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.
You were just in the neighborhood? [chuckles] Okay, I came for the staff. Perhaps I will hold onto it for now. I also wanted to see your faces one last time before I turn into a pile of ash. -Wait, what? -No! I am making a joke. I have an Uber waiting. -And besides... -[chuckles] ...I've been trapped in rocks and prisons for far too long. It's time to see your world. It's been an honor, a privilege, watching you all soar. You know, you're not such a bad wizard. Thank you, Jeff. -[sighs] It never ends. -[chuckles]
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My feet hurt. How much further? About ten seconds less than the last time you asked me. I'm sorry, I just feel like we could have parked a little bit closer. He doesn't know we're coming, and I didn't want to spook him. "Spook him." He's a superhero, not a deer. All right, let's go. And then you can tell Waller that even though she thinks this guy could be a good addition to the team, we never actually met him because you wore shitty walking shoes. [chuckles] Okay, first of all, they're boots, and they're not shitty, they're new. -I just haven't had a chance to break them in yet. -Shut up. Waller said this guy is as powerful as they come, but a little immature. Oh, great.
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
-Billy Batson. -Yeah? I mean, no. I've never heard that name in my life. I don't know who you're talking about. But I'd like to meet that person 'cause they sound super cool. And funny. And talented. And ridiculously handsome, but, like, in a dangerous way. What the hell are you talking about? Relax. We know who you are. -How? -Don't worry about that.
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Who are you guys? Don't worry about that either. Look, we've seen what you can do. And we're here to make you an offer. How would you like to join -the Justice... -Yes! A thousand times yes! Oh, my gosh! I've been dreaming about this! Well, I mean, not this exactly. Like, normally, it's Wonder Woman in the dream, but... -Ew. -Huh? Well, that was easy. Welcome to the Justice Society. Yeah! Aweso... Wait, what? The Justice Society? Is that different than the Justice League? Yes. The Justice Society is different than the Justice League because of how words work. I just want to be in the Wonder Woman group. -So, that's you guys, right? -No. Why are you so obsessed with Wonder Woman, dude? He's joking, right? -No? -Okay. I'm out. I'm gonna wait here, 'cause of the shoes. Can you drive by and get me? [Shazam] Hey, just a little constructive criticism. It's pretty confusing that there are two separate groups of superheroes that are totally unaffiliated, but both have "Justice" in their name, you know. Like, have you guys ever thought about doing a rebranding of sorts? 'Cause just a quick search on Thesaurus.com, you got so many options, man. Like, "Authority Society." Eh? Uh, uh, "Code Society." That's stupid. These are, like, legal terms. [gasps] "The Avenger Society." [inhales sharply] I like that, for some reason.
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
It's been two goddamn years! Yes. But what is time but a trick of the mind? A meaningless measure. Hey. I'm 57 years old. I'm stuck in a concrete box surrounded by lunatics waiting for a worm to enact some, what, vague plan I've been told absolutely nothing about? It takes me a very long time to get places, okay? I do not have legs, I do not have wings, I just slither around endlessly. But not for long. [laughing]
Shazam! Fury of the Gods