Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Shazam! Fury of the Gods is a 2023 American superhero film based on the DC character Shazam. Produced by New Line Cinema, DC Studios, and the Safran Company, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is the sequel to Shazam! (2019) and the 12th installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). Directed by David F. Sandberg and written by Henry Gayden and Chris Morgan, it stars Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Rachel Zegler, Adam Brody, Ross Butler, D. J. Cotrona, Grace Caroline Currey, Meagan Good, Lucy Liu, Djimon Hounsou, and Helen Mirren. In the film, Billy Batson / Shazam and his foster siblings fight the Daughters of Atlas. A sequel to Shazam! began development shortly after its release in April 2019, with Gayden returning as writer, and Morgan joining soon after to revise Gayden's screenplay. Sandberg and Levi (Shazam) were also set to return by that December. The title and the rest of the returning cast were confirmed in August 2020, with Zegler, Mirren and Liu cast as the daughters of Atlas in early 2021. Filming began that May in Atlanta, Georgia, and concluded in August. Shazam! Fury of the Gods premiered at the Fox Village Theatre in Los Angeles on March 14, 2023, and was released in the United States on March 17. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who considered it inferior to its predecessor. It was also a box-office bomb, grossing $134 million worldwide against a production budget of $110–125 million.
[docent] The lore tells us of a valiant few who stood above the fray and fog. My, what weapons they must have wielded. Which brings us to our current exhibit, the mythical staff of the gods. In Homer's tale, the staff was said to harness the gift of all gods. Oh. [chuckles] Welcome, proud soldiers. What did I say? Museums are fun. Amusement parks for the brains. [laughs] -Whoa! -[docent] Okay, there's no reason to get pushy. Everyone will get a chance to see it. Carved from a heartwood not seen in over 2,000 years, the two halves of this ancient replica were recently discovered in, of all places, a waste processing plant outside of Philadelphia. So strong, they reportedly broke -three trash compactors. -[thuds] Okay, um, friends, that's enough. I'm, I'm sort of the star of the show here... [gasps] -Stop! -[people murmuring] Stop! Sir!
Shazam! Fury of the Gods