‘Shazam: Fury of the Gods’

Premiere: December 21, 2022

Announced in December of 2019, the Shazam! sequel will be written by Henry Gayden and, reportedly, directed by David F. Sandberg, both of whom worked together to bring the first film to fans.

On October 5, 2020, Warner Bros. announced yet another reshuffling of their upcoming DC release schedule due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. This meant that Shazam! Fury of the Gods is now set for release in the United States on June 2, 2023.

Rachel Zegler was reported to be joining the cast in February 2021, with the first details regarding her role being released in June. The movie’s main villain was announced in March 2021, with Helen Mirren set to portray Atlas’ daughter, Hespera. The following month another big name was confirmed to be joining the cast as Lucy Liu was announced to be playing Hespera’s sister, Kalypso. Djimon Hounsou was confirmed to be returning to the franchise as The Wizard in May 2021.

In a massive reshuffle of the DC slate in March 2022, and unlike other projects, Shazam: Fury of the Gods saw its release date moved up from June 2023 to December 2022. The following month the movie’s premiere was once again moved up, even if this time around it was only a few days, to December 21.

The feature’s first trailer came at San Diego Comic-Con 2022 where audiences got their first details regarding the plot, with a several-year time jump being confirmed. There was also confirmation that Rachel Zegler would be playing Antaeus, Daughter of Atlas.