Originally Posted by
Comic-Reader Lad
Asher is now 16 and Jack is 15. Interestingly enough, they're about exactly a year apart in age. Both will have birthdays in early September.
Anyway, it's a given that they will age and change really soon. I think this was considered when they were cast and allowing them to age noticeably is a good thing. It will make each Shazam movie a bit different as the kids face new problems that come with their new ages.
In particular, Billy will face a lot of temptations as he turns 18 with the powers of Shazam at his disposal (assuming there is a Shazam 3). A good scriptwriter can mine this for good character drama.
I'm of the opinion that this is a good thing so we don't get the same movie regurgitated over and over. Also, older teens that might have stayed away from Shazam because they thought it was a kids' movie might want to check out the sequels with an older Billy.
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