Shazam! 2: Release Date, Cast And Everything Else We Know About Fury Of The Gods (2024)

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In early 2019, David F. Sandberg’s Shazam! turned out to be a wonderful surprise hit. The titular hero didn’t have the same kind of name recognition as fellow DC heroes like Batman and Superman, but the movie turned a lot of heads by being a charming, sweet, and creative origin story. Now anticipation for the sequel is sky high. The good news on that front is that Shazam! 2 is already deep in development, sporting the official title Shazam! Fury Of The Gods – which is what inspired us to put together this guide.

As we here at CinemaBlend tend to do with all of the biggest

, we’ve put together this feature gathering all of the information we know about Shazam! Fury Of The Gods thus far, including information from official studio releases, interviews, and more. So what’s the deal with the

? Read on to find out!

The future of the DCEU, err DCU, gets underway on March 17, 2023, with the long-awaited theatrical release of Shazam! Fury of the Gods. The followup to 2019’s Shazam! was originally slated to make its big screen debut much earlier, but Warner Bros. made the decision to push back the release until Spring 2023 as part of a

in August 2022, according to

.

The

, which also experienced multiple delays, was initially tied to the March 17 release date, and was also delayed at the time, and is now slated to open in theaters on December 25.

When Shazam! Fury of the Gods opens in theaters this spring, it will see the return of Zachary Levi as the titular hero and alter-ego of Billy Batson, who will again be portrayed by Asher Angel. The upcoming DC Comics sequel will also see the return of Jack Dylan Grazer as Frederick “Freddy” Freeman with his adult superhero form again being played by Adam Brody. Other members of Billy’s foster family who were magically transformed into superheroes in 2019’s Shazam! will return as well, with Ian Chen, Ross Butler, Faithe Herman, Meagan Good, and others all reprising their roles. Also returning will be Djimon Hounsou as the ancient wizard, Shazam.A

There will also be some newcomers to the

, including some Hollywood heavy hitters. Lucy Liu, Helen Mirren, and Rachel Zegler also make their franchise debut as the various daughters of Atlas.

In July 2022, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Pictures

for the upcoming film, which not only showed how Zachary Levi’s powerful superhero was handling working with his foster family (who are now also

), but also offered a glimpse at what kind of evil force he’ll have to vanquish before everything is said and done.

This time around, Shazam and company will be squaring off against the Daughters of Atlas, Hespera and Kalypso, played by Helen Mirren and Lucy Liu, respectively, who have more than a couple tricks up their sleeves. With all sorts of action-packed scenes involving the villainous family giving Shazam and company a run for their money, this is just a taste of what’s to come.

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