Issues might lastly be settling down within the DC movie-verse below 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 films.
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 again and again within the first Shazam! flick earlier than making a quick, head-out-of-frame cameo on the finish.
As it’s, Shazam! Fury of the Gods exists in a form 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 nicely 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 on.
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 normal in a post-COVID world.
Whereas Shazam! Fury of the Gods might find yourself being quite a lot of various things, this is what we really find out about it proper now.
When is Shazam! Fury of the Gods popping out?
The second Shazam! film is at present scheduled for March 17, after a pair years of calendar-hopping. You may 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?
To be able 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 reworked into grownup superheroes. Now, all of them nonetheless have these powers, and a trio of historical beings often called the Daughters of Atlas (Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu and Rachel Zegler) is not overly comfortable that these youngsters are wielding the ability of the gods nevertheless they need.
And so they’re coming to reclaim that energy by no matter means crucial. Even, apparently, if which means destroying the world.
Will Dr. Sivana and the creepy Mister Thoughts have an element to play?
No, actor Mark Sturdy, 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?
Everyone 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, can even be again. As will Djimon Hounsou’s historical wizard.
Who’re these “Daughters of Atlas” that Shazam! and buddies can be dealing with?
The “Daughters of Atlas” will not be a gaggle of baddies that originate from the DC Comics, a minimum of not like this. Hespera and Kalypso (Mirren and Liu), who seem like 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 sporting regular garments within the trailer, does come from DC–she actually created Marvel Lady out of clay.
Atlas himself can be the identify of numerous 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 all know nothing. However the Marvel Lady connection is difficult to disregard.
Will Shazam! Fury of the Gods hook up with every other elements of the DCEU?
The potential Marvel Lady connection is there, nevertheless it’s in all probability 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, one of the best wager is that Shazam! 2 can be a standalone expertise that by no means explicitly references anything that is occurred in every other DC film apart from the primary Shazam! movie.
However do not depend out the chance that they may have very just lately put collectively some sort of tease for the tip 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 be a definite chance. However crossover stuff, whereas not unattainable, does not appear extraordinarily probably.
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