Shazam! Fury of the Gods is an upcoming American superhero film based on the DC Comics character Shazam. Produced by New Line Cinema, DC Studios, the Safran Company, and Seven Bucks Productions, and set for distribution by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is intended to be the sequel to Shazam! (2019) and the 12th installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). It is directed by David F. Sandberg and written by Henry Gayden and Chris Morgan, and stars Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Rachel Zegler, Adam Brody, Ross Butler, Meagan Good, Lucy Liu, Djimon Hounsou, and Helen Mirren. In the film, a family of teenage heroes led by Billy Batson / Shazam (Levi and Angel) fight the Daughters of Atlas.
Daughters of Atlas.
A sequel to Shazam! began development shortly after that film’s release in April 2019, with Gayden returning as writer. Sandberg and Levi (Shazam) were also set to return by that December. The title and rest of the returning cast were confirmed in August 2020, including Asher as Billy Batson. Zegler, Mirren, and Liu were cast as the daughters of Atlas in early 2021, and filming took place in New York City, San Francisco, and Athens, as well as at the Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California from May to August.
Shazam! Fury of the Gods is scheduled to be released in the United States on March 17, 2023.
The VFX are made by:
DNEG (VFX Supervisor: Russell Bowen)
Weta FX
Method Studios
Pixomondo
RISE
Scanline VFX
Stereo D
Hollywood Visual Effects
Territory Studio
Static Chair
The Production VFX supervisors are Bruce Jones and Raymond Chen.
Director: David F. Sandberg
Release Date: March 17, 2023 (USA)
