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John August revealed that he returned from holiday to find that plans to make Shazam had been axed by Warner Bros.
"By 'dead,' I mean that it won’t be happening. I don’t think it’s on the studio’s radar at all," he wrote on his blog. "It may come back in another incarnation, with another writer, but I can say with considerable certainty that it won’t be the version I developed."
The Charlie And The Chocolate Factory scribe admitted that bosses were unhappy with his original action/comedy script and wanted a darker approach following the success of last year's The Dark Knight.
Shazam! centred on teenager Billy Batson, who is selected by the wizard Shazam to have powers that can help save the earth.
Get Smart director Peter Segal had already committed to the project, while Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was tipped to star.
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