Shazam 2 Surprisingly Low Budget Revealed.

Looks like the road for the upcoming DC superhero film, Shazam 2 is pretty rough. Even before its release, the fandom of the funny star character categorized the movie as a box-office tragedy. This movie is a sequel to the pretty hit origin story of the savvy hero.

But why? Although there are multiple reasons for it, we will be focusing on only one of them today. And that is the surprisingly low budget of Shazam 2. What’s the reason behind it? Scroll the article further to know more.

The story is about a teenager that goes by name of Billy Batson. He is selected by a magical wizard who’s named Shazam, to be his new superhero. All he has to do is yell out ‘SHAZAM!’ pretty loudly and a lightning beam will strike him from the clouds and he’ll become a superhero with many combined powers.

The first part is all about the character, Billy’s description while exploring the many powers that he gets overnight. It also describes a lot about Shazam while he fights against a devil-like villain and defeats him.

So what’s the status of Shazam 2 as of now? Why is the film getting so many bad reviews? And why is it made on such a short budget? Keep reading further to know more about it.

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What is the Fuss about the Shazam 2 and Its Low Budget?

According to reports that are coming out, Shazam 2 has been made with a pretty low budget. How low are we talking about? Just $100 million. Although it is not such a short amount of money, for a vfx-filled superhero film, it’s too low.

That’s why the fans are arguing whether it will be even fun to watch or not. With under $100 million, it is very difficult to make a good action film that contains a lot of VFX.

And even before that, Shazam 2 has been getting pretty bad reviews after its first screening. The movie critics who were invited to watch the second part of this DC film mentioned that Shazam 2 is unbearable to watch.

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More About Shazam 2.

For a good superhero film, a high budget is necessary. Marvel, on the other hand, has spent a minimum of $300 million, even on films that didn’t get much success.

Here’s a list of DC films with their surprisingly high budgets mentioned in front of them –

1. Justice League – $300 million

2. Black Adam – $260 million

3. Man of Steel – $225 million

4. Aquaman – $160 million

5. Wonder Woman – $150 million