I don’t think there will be any new developments with my incarnation of Shazam!, but if there are, I’ll let readers know when I can.

Thank you for this post.

I recently had a script optioned by a producer who was very excited about the project. I started rewriting the script based on his notes. Since this was my first option I enjoyed the experience and did quite well. Suddenly, things stalled and the producer and his partner cooled on my script because they no longer felt that it had any heat and due to circumstances that were beyond my control.

So, I was left with an expired option, no cash (I went into debt since I was unemployed), and a half-rewritten script. However, I had a blast. Hopefully next time I’ll see a check for my efforts.

It means a lot to me to read how a pro like yourself deals with projects that fall apart.

Thanks again for your time and this website.

Sorry to hear about Shazam. While I was not a huge fan, I was excited by the casting of Dwayne Johnson as Black Adam. It was an excellent choice and that alone gave me hopes the film might be good.

Warner Bros. greenlit a script that made Superman a deadbeat dad and then towards the end, Lex Luthor literally shanks Superman in the back with a piece of kryptonite.

Um…

As a fledgling writer, I’m happy you at least got paid for your work, even if it won’t come to fruition. Captain Marvel is certainly one of the harder properties to adapt into the contemporary mainstream, though you were definitely on the money in playing the teenage angle. Frankly, I felt the Raimi team made a gross misstep in denying the Spider-Man franchise the teenage angle that initially made the character such a huge success in comics. I mean, it’s the teenage male contingent that admire such properties, and your idea involving playing off Cap’s teenage roots would have done a fine job in tapping into that demographic. Alas, we can look forward instead to more copycat “dark heroes” that will undoubtedly fail. No, this is not sour grapes; rather, it is more faith in the Dark Knight’s success benefiting greatly from a perfect storm of circumstances, hype, and general talent. If this sort of success were easy to replicate on a consistent basis, we’d still be knee deep Titanic rip-offs.

So kudos for trying to do something inherently faithful to the core material, and apologies for the rant. Glad to know the studios are still supporting you, as bothersome as they can be sometimes.