Shazam! - Breaking Down the Shocking Surprise

Shazam! - Breaking Down the Shocking Surprise

**WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS FOR SHAZAM! AHEAD. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED**

Shazam! contained some wonderful surprises as well as many unexpected twists and turns. But perhaps there was none more surprisingly than what happened in the lats scene of the film. Again, this is your last chance to leave before one of the best scenes in the entire film is spoiled for you.

In the last scene of the film, Shazam heads to lunch with Freddy Freeman, like he had promised he would earlier. He plays it off, and it's a nice pay-off to what happened earlier in the film, where Freddy needed Shazam the most. However, Shazam's not alone, ""I hope it's okay, I brought a friend," he says dryly as none other than the Man os Steel, Superman, steps onto the screen. He sits down next to Freddy who lets out a scream and the film ends.

It's great to see Superman back on the big screen again. HOWEVER, it doesn't actually mean much when looking deeper into it. There's a reason that Superman wasn't shown from the head-up. Henry Cavill and Warner Bros. were having some disputes over the role and his contract, and after recent reports that Cavill was out as Superman, it looks like he won't be playing the Man of Steel anymore. That's why we don't get to see him in the actual scene. 

But it's important to note that Superman is THE main player of the Justice League. And Shazam being included in the same scene as him shows that Warner Bros. may not be done with the shared-universe idea after all. Then again, who knows? This could have just been a nice wink-and-a-nod, and nothing more than that. We'll have to see where this scene takes Billy Batson in the future as we move towards the next slate of DCEU films.