So no different from the theatrical version.
DC Movies - To Infinity and Beyond
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So no different from the theatrical version.
Which, if released like that, would just change the hashtag from #ReleaseTheSnyderCut to #FinishTheSnyderCut
This is the bit where I would point out that nobody does the assembly cut nor the editor's cuts on film anymore so if it made it to the can it's almost certainly very nearly finished, but it's pretty much useless to argue with people who can look at an actual photo of film where it literally says DIRECTOR'S CUT on the tin, and say with a straight face "nope, 'tis but a rough cut."
So whateves, but this is seriously reaching Westworld levels of "doesn't look like anything to me" for some folks...
A director's cut (in the real, industry sense rather than the DVD marketing sense) is further along in the process than an assembly cut, yes, but it's still not a finished, screen-ready edit. Per Wikipedia: "The director's cut may include unsatisfactory takes, a preliminary soundtrack, a lack of desired pick-up shots etc., which the director would not like to be shown but uses as a placeholder until satisfactory replacements can be inserted." I also found this LA Times article about Waterworld saying that Kevin Reynolds left the film after finishing his director's cut, but that an unfinished cut was subsequently released to test audiences. Sometimes the term "director's cut" is used for a workprint, e.g. with Rocky V.
Unfinished as it is, that's better than the Snyder cut could ever hope to be.
#BuryTheSnyderCut
As I've said, these days they don't generally commit movies in that shape to film, and as your example is a 25 year old movie when things were done differently I remain entirely unconvinced.
It's good to be unconvinced, of either position. We don't have detailed enough or consistent enough information for it to be rational to presume certainty either way. What we have are a number of conflicting reports and allegations and a lot of noisy opinions, the latter of which do nothing to clarify the former. Best to keep an open mind and await more data.
I’m not sure if this is new information or not but Shazam 2 has apparently been officially confirmed https://movieweb.com/shazam-2-announcement-ccxp/
First I've heard, so thanks for posting. Shazam! was an utter delight, so I'm very glad the sequel is moving forward.
Yes, I think I enjoyed it most of the current DC batch.
You really think they'll do that many sequels? Anyway, why not? Movies aren't comics. The characters can change and grow in their own directions, and the stories can embrace the passage of time rather than ignoring it, as we've seen in the MCU. Of course, it would mean moving beyond the "Big with superpowers" approach of the first film (fine with me) and finding another angle on it -- perhaps the contrast of Billy maturing into his heroic role and shifting his perspective while younger Shazam Family members like Darla are still in adolescence. Maybe Billy starts to feel protective of the younger members and it leads to conflict. But if there is to be an ongoing series, it should embrace change and growth rather than just trying to replicate the same formula over and over.
Most versions leave that open. Jerry Ordway's version had Captain Marvel look like Billy's dad. Personally, I'd say the Shazam family is supposed to look like the idealized versions of grown-up versions of their kid counterparts.
Anyway, the appeal of Shazam, especially the movie, is the idea of kids turning into superheroes. My guess is they'll make SHAZAM! 2, the Black Adam solo movie, and one more movie where they meet. Any appearance after that, maybe if WB/DC does another team-up movie down the line, they'll probably leave the kids out of it and only have the hero versions.
Two words: Recasting. 
I also appreciate the news. Hopefully they will make both Shazam 2 and Shazam 3 back to back with 3 being a battle with BLack Adam (after his own movie sets him up)
After one movie Asher Angel is already 17, so it's not going to take that many movie.
Isn't the whole idea behind the character that he is a kid who turns into an adult superhero? It kind of loses something if we have an adult turning into an adult.