NEw movie for Jake. He's playing Billy Batson,

[Kd5000]

also known as SHAZAM!  The project is still rumored, per IMDB.com. 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448115/

Oh Jake, how could you!   I still remember the Shazam in the mid 1970's during the cartoon hour. They had real actors and it wasn't animation. Isis was pretty cool. 

The writer for this new movie, John August has done some good film films.  http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0041864/
Maybe it won't be so bad!  Let's hope.   

[Meryl]

Well, I guess it's only a matter of time til every young hunk in Hollywood plays a cartoon/action character!  Heath is already on the bandwagon with the Batman movie.  I hope this turns out to be a good one for Jake. 

[southendmd]

I remember "Shazam" and "Isis" from those nasty 70s Saturday morning shows:

[ednbarby]

William Goldman is also credited as a screenwriter.  And since he wrote my second favorite movie, "The Princess Bride," I'm thinkin' this one'll be OK.

 

[Kd5000]

Well his name has been removed from the cast of SHAZAM. Must have taken it down this afternoon. Some of the posters on that msg board were quite unhappy about Jake playing that character. Homophobic drips!   Maybe they need to get an unknown, you know, a former soap opera star whose never done a movie before.  I still think of Gomer Pyle saying "SHAZAM!"   

Like that picture posted by SouthendMD.  Brought back the memories.  THe last I heard, the guy who played BIlly Batson was now a florist in Hollywood. 

[Brown Eyes]

LOL!  I **loved** Isis when I was little.
 

[dot-matrix]

Sounds like no decision has actually been made.  Here is an update post from World Entertainment News Network on IMDB

Gyllenhaal To Play Captain Marvel?


Executives at Hollywood film studio New Line are desperately trying to sign Brokeback Mountain star Jake Gyllenhaal as Captain Marvel in Shazam! The studio is looking to bid on a big franchise along the lines of Batman and Superman and think the movie, which is based on the DC comic, is the perfect project. A source tells the New York Daily News, "They're ready to spend up to $200 million to get it started." Sources say director Peter Segal and his fellow producers want to sign the star before Spider-Man director Sam Raimi can get to him. Raimi is reportedly on the lookout for a new Spider-Man after current star Tobey Maguire recently said he is ready to move on and let someone else play the role.

[southendmd]

LOL!  I **loved** Isis when I was little.
 

Here you are, Amanda:

[Ellemeno]

Executives at Hollywood film studio New Line are desperately trying to sign Brokeback Mountain star Jake Gyllenhaal as Captain Marvel in Shazam!

Not lookin' like playing a "gay cowboy" has hurt Jake's career. 

[Brown Eyes]

Thanks southendmd !!
 

Ah, the memories!