Latest DC superhero movie to hit Chinese screen

BEIJING, March 25 (Xinhua) -- "Shazam!," the latest DC superhero movie, will be screened simultaneously in China and North America on April 5.

The movie tells a story of a 14-year-old boy, Billy Batson, who can transform into an adult superhero by shouting out the word "Shazam," leading actor Zachary Levi said in Beijing Monday.

Directed by David F Sandberg, the movie also stars Mark Strong, Asher Angel, Grace Fulton and Jack Dylan Grazer.