Fan Casting

In 1974, young Thaddeus Sivana is riding in a car with his father and brother when he is suddenly transported to the rock of eternity, a magical temple in another dimension. There, the ancient Wizard Shazam has spent centuries searching for someone pure of heart on whom to bestow his power and name as champion, after the previous champion released the seven deadly sins which killed the rest of the Council of Wizards. Thaddeus is tempted by the eye of sin, through which he hears the voices of the sins, trapped in stone statues, promising him power if he will free them. the wizard deems thaddeus unworthy and magically returns him to the car, where he makes a scene that leads to a car accident, crippling his father. the sins send thaddeus a message telling him to find them. in present-day philadelphia, 14-year-old foster child billy batson continually runs away from foster homes to search for his birth mother, from whom he became separated while at a carnival ten years prior. he is placed in a group home run by victor and rosa vasquez, with five other foster children: mary bromfield, pedro peña, eugene choi, darla dudley, and superhero enthusiast freddy freeman. meanwhile, the embittered sivana succeeds in his lifelong quest to find a way back to the rock of eternity. he steals the eye of sin, becoming the sins' vessel, bests the wizard, and uses his newfound power to kill his father, brother, and sivana industries' board of directors.