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The adventures of Shazam proceed within the upcoming sequel film. The DC Comics character, who’s the superhero alter ego of a troubled teenage orphan from Philadelphia named Billy Batson, made his live-action movie debut in 2019’s Shazam! Zachary Levi, 41, performed Shazam and he’s reprising the position within the highly-anticipated sequel, Shazam! Fury Of The Gods. The first trailer for the sequel set within the DC Prolonged Universe was launched on July 23, 2022 at San Diego Comic-Con and teases Shazam’s showdown with the Daughters of Atlas.

The primary Shazam! acquired optimistic opinions from critics and grossed $366 million on the worldwide field workplace. Followers are so excited for the sequel, which can introduce new heroes and villains as Shazam faces his biggest problem but. Right here’s all the pieces we all know to date about Shazam! Fury Of The Gods, together with the solid, filming particulars, and extra.

What Will Shazam: Fury of the Gods Be About?

The official description for Shazam 2 reads, “Teenager Billy Batson and his foster siblings, who rework into grownup superheroes by saying ‘Shazam!’, struggle the daughters of Atlas.” Within the trailer, Shazam doubts his competence as a superhero and even calls himself a “fraud.” However The Historical Wizard warns Billy that “the destiny of the worlds” is determined by him defeating the Daughters of Atlas who’re “coming” for him.

Kalypso and Hespera, two of the daughters of Atlas, seem like the primary antagonists in Shazam! Fury of the Gods. The sisters rebuild the Wizard’s power-transferring workers that Billy broke within the first movie. “Youngsters stole the facility of all of the Gods. That is very private,” Hespera says within the trailer. Anthea, one other daughter of Atlas, additionally seems within the trailer nevertheless it doesn’t seem to be she’s on her sisters’ aspect.

The place and When to Watch

Shazam! Fury of the Gods is scheduled to be launched in theaters on March 17, 2023. The movie will probably be obtainable to stream on HBO Max someday after its theatrical run. Warner Bros. Footage is distributing the sequel.

The Shazam! sequel’s launch date has been shuffled by Warner Bros. a number of instances. It was initially set for launch on April 1, 2022, after which November 4, 2022. It was delayed once more to June 2, 2023 on account of manufacturing delays associated to the COVID-19 pandemic. Shazam 2 was then moved as much as a December 16, 2022 launch date, earlier than being delayed by 5 days to December 21 to keep away from competitors with Disney’s Avatar 2.  In August 2022, Warner Bros. gave the movie a March 17, 2023 launch date which continues to be set in stone.

Shazam 2 will come out 5 months after Black Adam, which is a spin-off of Shazam! It stars Dwayne Johnson because the titular character who’s bestowed powers of the Egyptian gods and turns into Shazam’s arch-enemy. The opposite DC Prolonged Universe movies that come out in 2023 after Shazam! Fury of the Gods are The Flash (June 23, 2023), Blue Beetle (August 18, 2023), and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (December 25, 2023).

Forged and Crew

Forged

That is the confirmed solid for Shazam: Fury of the Gods, together with new and returning stars.

• Zachary Levi as Shazam. Shazam possesses the knowledge of Solomon, the energy of Hercules, the stamina of Atlas, the facility of Zeus, the braveness of Achilles, and the velocity of Mercury
• Asher Angel as Billy Batson. Billy can rework into his grownup alter ego just by saying “Shazam!”
• Jack Dylan Grazer as Freddy Freeman. Freddy is Billy’s bodily disabled foster brother.
• Adam Brody as Freddy’s grownup superhero kind.
• Ian Chen as Eugene Choi, Billy’s youthful foster brother who’s an avid gamer.
• Ross Butler because the grownup superhero type of Eugene.
• Faithe Herman as Darla Dudley, Billy’s youthful foster sister.
• Meagan Good because the grownup superhero type of Darla.
• Michelle Borth because the grownup superhero type of Mary Bromfield, Billy’s older foster sister.
• Djimon Hounsou as the traditional wizard (additionally named Shazam) who provides Billy his powers.
• Rachel Zegler as Anthea, a daughter of Atlas. Rachel was solid within the sequel in February 2021. She talked about her position on Selection’s Awards Circuit podcast, saying, “I’m the youngest of three goddesses, we’re three sisters and we are available and form up the Shazamily of it.”
• Helen Mirren as Hespera, a daughter of Atlas. Helen was solid within the sequel in March 2021. “The character that I play believes she’s proper,” Helen mentioned at CinemaCon in April 2022. “After all, that’s what most villains and villainesses form of consider they’re proper don’t they. She’s satisfied of her righteousness.”
• Lucy Liu as Kalypso, a daughter of Atlas. Lucy was solid within the sequel in April 2021. She mentioned it was “a dream” to star in a superhero film at San Diego Comedian-Con.

Crew

David F. Sandberg is directing Shazam: Fury of the Gods similar to the primary movie. Henry Gayden returned to put in writing the script joined by Chris Morgan. Peter Safran is the pinnacle producer of the sequel. The artistic crew additionally consists of cinematographer Gyula Pados, editor Michel Aller, and music composer Christophe Beck. The manufacturing firms behind Shazam 2 are New Line Cinema, DC Movies, The Safran Firm, and Seven Bucks Productions.

The director delivered a teaser in regards to the sequel by way of Twitter in June 2022. “It’s a MUCH larger film than the primary one,” David F. Sandberg wrote. “There’s a lot stuff that I can’t watch for folks to see. I hope they put a whole lot of it within the trailer. I don’t even care about spoilers, I’m simply keen to point out off our creatures, motion, and so forth.”

Filming Particulars

Filming on Shazam: Fury of the Gods was supposed to start in mid-2020 however was delayed because of the pandemic. The solid and crew formally began taking pictures the sequel on Could 26, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. Filming wrapped on August 31, 2021. HollywoodLife will proceed to replace you on Shazam: Fury of the Gods proper right here!