5 Actors That Can Scream "Shazam!"
The World’s Mightiest Mortal! Captain Whitebread! The Big Red Cheese! We’ve got our villain in The Rock’s Black Adam, but who’s gonna play our gigantic man-baby lead in the upcoming "Shazam!" movie? Here’s five picks that should get a shot at being the classic DC Comics superhero, Captain Marvel!
There are two qualities that would make an excellent Captain Marvel: being handsome and complete, shameless immaturity. Do you know why he outsold the likes of Superman back in the day? It was because the audience (children) could relate to a hero that was one of them, and not a goody two-shoes parental figure. As gloom and doom as Henry Cavill’s Superman was, the Captain needs to be the complete opposite to not only gain fans that Man of Steel might have scared away, but to also please a whole new demographic, much in the same way the character did in the 50’s. As you can see, True Blood star Joe Manganiello is undoubtedly a gorgeous individual. He was even considered to play Superman before Cavill got the part! But what’s more is that he can reign in that shameless immaturity like no other as seen in How I Met Your Mother and this clip from The Soup. 
At a first glance, when I see Jon Hamm, I see Mad Men’s handsome, stern, sex-crazed, booze maniac, father-of-the-year Don Draper. How does that guy make the cut for Captain Marvel when we’re literally searching for the opposite of that? Turns out, Hamm’s an excellent actor, and can be the king of man-babies if the role calls for it! Can’t believe it? Check out this clip from Bridesmaids. 
“SHAZ-NNNGGGGGGG!”
Alright, the other two weren’t goofy enough for you? Let’s step our game up and bring Rob RIggle to the table. Before you go ahead and assume he’s too immature, consider that, before his acting career, he was a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps and served in Liberia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan. Oh! And he’s a recipient of the Combat Action Ribbon when he was a public affairs officer. At the end of the day, Captain Marvel is a superhero with the Wisdom of Solomon and the Strength of Hercules. His combination of military experience and comedy is the perfect recipe for the Big Red Cheese. To further add to the case, here’s eight minutes of him being awesome. 
...Really? You’re really asking me to explain myself after that image? Fine! Not only is he the spitting image of the World’s Mightiest Mortal, but he’s been in a bunch of comedies from Mr. Deeds and The Longest Yard to Reno 911!: Miami. He’s an accomplished stuntman who’s been involved with films such as The Lady Killers and The Hulk, so he can convincingly go toe to toe with The Rock in a battle of super gods when it calls for it. What makes this casting even more of a no-brainer, is that years ago when director Peter Segal (The Longest Yard) was in talks to direct a Captain Marvel movie, Molale was front and center campaigning for the role! Here’s what he said in an interview about it way back in 2007, and you try arguing against that enthusiasm. 
And the last, but certainly not least of my picks for Captain Whitebread is the one and only Patrick Warburton. From The Tick to Seinfeld, his brand of comedy just might be the tone that Shazam is looking for. He has the sternness of the aforementioned Jon Hamm and Rob Riggle, but he has the look that only rivals that of Brandon Molale. And that voice! My God, that booming voice! It just screams “Power of Zeus!” As if you needed further convincing, here’s a minisode from his superhero days as the Tick. And that’s all I wrote, my lovely Muties! What do you think of these picks I’ve so finely laid out for you? Do you agree with any of these choices, or am I completely off the mark? What would make a good Captain Marvel to you? Let us know in the comics below! 
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