On Sunday, Mark Strongย confirmed TheWrap’s reportingย the he is playing the villain in “Shazam,” tellingย Contactmusicย that “I’m playing an evil bastard called Doctor Sivana, they are always the best characters to play, the most fun.”
Sivana will be Strong’s second time playing a DC Comics villain. The first was Sinestro in 2011’s “Green Lantern,” a film Strong told Contactmusic he thought was “rather good.” However, the film’s disappointing box office led to the cancelation of planned sequels which would have featured Sinestro in a much larger role, “so I feel like I’ve got unfinished business in the DC world.”