10 DC Villains To Watch Out For In 2019 On Film & TV

9. Doctor Sivana - Shazam

The trailer for Shazam! took everyone by surprise when it released online earlier this year, departing from the dark and dower tone of DC films gone by, and instead electing to spotlight a story and character that speaks to the inherent optimism found within most DC stories.

That doesn't mean the story of Billy Batson is all sunshine and lightning bolts however. The kid actually has some pretty sinister villains, and the main one - Doctor Sivana - is set to feature in the upcoming movie, played by Mark Strong. Strong previously played Hal Jordan's arch nemesis Sinestro in Green Lantern, and ended up being one of the few redeeming features of that film, but seeing as how a new Green Lantern movie looks like a distant prospect, utilising him in Shazam seems like the better option.

Introduced in 1939, Doctor Sivana is oft considered to be the world's wickedest scientist, and very much falls into the bracket of a stereotypical mad Frankenstein-esque fogure. Given the tone Shazam! is aiming for though, that can only be a good thing, and we can expect Strong to give his all to make it work.