Board Thread:Movies/@comment-3048593-20171206004220/@comment-29908830-20180220071050

KalKent wrote: Which on DC's side, makes me curious as to how both 'Aquaman' and 'Shazam' turns out.

In terms of critical reviews, I'm actually kinda optimistic. Mainly because, for the former, James Wan's films have been increasingly better-received as time has gone on, and for the latter, they seem to be going for that MCU director-choosing vibe of "this guy doesn't do this kind of movie, but he's with us on the vision so let's do it". Financially, Aquaman should do fairly well, but I think Shazam might struggle a bit more just because he's no longer the world's most popular superhero - or even a popular one in general, which has been the case for decades (sure, Guardians was in a similar position, but by then the Marvel brand was too recognizable - it was a risk for them then, it isn't any longer).