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“Shazam”, the super heroic alter ego of teenager, Billy Batson, returns to screens along with his equally heroic super siblings in ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’.
Following on from 2019’s ‘Shazam!’ which say young Billy Batson become the chosen champion of the great wizard, Shazam, before sharing his powers with his family to defeat “The Seven Deadly Sins”.
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‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ sees director, David F Sandberg (Lights Out, Annabelle: Creation, Shazam!), returning to the director’s chair to bring this latest adventure in the DC Cinematic Universe to the big screen.
With anticipation high for this sequel as the first movie is widely regarded by DC fans as not only one of the best on screen interpretations of the classic hero. But also one of the best superhero movies ever made thanks to its perfect blend of humour, genuine heart, and incredible action.
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‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ Latest News
07/11/2022:
DC Comics and Warner Bros. Pictures have just released a brand new poster for the movie:
The poster doesn’t appear to give much away about the story or events in ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ as it’s designed to be a fun and playful teaser intended to remind audiences of the movie’s release on 17th March 2023.
01/11/2022:
With the below tweet, director, David F. Sandberg, has confirmed that the movie is now officially finished, having mentioned back in August that he was doing the final mix of the movie (the final stage of post production where the movies final audio tracks – dialogue, sound fx, musical score, are all mixed and added into the finished movie):
Clicking into the image that Sandberg shared, we see an epic shot of Shazam in mid air holding a staff while a bolt of lightning strikes behind him:
But, you’re probably wondering why is the movie finished now when it’s still over 4 months away from release?
Well the answer to that lies in the movies original scheduled release date of 21st December 2022. As if the movie had still have been releasing on this date as originally planned, then finishing the final mix of the movie now would have meant that Sandberg and his team would’ve either have been right on schedule, or just slightly ahead of it.
As, with the movie now being completely finished, it would have allowed parent studio, Warner Bros. Pictures to begin preparing the theatrical prints of the movie for both regular theatre screens and IMAX screens, before then distributing the movie to theatres worldwide in preparation for its global release.
But, as the movie moved release dates to both avoid clashing with the upcoming ‘Avatar: The Way of the Water‘ which is set to make use of the majority of IMAX screens globally, and, given the success of its predecessor is likely to dominate the global box office in December, January, and quite possibly even February.
It means that David F. Sandberg and his cast and crew can now have a well deserved break before the movie’s promotional tour begins, most likely in February of 2023, and it also allows Warner’s additional time to ensure that everything is ready for their global promotion of the movie ahead of its release.
26/08/2022
As reported by Deadline, Warner Bros. have reportedly delayed the release of ‘Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom‘ from March 17th 2023 to December 25th 2023 in order to give Director, James Wan (Saw, Insidious, Aquaman) and his crew extra time to finish Post Production (Visual Effects, Sound Effects, Editing, Colour Grading Music Scoring, etc) on the movie.
They then report that as a result of this delayed release, ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ has been moved from its previously planned release date of 16th December 2022 to March 17th 2023.
This move of release date is believed to be to fill the opening left by the delay of ‘Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom’, but to also give ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ a release date without too much blockbuster competition. As, had it kept its previous date, it would have been releasing against ‘Avatar: The Way of the Water‘. Which, considering the first ‘Avatar‘ movie is still, 13 years after its initial release, the number one movie for Top Lifetime Grosses (per Box Office Mojo). Any movie releasing against its sequel faces a rocky uphill battle to make back its production and marketing costs and then bring in a profit at the box office.
‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ Release Date
The movie is currently scheduled to release in cinemas globally on 17th March 2023.
Where To Watch ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’
The movie is set to release, initially, exclusively in theatres, and then when its theatrical run has ended. It will see its home video release, which is also likely to include streaming exclusively on the HBO Max streaming service.
‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ Trailers
‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ Story
While little has been revealed yet about the movie’s story, the teaser trailer does give us some key hints as to what dangers Billy and his siblings will have to overcome in this movie. Namely the threat of Helen Mirren (Gosford Park, The Queen, Trumbo) and Lucy Liu‘s (Ally McBeal, Kill Bill, Elementary) Hespera and Kalypso, who seem intent on taking back the Shazam family’s powers.
In addition, judging by the brief glimpses shown in the movie’s first trailer, it seems that Hespera and Kalypso will also be in conflict with their sister, Anthea, played by Rachel Zegler (West Side Story).
As Hespera, Kalypso, and Anthea are all daughters of the Greek God/Titan, Atlas, who also happens to be the source of Billy’s power of Stamina, hence the first “a” in Shazam. As it is not only the name of the wizard who makes Billy his champion but is also an acronym of all the gods that Billy’s power comes from:
Solomon – Wisdom
Hercules – Strength
Atlas – Stamina
Zeus – Power
Achilles – Courage
Mercury – Speed
So could we see Atlas make an appearance in the movie? And, should he appear, could we potentially see other gods from the Greek pantheon appear as well?
Especially considering that we have already seen David Thewlis’ (Dragonheart, Timeline, Legend) Ares appear in both 2017’s ‘Wonder Woman‘ and 2021’s ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League‘ where he appeared alongside fellow legendary Greek Gods, Zeus (played by Sergi Constance) and Artemis (played by Aurore Lauzeral).
Of course, as soon as more information is available about the movie’s story, the article will be updated to include it.
‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods?’ Cast
Zachary Levi returns as Shazam, the super heroic alter ego of teenager, Billy Batson.
Asher Angel returns as Billy Batson, the teenager chosen by the great wizard, Shazam, to carry the power of the Greek Gods as his new champion in the fight against evil.
Helen Mirren makes her DC Cinematic Universe debut as the villainous, Hespera, daughter of the Greek God, Atlas.
Lucy Liu makes her DC Cinematic Universe debut as the villainous, Kalypso, sister of Hespera, and the second daughter of the Greek God, Atlas, to appear in ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’.
Rachel Zegler makes her DC Cinematic Universe debut as Anthea, sister of Hespera and Kalypso, and the third daughter of the Greek God, Atlas, to appear in ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’. However, unlike her sisters, it appears that Anthea will help Billy and his siblings rather than seeking to strip them of their powers as her sisters do.
Djimon Honsou returns as the ancient wizard, Shazam, protector of the Rock of Eternity, who gave young Billy Batson the power of the gods to become his new champion.
Jack Dylan Grazer returns as Freddy Freeman, Billy’s superhero obsessed best friend and foster brother, who thanks to Billy sharing the powers of the gods in ‘Shazam!’ can now turn into a superhero as well.
Adam Brody returns as the super heroic personification of Freddy after he calls down the power of Shazam.
Grace Caroline Currey returns as Mary Bromfield, Billy’s foster sister, and fellow superhero after Billy shared the powers of the gods in ‘Shazam!’. Although, unlike her younger siblings, by the time of Fury of the Gods, Mary no longer appears older when she calls down the power of Shazam as she is already an adult.
Faithe Herman returns as Darla Dudley, Billy’s foster sister.
Meagan Good returns as the super heroic personification of Darla after she calls down the power of Shazam.
Ian Chen returns as Eugene Choi, Billy’s foster brother.
Ross Butler returns as the super heroic personification of Eugene after he calls down the power of Shazam.
Jovan Armand returns as Pedro Peña, Billy’s foster brother.
D.J. Cotrona returns as the super heroic personification of Pedro after he calls down the power of Shazam.
FAQ
‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods villain’?
The only two villains officially confirmed so far for the movie are Hespera and Kalypso.
How old is Billy in ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods?
Billy was around 14 years old in ‘Shazam!’ and is expected to be around 16 years old in ‘Fury of the Gods’.
What will ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ be about?
The movie will be about Billy Batson and his family protecting the earth from new legendary threats.
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