Shortly after Warner Bros. took the Hall H stage at San Diego Comic-Con and world premiered the trailer, I got to speak with Shazam! Fury of the Gods director David F. Sandberg about making the highly anticipated DC sequel. As a huge fan of the first film and the way Sandberg handled the tone and character, Shazam 2 is one of my most anticipated films later this year. Also, with the way he ended the first film having so many characters gain superpowers, it’s going to be interesting to see how he balances all the different storylines in the second film.
During the interview, Sandberg talked about what he’s learned from test screening the movie, where he’s at in the edit, why he doesn’t mind when the trailers show some of the big scenes, how Shazam fights a dragon and other monsters in the sequel, how they decided on the story, Rachel Zegler’s character, if he knows when Black Adam and Shazam will meet up, having Lucy Liu and Helen Mirren as the villains, and more.
Shazam! Fury of the Gods see’s the return of Asher Angel as Billy Batson and Zachary Levi as his superhero alter ego Shazam. Jack Dylan Grazer also return’s as Freddy Freeman, with Adam Brody returning as his adult superhero form. Faithe Herman also returns as Darla Dudley with Meagan Good returning as the adult superhero alter ego of Darla. Likewise, viewers will get to see Ian Chen return as Eugene Choi, and Ross Butler returning to take on his adult superhero mantle. Jovan Armand will also play Pedro Peña, with D. J. Cotrona playing his adult superhero counterpart. Additionally, Grace Fulton returns as Mary Bromfield. Marta Milans and Cooper Andrews will play the foster parents of Billy and his siblings. Djimon Hounsou is also returning for the sequel.
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