern audiences. But since he's not quite as iconic as the DC trinity, it's certainly an uphill battle to get audiences invested in the character. Luckily, director David Sandberg gets this, and can empathize with not growing up loving Shazam. He recently said,