A lot of DC fans have been eager to see Shazam! Fury of the Gods arrive on the massive display screen, particularly after the long-awaited sequel has had its launch date delayed a number of instances over. Most lately, it was introduced that the project can be moving from December of this 12 months to March of next 12 months — a choice seemingly made (in part) to keep away from competition with the December release of Avatar: The Way of Water. Still, followers have speculated about Fury of the Gods’ standing, and whether or not or not this delayed launch date will impression the film itself. According to director David F. Sandberg, that won’t be the case, as he took to Instagram to reveal that he is “definitely not shooting extra” of the movie, and that “everyone is joyful” with how it’s so far.
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Shazam! Fury of the Gods stars Asher Angel and Zachary Levi as Billy Batson / Shazam!, Grace Fulton as Mary Bromfield, Adam Brody as Super Hero Freddy, Faithe Herman as Darla Dudley, Meagan Good as Super Hero Darla, Ian Chen as Eugene Choi, Ross Butler as Super Hero Eugene, Jovan Armand as Pedro Pena, D.J. Cotrona as Super Hero Pedro, Marta Milans as Rosa Vasquez, and Cooper Andrews as Victor Vasquez. New solid members additionally embody Rachel Zegler in a currently-unknown function, Helen Mirren as Hespera, and Lucy Liu as Kalypso.
“I liked the first Shazam movie,” producer Peter Safran defined in an interview with Collider earlier this yr. “I thought it was superbly accomplished. I thought that David Sandberg nailed that tone so extremely nicely. The eye of the needle was so small to get it proper, but he actually did nail it. I feel like this second one has more emotion, extra humor, but it additionally has larger action, greater set pieces, some nice villains. I just feel like it’s every thing that we beloved within the first film but actually turned up to 11. So I like it.”
“I assume the addition of some of these new characters with Rachel Zegler and Helen Mirren and Lucy Liu are fantastic editions,” Safran continued. “I love that the kids are all somewhat bit older now so we get to have a little bit extra fun in type of an edgier style with them. Zach inhabits that character in such a wonderful fashion. So to have been capable of make a second one of those, it is a thrill.”
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Shazam! Fury of the Gods will now be launched solely in theaters on March 17, 2023.
