Shazam! Fury of the Gods is the long-awaited sequel to the 2019 DCEU movie Shazam! This movie as soon as once more revolves round foster child Billy Batson (Asher Angel), who positive factors the power to remodel right into a superhero, performed by Zachary Levi, each time he says the phrase Shazam. With the assistance of his foster siblings-turned-fellow superheroes, Billy fights crime and learns to like his new household.
The primary Shazam! acquired loads of crucial reward for being extra enjoyable and lighthearted than the earlier DCEU entries, so it is no shock Warner Bros. introduced in 2019 {that a} sequel was within the works. Manufacturing has now wrapped on the film, as of October 31, 2022, as confirmed by the director, so anticipation is at an all-time excessive. Subsequently, we have created a complete, easy-to-read information that explains all the things you have to find out about Shazam! Fury of the Gods, together with when it is being launched, who’s within the forged, and if one other Shazam! film will come out after this.
Editor’s Notice: This piece was final up to date on January 30.
When Will Shazam! Fury of the Gods Be Launched?
Shazam! Fury of the Gods was set to be launched in theaters on December 21, 2022, however has since been postponed to March 17, 2023. The movie was initially supposed to return out on April 1, 2022. Nevertheless, the COVID-19 pandemic induced this sequel to be delayed to November 4, 2022, after which to June 2, 2023. Fortuitously, Warner Bros. moved Shazam! Fury of the Gods as much as December 16, 2022, earlier than pushing the film again to December 21 of the identical yr, so it would not compete with Avatar: The Approach of Water.
Forward of the most recent date change, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav had this to say in regards to the film:
“We now have seen The Flash, Black Adam and Shazam 2. We’re very enthusiastic about them. We’ve seen them. We expect they’re terrific, and we predict we are able to make them even higher.”
Hopefully, there will not be any extra large modifications to the film’s launch schedule.
The primary trailer for Shazam! Fury of the Gods was unveiled at 2022’s San Diego Comedian-Con (SDCC) and to the general public on July 23 of that yr. Set to an epic model of Eminem‘s “Enterprise,” this preview options the identical whimsical tone as the primary movie whereas additionally highlighting new threats, which simply so occur to incorporate a dragon. Other than the trailer, we had been additionally handled to a enjoyable behind-the-scenes video for the vacations, exhibiting Marta Milans and Rachel Zegler dancing within the snow. A brand new Shazam teaser was launched on January 13, adopted by the second trailer, launched on January 26. Take a look at the most recent trailer within the participant beneath and try this text if you would like a full trailer breakdown.
Along with Zachary Levi (Chuck) and Asher Angel (Andi Mack), a lot of the forged from the primary Shazam! returns for the sequel. Billy’s foster siblings are as soon as once more performed by Jack Dylan Grazer (It), Faithe Herman (This Is Us), Ian Chen (Contemporary Off the Boat), Jovan Armand (Snowfall), and Grace Caroline Currey (Annabelle: Creation), whereas the superhero variations of those first 4 characters are performed by Adam Brody (The O.C.), Meagan Good (Brick), Ross Butler (Raya and the Final Dragon), and D. J. Cotrona (G.I. Joe: Retaliation). Michelle Borth (Hawaii 5-0), who performed the superhero model of Currey’s character within the first movie, is just not reprising her function for this one. As a substitute, Currey performs each variations of her character. Different returning actors embrace Djimon Hounsou (Guardians of the Galaxy), Marta Milans (Excessive Upkeep), and Cooper Andrews (The Strolling Lifeless).
This film additionally introduces new characters performed by Helen Mirren (The Queen), Lucy Liu (Kill Invoice: Vol. 1), and Rachel Zegler (West Aspect Story).
Who Are the New Characters in Shazam! Fury of the Gods?
Despite the fact that Shazam! Fury of the Gods would not embrace many new characters, they’re nonetheless value discussing. If you wish to be taught extra about these additions to the forged, this information is what we are able to collect on them from trailers and interviews:
Helen Mirren performs Hespera, the primary daughter of the Altas, who was an all-powerful otherworldly being generally known as a Titan and gave Shazam his stamina. Though Hespera would not have a comic book e-book counterpart, she is impressed by characters from Greek mythology known as Hesperides. These beings are nymphs, legendary spirits of nature who take the type of lovely ladies. Hesperides are nymphs of evenings and sunsets and kids of Atlas identified for safeguarding a backyard with a golden apple tree, alternating between serving to individuals who come upon this backyard and manipulating them. Nevertheless, the Hesperide in Shazam! Fury of the Gods is certainly a villain.
Lucy Liu performs Kalypso, one other daughter of Atlas. Very like her older sister, Kalypso is not primarily based on any pre-existing characters from DC Comics, however she relies on a pre-existing character from Greek mythology named Calypso. In Homer’s Odyssey, Calypso is a nymph and baby of Atlas who protects the island of Ogygia. After Odysseus is marooned on Ogygia, Calypso falls in love with him and retains him there for seven years. Odysseus later prays to the gods for assist and in return, they make Calypso free him from her grasp. In Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Kalypso can be a villain and although the primary trailer would not present her enchanting her foes with music and dance like within the Odyssey, she does develop large vines in a stadium.
Rachel Zegler performs Anthea, the youngest daughter of Atlas. Just like her sister, Anthea is just not tailored from DC Comics however slightly from Greek mythology. Within the latter, she is a princess of the Greek metropolis Thespiae who has a son with Hercules. In Shazam! Fury of the Gods, nevertheless, Anthea is just not a mortal however slightly a Titan. The primary trailer additionally exhibits Anthea subsequent to Grazer’s Freddy Freeman, each screaming on the dragon that is coming in the direction of them, so perhaps she switches sides in some unspecified time in the future within the movie.
What Is Shazam! Fury of the Gods About (And What is the Score)?
As of this writing, Warner Bros. has not revealed an official plot synopsis for Shazam! Fury of the Gods, so we’ll attempt to determine the movie’s story primarily based on what’s proven within the first trailer.
This sequel seemingly begins with Billy feeling uncertain about if he is a adequate superhero. To not point out his superpowered siblings are doing their very own issues and he is having bother conserving them in verify. Nevertheless, Djimon Hounsou’s Wizard character, who within the first film gave Billy powers earlier than turning into mud, finally warns him that the Daughters of Atlas are coming for him.
Believing that youngsters stole the powers of gods, the sisters rebuild the Wizard’s power-transferring employees that Billy broke within the first film and can most likely use it to take again these powers from the Shazam Household. That is all we all know for now however the film for certain has extra surprises not seen within the trailers.
As for the ranking, we now have affirmation that the Shazam! Fury of the Gods can be rated PG-13 for “sequences of motion and violence, and language.”
Will There Be a Third Shazam! Film?
A 3rd Shazam! film has but to be introduced, however that does not imply we won’t predict the place the sequence may go after the second movie.
The Wizard’s earlier champion, Black Adam, is performed by Dwayne Johnson in a solo film that got here out a number of months earlier than Shazam! Fury of the Gods. Within the comics, Black Adam is a villain/anti-hero who typically butts heads with Shazam. David F. Sandberg, who directed each Shazam! motion pictures, teased on Instagram that Black Adam may make an look in Shazam! Fury of the Gods, so perhaps he’ll seem in a post-credits scene teasing an epic brawl between him and Shazam within the latter’s third film?
There’s additionally Mark Sturdy‘s Dr. Sivana. To recap, the primary movie’s mid-credits scene exhibits a powerless Sivana imprisoned and attempting to reenter Shazam’s lair, the Rock of Eternity, when he meets a speaking worm who requires a partnership. Many comedian readers will know this speaking worm as none aside from Mister Thoughts, a telekinetic villain and considered one of Shazam’s oldest foes. As for Sivana, many comedian storylines have him revive Black Adam however the latter’s solo movie already sees him revived within the modern-day. That stated, Shazam! 3 may have Sivana and Mr. Thoughts manipulating Black Adam into killing Shazam, however then the 2 champions crew as much as take down Sivana and Mr. Thoughts. We’ll simply have to attend and discover out.
After James Gunn and Peter Safran had been employed because the heads of DC Studios just lately, there’s been lots of modifications within the DCEU and some followers had been apprehensive that this might result in Shazam being recast or the franchise being rebooted. Nevertheless, Zachary Levi has since confirmed that there is no reality to the recasting rumors so followers can count on the actor to placed on the sparkly crimson swimsuit within the third film as nicely, if it is being made.
