San Diego Comic-Con 2022 is in full swing, and Warner Bros.’ panels began with full swing. The studio unveiled the first trailer of Zachary Levi starrer Shazam! Fury Of The Gods at Hall H amid massive audience.
“I missed you guys so dang much, I can’t even tell you,” said Levi said at the panel at SDCC. The trailer teased Zachary Levi's Billy Batson (Asher Angel) who transforms into an adult superhero and is at therapist already trying to understand where he stands when it comes to superheroes. Together with his foster siblings, he is set to fight against the villains Daughters of Atlas, led by franchise newcomer Helen Mirren and Lucy Liu playing Calypso. Newcomer Rachel Zegler essays the role of Antaeus and their first looks are unveiled in the trailer.
“Zach, darling, sweetheart, I had such a marvelous time kicking the shit out of you,” Mirren quipped who joined the panel through zoom video call.
Shazam! Fury of the Gods, which continues the story of teenage Billy Batson who, upon reciting the magic word “SHAZAM!,” is transformed into his adult Super Hero alter ego, Shazam. The film stars returning cast members Zachary Levi as Shazam; Asher Angel as Billy Batson; Jack Dylan Grazer as Freddy Freeman; Adam Brody as Super Hero Freddy; Ross Butler as Super Hero Eugene; Meagan Good as Super Hero Darla; D.J. Cotrona as Super Hero Pedro; Grace Caroline Currey as Mary Bromfield / Super Hero Mary; Faithe Herman as Darla Dudley; Ian Chen as Eugene Choi; Jovan Armand as Pedro Pena; Marta Milans as Rosa Vasquez; Cooper Andrews as Victor Vasquez; with Djimon Hounsou as Wizard. Joining the cast are Rachel Zegler (“West Side Story”), with Lucy Liu (“Kung Fu Panda” franchise) and Helen Mirren (“F9: The Fast Saga”). The film is directed by David F. Sandberg (“Shazam!,” “Annabelle: Creation”) and produced by Peter Safran . It is written by Henry Gayden and Chris Morgan, based on characters from DC;Shazam! was created by Bill Parker and C.C. Beck.
Shazam! Fury of the Gods, which is set to open in theaters internationally beginning 15 December 2022 and in North America on December 21, 2022.
