Issues could lastly be settling down within the DC movie-verse beneath new DC Studios bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran, however the subsequent new DC movie was put collectively earlier than they took over: Shazam! Fury of the Gods, the sequel to one of many DCEU’s higher motion pictures.
Fury of the Gods is in a little bit of a clumsy spot, arriving after months of drama about Henry Cavill’s standing as Superman (he not has any) and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s reported failed try to show Black Adam right into a centerpiece of the DCEU. Each of these tales have an effect on Shazam!–Black Adam is, fairly actually, a Shazam! character, and Superman–to whom Shazam has the same degree of power–was talked about time and again within the first Shazam! flick earlier than making a short, head-out-of-frame cameo on the finish.
As it’s, Shazam! Fury of the Gods exists in a type of limbo. The movie actually wasn’t constructed as a part of Gunn’s and Safran’s imaginative and prescient for the franchise, because it was filmed effectively earlier than they took cost. And no matter large image plan the DCEU had when the film was shot not exists with Gunn and Safran taking up.
However the first Shazam! film efficiently gained our hearts again in 2019, when the DCEU was in even harder straits. And with director David F. Sandberg as soon as once more on the helm there is no query they may do it once more. However there are by no means any ensures on this enterprise, and there are even fewer than standard in a post-COVID world.
Whereas Shazam! Fury of the Gods might find yourself being quite a lot of various things, here is what we really learn about it proper now.
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When is Shazam! Fury of the Gods popping out?
The second Shazam! film is presently scheduled for March 17, after a pair years of calendar-hopping. You’ll be able to watch the trailer right here.
It had beforehand been delayed twice to June 2, 2023, earlier than being moved as much as December 2022 after which ultimately being moved again to March 17, 2023. This date has been in place since August, so it is unlikely to be moved once more at this level. However by no means say by no means.
What’s Shazam! Fury of the Gods about?
As a way to defeat Dr. Sivana on the finish of the primary film, Billy Batson/Shazam shared his powers together with his foster siblings, who then additionally remodeled into grownup superheroes. Now, all of them nonetheless have these powers, and a trio of historic beings often known as the Daughters of Atlas (Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu and Rachel Zegler) is not overly joyful that these children are wielding the facility of the gods nonetheless they need.
And so they’re coming to reclaim that energy by no matter means needed. Even, apparently, if meaning destroying the world.
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Will Dr. Sivana and the creepy Mister Thoughts have a component to play?
No, actor Mark Robust, who performed Sivana (pictured) within the final film, has mentioned he wasn’t concerned on this one. So add that post-credits scene from the primary Shazam! to the record of DC sequel teases that did not find yourself happening–for now, anyway.
So who from the primary Shazam! is coming again for Fury of the Gods?
All people who was within the Shazam! Household within the first film is again for this one, save for one. So Zachary Levi and Asher Angel because the older and youthful variations of Billy Batson, Adam Brody and the hilarious Jack Dylan Grazer as Freddy, Meagan Good and Faither Herman because the scene-stealing Darla, DJ Cotrona and Jovan Armand as Pedro, and Ross Butler and Ian Chen as Eugene.
The one exception is actress Michelle Borth, who performed the grownup superhero model of Mary Bromfield. Grace Fulton Currey, who performed the youthful, non-superized model of Mary within the first movie, is dealing with each types this time for the reason that character is an grownup in her 20s at this level.
The foster dad and mom, performed by Marta Milans and Cooper Andrews, will even be again. As will Djimon Hounsou’s historic wizard.
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Who’re these “Daughters of Atlas” that Shazam! and buddies will probably be dealing with?
The “Daughters of Atlas” will not be a gaggle of baddies that originate from the DC Comics, at the least not like this. Hespera and Kalypso (Mirren and Liu), who appear to be the prime villains within the trailer, have no direct counterparts in DC Comics lore. However Athena, the third sister who is far younger-looking and is seen carrying regular garments within the trailer, does come from DC–she actually created Marvel Lady out of clay.
Atlas himself can also be the identify of quite a few totally different characters from DC lore, none of whom cleanly match this storyline.
We might speculate all day about why they’re seemingly inventing brand-new villains right here, however finally we know nothing. However the Marvel Lady connection is tough to disregard.
Will Shazam! Fury of the Gods connect with some other components of the DCEU?
The potential Marvel Lady connection is there, nevertheless it’s most likely not protected to imagine the film will really use it. As a result of there is a new regime on the high of DC Studios, and this movie was made earlier than they grew to become the brand new bosses, the very best guess is that Shazam! 2 will probably be a standalone expertise that by no means explicitly references the rest that is occurred in some other DC film apart from the primary Shazam! movie.
However do not rely out the chance that they may have very not too long ago put collectively some type of tease for the top of the movie that displays the present long-term plan. And so they do have one other Aquaman film that is supposedly just about within the can except for some visible fx work, so a tease particularly for that, like a trailer after the credit, can also be a definite risk. However crossover stuff, whereas not inconceivable, would not appear extraordinarily probably.
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