The Evolution of CAPTAIN MARVEL/SHAZAM in Film and TV (1941-2023)
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1. Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)
Passed | 216 min | Action, Adventure, Family
To protect a magic talisman from being used for evil, a teenage boy named Billy Batson is given the power to become an adult superhero, Captain Marvel, with a single magic word: "Shazam!"
Directors: John English, William Witney | Stars: Tom Tyler, Frank Coghlan Jr., William 'Billy' Benedict, Louise Currie
Votes: 1,523
Played by Tom Tyler (Captain Marvel) Played by Frank Coghlan, Jr. (Billy Batson)
2. Shazam! (1974–1977)
TV-Y7-FV | 30 min | Action, Family, Fantasy
A young boy, able to transform into the superhero Captain Marvel, travels the country fighting evil and helping people.
Stars: Michael Gray, Les Tremayne, Jackson Bostwick, John Davey
Votes: 1,666
Played Simultaneously by Jackson Bostwick and John Davey (Captain Marvel) Played by Michael Gray (Billy Batson)
3. The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam! (1981–1982)
25 min | Animation, Fantasy
The adventures of a high school for superheroes while the Marvel Family fights evil with the power given to them by the wizard, Shazam.
Stars: Maylo McCaslin, Barry Gordon, Dawn Jeffory, Burr Middleton
Votes: 190
Voiced by Burr Middleton
4. Justice League Unlimited (2004–2006)
TV-Y7-FV | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A continuation of the Justice League animated series finds the original members of the team joined in their battle against crime and evil by dozens of other heroes from the DC comics universe.
Stars: George Newbern, Kevin Conroy, Phil LaMarr, Carl Lumbly
Votes: 20,371
2005 Voiced by Jerry O’Connell (Captain Marvel) Voiced by Shane Haboucha (Billy Batson)
5. Justice League: The New Frontier (2008 Video)
PG-13 | 75 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In the 1950s, a new generation of superheroes must join forces with the community's active veterans and a hostile US government to fight a menace to Earth.
Director: Dave Bullock | Stars: David Boreanaz, Miguel Ferrer, Neil Patrick Harris, John Heard
Votes: 21,398
6. Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009 Video)
PG-13 | 67 min | Animation, Action, Drama
When Lex Luthor gets elected US President, he uses the threat of an oncoming kryptonite meteor striking Earth as a rationale to frame Superman.
Director: Sam Liu | Stars: Clancy Brown, Kevin Conroy, Tim Daly, Xander Berkeley
Votes: 25,500
Voiced by Corey Burton (Captain Marvel) Voiced by Rachael MacFarlane (Billy Batson)
7. Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2008–2011)
TV-Y7-FV | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
An updated animated series centering on the Caped Crusader himself as he partners and deals with his fellow superheroes in the DC Comics universe.
Stars: Diedrich Bader, John DiMaggio, James Arnold Taylor, Dee Bradley Baker
Votes: 10,211
2009 Voiced by Jeff Bennett (Captain Marvel) Voiced by Tara Strong (Billy Batson)
8. Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (2010 Video)
PG-13 | 75 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
A good version of Lex Luthor from a parallel Earth comes to the Justice League's dimension for help to fight their evil counterparts.
Directors: Sam Liu, Lauren Montgomery | Stars: William Baldwin, Mark Harmon, Chris Noth, Gina Torres
Votes: 29,062
Voiced by Jim Meskimen
9. Mad (2010–2022)
TV-PG | 12 min | Animation, Comedy
The animated version of the classic humor magazine satirizes current pop culture.
Stars: Kevin Shinick, Rachel Ramras, Hugh Davidson, Chris Cox
Votes: 3,185
Voiced by Hugh Davidson
10. Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam (2010 Video)
PG-13 | 25 min | Animation, Short, Action
Superman finds a foe who may be too powerful even for him to defeat in the murderous Black Adam. Fortunately, Black Adam's real target is the Earth's Mightiest Mortal--Captain Marvel.
Director: Joaquim Dos Santos | Stars: Zach Callison, James Garner, Josh Keaton, Danica McKellar
Votes: 9,343
Voiced by Jerry O’Connell (Captain Marvel) Voiced by Zach Callison (Billy Batson)
11. Young Justice (2010–2023)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Teenage superheroes strive to prove themselves as members of the Justice League.
Stars: Nolan North, Danica McKellar, Jesse McCartney, Stephanie Lemelin
Votes: 45,398
Voiced Simultaneously by Rob Lowe and Chad Lowe (Both Captain Marvel/Shazam) Voiced Simultaneously by Robert Ochoa and Eric Lopez (Both Billy Batson)
12. Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013 Video)
PG-13 | 75 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Flash finds himself in a war torn alternate timeline and teams up with alternate versions of his fellow heroes to return home and restore the timeline.
Director: Jay Oliva | Stars: Justin Chambers, C. Thomas Howell, Michael B. Jordan, Kevin McKidd
Votes: 59,845
Voiced by Steve Blum (Captain Thunder) Voiced by Jennifer Hale (Billy Batson)
13. Justice League: War (2014 Video)
PG-13 | 79 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The world's finest heroes found the Justice League in order to stop an alien invasion of Earth.
Director: Jay Oliva | Stars: Sean Astin, Zach Callison, Christopher Gorham, Justin Kirk
Votes: 37,548
Voiced by Sean Astin (Shazam) Voiced by Zach Callison (Billy Batson)
14. Shazam! (2013–2014)
1 min | Animation, Fantasy
Shazam is boy who can turn into a superhero.
Stars: Tara Strong, David Kaye, Brian George, Eric Bauza
Votes: 119
Voiced by David Kaye (Shazam) Voiced by Tara Strong (Billy Batson)
15. Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (2015 Video)
PG-13 | 72 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When Atlantian troops assault Metropolis as revenge for the death of their king, the Queen seeks help from the Justice League to find her son who has gone missing during the madness.
Director: Ethan Spaulding | Stars: Sean Astin, Rosario Dawson, Nathan Fillion, Christopher Gorham
Votes: 25,100
Voiced by Sean Astin (Shazam)
16. Justice League Action (2016–2018)
TV-Y7 | 11 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman will lead the DC Super Heroes against their most infamous foes.
Stars: Kevin Conroy, Jason J. Lewis, Rachel Kimsey, Diedrich Bader
Votes: 2,502
Voiced by Sean Astin
17. Teen Titans GO! To the Movies (2018)
PG | 84 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A villain's maniacal plan for world domination sidetracks five teenage superheroes who dream of Hollywood stardom.
Directors: Aaron Horvath, Peter Rida Michail | Stars: Greg Cipes, Scott Menville, Khary Payton, Tara Strong
Votes: 21,707 | Gross: $29.79M
18. Teen Titans Go! (2013– )
TV-PG | 10 min | Animation, Short, Action
Superhero roommates Robin, Cyborg, Starfire, Raven and Beast Boy love saving the day, but what happens when they're done fighting crime?
Stars: Greg Cipes, Scott Menville, Khary Payton, Hynden Walch
Votes: 24,544
Voiced by John DiMaggio (Shazam) Voiced by Tara Strong (Billy Batson)
19. Shazam! (2019)
PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A newly fostered young boy in search of his mother instead finds unexpected super powers and soon gains a powerful enemy.
Director: David F. Sandberg | Stars: Zachary Levi, Mark Strong, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer
Votes: 385,154 | Gross: $140.37M
Played by Zachary Levi (Shazam) Played by Asher Angel (Billy Batson)
20. Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020 Video)
R | 90 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A Sequel to Justice League Dark (2017) involving Jack Kirby's New Gods.
Directors: Matt Peters, Christina Sotta | Stars: Roger Cross, Rosario Dawson, Christopher Gorham, Camilla Luddington
Votes: 26,865
21. LEGO DC: Shazam! Magic and Monsters (2020 Video)
Not Rated | 81 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When the boy hero Shazam is offered to join the Justice League he is reluctant about it, but when his rivals the Monster Society put the League in peril he's the only one who can save them.
Director: Matt Peters | Stars: Sean Astin, Dee Bradley Baker, Troy Baker, Zach Callison
Votes: 1,230
Voiced by Sean Astin (Shazam) Voiced by Zach Callison (Billy Batson)
22. Injustice (2021)
R | 78 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
On an alternate Earth, the Joker tricks Superman into killing Lois Lane, which causes a rampage in the hero. Superman decides to take control of Earth; Batman and his allies will have to attempt to stop him.
Director: Matt Peters | Stars: Justin Hartley, Anson Mount, Laura Bailey, Zach Callison
Votes: 16,089
Voiced by Yuri Lowenthal
23. Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)
PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The film continues the story of teenage Billy Batson who, upon reciting the magic word "SHAZAM!" is transformed into his adult Super Hero alter ego, Shazam.
Director: David F. Sandberg | Stars: Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Rachel Zegler
Votes: 124,905
Played by Zachary Levi (Shazam) Played by Asher Angel (Billy Batson)
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