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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Apr 5, 2019 12:00 PM UTC  Asher Angel as Billy Batson and Jack Dylan Grazer as Freddy Freeman in Shazam! Asher Angel as Billy Batson and Jack Dylan Grazer as Freddy Freeman in Shazam!Steve Wilkie—DC Comics  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Apr 5, 2019 12:00 PM UTC **Warning:** This post contains spoilers for [_Shazam!_](http://time.com/5563007/shazam-dceu-movie-review/) After nearly 80 years of comic book adventures, the World’s Mightiest Mortal has finally made his big-screen debut in _Shazam!_ Zachary Levi stars as the titular superhero in the [DC Extended Universe’s latest installment](http://time.com/5497063/upcoming-dc-movies/), an upbeat origin story that subverts the DCEU’s recent tendency toward gloom and doom. In _Shazam!_, now in theaters, we learn that 14-year-old foster kid Billy Batson (Asher Angel) was given the ability to transform into an adult superhero (Levi) by an ancient wizard (Djimon Hounsou) who deemed Billy worthy of inheriting his powers. All he has to do to change into his full-grown alter ego is say the wizard’s name — you guessed it — Shazam. Although _Shazam!_ is ultimately a standalone movie, there are more than enough Easter eggs and callbacks to make fans plenty aware that it takes place in the same universe as previous DCEU offerings like _Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice_ and [_Aqua_ _man_](http://time.com/5484894/aquaman-review/). In fact, Henry Cavill’s Superman was [reportedly](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/henry-cavill-as-superman-warner-bros-dc-universe-shake-up-1142306) slated to make a cameo appearance in _Shazam!_ before scheduling conflicts got in the way. > [](https://twitter.com/ZacharyLevi/status/1074071640487718913) But where exactly does _Shazam!_ fall on the DCEU timeline? The answer comes thanks to a DC superhero shrine Billy’s foster brother, Freddy Freeman (Jack Dylan Grazer), has set up in their room. Included in the shrine is a _Man of Steel_\-inspired issue of TIME as well as a copy of the fictional Metropolis newspaper _The Daily Planet_ with the headline “Superman Is Back”—letting the audience know that _Shazam!_ takes place after the events of [_Justice League_](http://time.com/5026138/justice-league-review/).  Asher Angel as Billy Batson and Jack Dylan Grazer as Freddy Freeman in Shazam! Steve Wilkie—DC Comics There’s also a [post-credits scene](http://time.com/5563141/shazam-post-credits-scenes/) in which Freddy reminds Shazam just how impressive the ability to telepathically communicate with fish can be to let audiences know that Aquaman (Jason Momoa) has already made his solo mark on the world So while _Shazam!_ doesn’t set up any direct connections between Billy and the other DC heroes, since it takes place in the present-day DCEU, there’s no reason why future movies couldn’t. Not to mention that Levi himself has said that he would love to join the Justice League. “If I ever could be part of _Justice League_, I will lose my collective s—t,” he recently told the [_Toronto Sun_](https://torontosun.com/entertainment/movies/just-say-the-word-shazam-star-zachary-levi-wants-in-on-justice-league-2). “I would be so stoked for that.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5563812/shazam-dc-extended-universe-timeline/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5563812/shazam-dc-extended-universe-timeline/"},"headline":"How Shazam! 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