cultural literacy 18 Flashcards
DC: SHREEKK!
acronym for Suicide Squad members
Suicide Squad members
Deadshot, Captain Boomerang, Slipknot, Harley Quinn, Rick Flag, El Diablo, Enchantress, Katana, Killer Croc
Task Force X
official name of the Suicide Squad in the 2016 movie (DCEU)
DCEU
DC extended universe (DC’s cinematic version of MCU)
Deadshot
an expert marksman and assassin
Will Smith
actor portraying Deadshot in Suicide Squad (2016)
Captain Boomerang
a thief who uses deadly boomerangs
El Diablo
a former L.A. gang member with metahuman powers that allow him to summon flames and transform himself into a monstrous fire entity
Rick Flag
the heroic military leader of the Task Force X
Katana
a Japanese swordswoman
Slipknot
a man who can climb anything
Shazam!, Black Adam, Blue Beetle
3 lesser-known heroes in DCEU
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023 sequel to Aquaman (2018) (DCEU)
Tim Burton
director of Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992)
Michael Keaton
actor who played Batman in Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992)
Val Kilmer, George Clooney
two actors playing Batman in the movies directed by Joel Schumacher
Christopher Nolan
director of The Dark Knight trilogy (Batman)
Christian Bale
actor playing Batman in The Dark Knight trilogy
Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008), The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
movies in The Dark Knight trilogy
Ben Affleck
actor portraying Batman in DCEU films
3 Batman actors in The Flash (2023)
Ben Affleck, Michael Keaton, and George Clooney all play Batman in different timelines
Robert Pattinson
actor portraying Batman in The Batman (2022), directed by Matt Reeves
Captain Marvel (DC) identity
Billy Batson
difference between “Shazam!” and Captain Marvel
originally, Captain Marvel was the name of the superhero, “Shazam!” was the magic word Billy Batson utters in order to become Captain Marvel (it is an acronym for 6 ancient mythical figures)
2011 Captain Marvel name change
in 2011, DC changed Captain Marvel’s name to “Shazam” in accordance with public (mis)perception and to continue avoiding copyright conflict with Marvel’s Captain Marvel
three sources for The Lion King (1994)
Hamlet, Moses, Joseph
premise of The Lion King (1994)
a young heir apparent (Simba) is forced to flee after his uncle kills his father and usurps the throne; after growing up in exile, he returns to challenge the usurper and end his tyrannical rule over the kingdom
Mufasa
Simba’s father and king of the Pride Lands when The Lion King (1994) begins
James Earl Jones (The Lion King)
voice of Mufasa
Scar
the brother of Mufasa and usurper of the throne
Jeremy Irons (The Lion King)
voice of Scar
Matthew Broderick (The Lion King)
voice of adult Simba
hornbill
bird found in tropical and subtropical Africa and Asia
Zazu
hornbill and majordomo to Mufasa
Rowan Atkinson (The Lion King)
voice of Zazu
Timon (“tee-moan”)
wisecracking Meerkat in The Lion King, friend of Simba
Nathan Lane (The Lion King)
voice of Timon
Nala
young Simba’s female lion friend and later mate
Cheech Marin, Whoopi Goldberg (The Lion King)
voices of two of the three main hyenas
Pumbaa (“poom-ba”)
warthog friend of Timon and Simba