ZACHARY LEVI IS DC'S AND EARTH'S MIGHTIEST MORTAL AND SUPERHERO 'SHAZAM'! KARL URBAN TO GET 'SNOWBLIND' IN A NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER

After Paul Rudd became Ant Man, another of our beloved geeks is becoming a superhero! The news of the days is that Zachary Levi has been

Zachary Levi already played Fandral in Thor

cast by DC (whose Justice League is looking to score a massive $120 million and plus first weekend later this year according to first trackings) as the lead in their SHAZAM over at Warner Bros! He will now play Earth's mightiest mortal hero after already playing Thor's Fandral for rival Marvel.

  SHAZAM follows a boy who can turn into an adult super hero whenever he says SHAZAM which is made from the first letters of the names of famous epic heroes and gods Solomon, Hercules,  Achilles, Zeus, Atlas and Mercury as he embodies all of their divine powers. After he utters the magic word he gets super human strength, speed and other powers. David F. Sandberg is directing the movie which starts shooting next February to be

He was 1st Captain Marvel but became Shazam due to DC's rivalry with Marvel

released April 2019. Dwayne Johnson was originally supposed to play his nemesis Black Adam, but he will get a stand alone movie for that character.

Karl Urban becomes a ranger in the new film

Meanwhile, 'Deadline' reports that Karl Urban will take over the lead role in psychological thriller SNOWBLIND in which he will play  a U.S. Ranger haunted by painful memories of a family tragedy who becomes stranded with his platoon in a remote chalet in the woods. As they fight for survival and against their own inner demons, they find a box filled with $5 million and a dark, disturbing secret. Ashley Green will play the female lead in the movie directed by Marcus Alqueres who previously worked on the visual effects in massive hits such as 300, Rise of the Planet of the Apes and The Adventures of Tintin!