Shazam! Fury of the Gods is bringing a “mini-Avengers” journey to the DCU in accordance with its director David F. Sandford.
Shazam! Fury of the Gods goes to be going through an uphill wrestle if its opening weekend projections are something to go by, however maybe it will likely be helped alongside by director David F. Sandberg harnessing the facility of the MCU when describing the size of the second outing for Zachary Levi’s hero. In the most recent subject of Total Film, Sandberg famous that the roster of characters within the movie make it like a sure Marvel power-group. He stated:
“[Fury of the Gods is] like a mini-Avengers film. That’s how I noticed it as a result of there are such a lot of characters. You have all these heroes, you might have the villains, you might have the monsters… It’s a whole lot of film packed into its runtime. And it is sophisticated. Just capturing and staging as much as 11 characters in a scene… Where do you set everybody? It’s actually onerous!”
Shazam! Fury of the Gods is the primary of 4 DCU legacy films being launched earlier than James Gunn and Peter Safran unleash their new slate of DCU films and TV exhibits. While there are a lot of who’ve questioned whether or not there’s any actual level investing time within the likes of Shazam and Blue Beetle, realizing that a complete new regime is coming, the way forward for Shazam no less than will not be a s clear reduce because it first appeared. Sandberg not too long ago commented on the opportunity of extra to return from the franchise. He stated:
“He undoubtedly received’t [be in the DCU’s future] if folks don’t go see the film. What I’ve been instructed is that there’s nothing within the Shazam movies that contradict the long run plans for DC. So the chance for extra Shazam is there and if that’s what you need your greatest wager is to go see the movie.”
Zachary Levi Already Has an Idea For Shazam’s DCU Future
While the main focus is presently on making the brand new Shazam film successful, star Zachary Levi definitely doesn’t appear prepared to go away his character behind after the sequel. He beforehand mentioned a doable route for a 3rd film, saying:
“With our explicit franchise, it has been very tough for me to wrap my head round what can be the transfer. Partly as a result of all the youngsters are rising like weeds, so I do not even know the way that applies to the dynamic of what the film’s going to be. I’ve by no means seen a superhero zombie film. Genuinely, I might like to kill zombies, and I feel it will be actually enjoyable to do Shazam 3. Not an undead Shazam, however fairly we’re having to battle off like hordes of the undead.”
Currently there is no such thing as a approach of realizing whether or not this concept, or certainly the character, would match into the plans being rolled out by Gunn and Safran. With Shazam’s final sparring companion of Black Adam already having been sidelined, there’s definitely a giant query mark over whether or not we do get extra Shazam in the principle DCU. Of course, there are DC franchises that can run alongside the principle DCU, and that might probably be a route Shazam might absorb future.
Shazam! Fury of the Gods is launched on May 17.