Shazam!: Fury of the Gods

Shazam! Fury of the Gods
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General Information
Directed by:	David F. Sandberg
Produced by:	Peter Safran
Written by:	Henry Gayden Chris Morgan
Music by:	Christophe Beck
Released Date:	March 17, 2023 (United States)
Budget:	$110–125 million
Gross Revenue:	$134.1 million
Previous Film:	Black Adam

Shazam! Fury of the Gods, also titled Shazam! Fury of the Kings in some foreign territories, is a 2023 superhero film, based on the DC Comics superhero of the same name. The film is a sequel to Shazam! and the twelfth installment in the DC Extended Universe. The film was released on March 17, 2023.

Plot

A few years after Thaddeus Sivana's defeat, Hespera and Kalypso, two of the daughters of the Titan Atlas, break into the Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece to steal the Wizard's broken staff. The two then take it to the Wizard, imprisoned in the Gods' Realm, and force him to repair the staff and activate its powers.

In Philadelphia, Billy Batson and his "Shazamily" of foster siblings save people on the collapsing Benjamin Franklin Bridge, but are called out for its destruction. The group is drifting apart at home due to them growing up and having personal interests. Billy is worried about being kicked out of the Vasquez family after he ages out of the foster system. In a dream, Billy is warned by the Wizard about the Daughters, prompting the Shazamily to begin researching them.

Freddy Freeman, still bullied at school, falls for a new girl named Anne, to whom he shows off his superhero self. Hespera and Kalypso arrive with the staff and steal Freddy's powers. Anne is revealed to be their youngest sister, Anthea. Billy and the Shazamily attempt to save Freddy, but the daughters kidnap him and place an indestructible dome around the city, trapping everyone inside. Freddy is imprisoned along with the Wizard in the Gods' Realm. The Daughters reveal that they want revenge because the Wizard killed their father.

Meanwhile, the Shazamily enter the Rock of Eternity, where they encounter a sentient pen named "Steve", which they use to draft a letter to Hespera as a negotiation for Freddy's release. Billy meets Hespera, and, while the meeting is initially cordial, she and Kalypso soon fight the Shazamily. Pedro loses his powers during the fight, while Hespera is captured and taken to the Rock. Hespera easily breaks out and steals the Golden Apple, the seed of the Tree of Life. Meanwhile, Freddy and the Wizard attempt to escape the Gods' Realm with a sympathetic Anthea's help, just as Hespera returns with the Apple. The Daughters argue as Hespera and Anthea want to use the Apple to revive their realm, while Kalypso wishes to plant it on Earth to destroy it. Freddy steals the Apple but is discovered. Billy and the Shazamily show up, and Freddy reacquires his powers.

Billy and the Shazamily emerge with the Wizard in the Vasquez home, where they reveal their secret identities to their foster parents. Kalypso appears with a dragon named Ladon to acquire the Apple. All but Billy lose their powers in the skirmish, while Kalypso retrieves the Apple and uses it to plant the Tree at Citizens Bank Park, which spawns monsters to attack the city. Hespera and Anthea object to their sister's destructive plan, but Kalypso mortally wounds Hespera and de-powers Anthea. Billy, in despair, asks the Wizard to take back his powers, though the Wizard assures him he is a true hero.

Heeding the Wizard's words, Billy transforms and flies off to stop Kalypso, while the Shazamily enlist the help of unicorns to fend off the other monsters. Meanwhile, Billy persuades a dying Hespera to help him stop Kalypso. Realizing the dome reacts violently to his lightning, Billy lures Kalypso to the Park while Hespera shrinks the dome to contain them. Billy fights Kalypso and Ladon before killing them both by overloading the staff with electricity, destroying the Tree and Kalypso's army with them, at the cost of his own life. Hespera acknowledges Billy as a true god before succumbing to her wounds.

Anthea brings Billy's grieving family to the Gods' Realm for his burial. Diana Prince, the last living being with godly powers, appears and repairs the staff, imbuing it with her power and using it to revive the Gods' Realm, Anthea's powers, and resurrect Billy. Billy in turn uses the staff to restore his siblings' powers. The Shazamily fix their home while Anthea and the Wizard take up residence on Earth.

In a mid-credits scene, Emilia Harcourt and John Economos attempt to recruit Billy into the Justice Society on behalf of Amanda Waller. In a post-credits scene, a still-incarcerated Sivana encounters Mister Mind once again, enraged that he has not begun enacting their plan yet.

Appearances

Featured Characters:

• Shazam (Billy Batson) (Flashback and main story) (Also in a dream sequence) (Dies) (Resurrected)

Supporting Characters:

• Shazam Family/"Shazamily" (Flashback and main story)
  • Captain Everypower (Freddy Freeman) (Possessed) (Flashback and main story) (First appearance as Captain Everypower)
  • Darla Dudley (Flashback and main story)
  • Eugene Choi (Flashback and main story)
  • Mary Bromfield (Flashback and main story)
  • Pedro Peña (Flashback and main story)
• Rosa Vasquez (Flashback and main story)
• Victor Vasquez (Flashback and main story)
• Shazam the Wizard (Revealed to be alive) (Possessed) (Also in a dream sequence)
• Anthea/"Anne" (Single appearance)
• Wonder Woman (Diana Prince) (Also in a dream sequence)
• Unicorns

Antagonists:

• Mister Mind (Cameo)
• Dr. Thaddeus Sivana (Cameo)
• Titans of Myth (Single appearance)
  • Hespera (Single appearance; dies)
  • Kalypso (Single appearance; dies)
    • Ladon (Single appearance; dies)
    • Cyclopes (Single appearance)
    • Harpies (Single appearance)
    • Manticores (Single appearance)
    • Minotaurs (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Amanda Waller (Behind the scenes)
  • Emilia Harcourt
  • John Economos
• Atlas (Single appearance) (In picture only)
• Brett Breyer
• Burke Breyer
• Galaxy Broadcasting (On a TV or computer screen)
• Green Lantern (As merchandise only)
• Mr. Greckle (Single appearance; dies)
• Karaqan (In picture only) (Cameo)
• New York Mets (On a TV or computer screen)
• Nyx (Single appearance) (In picture only)
• Philadelphia Fire Department
• Philadelphia Police Department
• Philadelphia Phillies
  • Marcell Wade (On a TV or computer screen) (Also in a magazine)
• Starro (In picture only) (Cameo)
• Tawny the Kitten (Single appearance)
• Wolfe (Single appearance) (In picture only)
• Achilles (Mentioned only)
• C.C. Batson (Mentioned only)
• CIA (Mentioned only)
• Council of Wizards (Mentioned only)
• Dragons (Mentioned only)
• Fairies (Mentioned only)
• Gods of Olympus (Mentioned only)
  • Hades (Mentioned only)
  • Hercules (Mentioned only)
  • Zeus (Mentioned only)
• Grace Wang (Mentioned only)
• Hesperides (Mentioned only)
• Justice League (Mentioned only)
  • Aquaman (Arthur Curry) (Mentioned only)
  • Batman (Bruce Wayne) (Mentioned only)
  • The Flash (Barry Allen) (Mentioned only)
  • Superman (Clark Kent) (Mentioned only)
• Justice Society (Mentioned only)
• Marilyn Batson (Mentioned only)
• Maya Katritos (Mentioned only)
• Mercury (Mentioned only)
• Merlin (Mentioned only)
• Solomon (Mentioned only)
• Benjamin Franklin (Mentioned only)
• Obi-Wan Kenobi (Mentioned only)
• Saruman (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• DC Extended Universe
  • France (In dream sequence only)
    • Paris (In dream sequence only)
  • Greece
    • Athens
      • Acropolis Museum
      • Parthenon (Cameo)
  • United States of America
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia
        • Ben Franklin Bridge (Destroyed)
        • Castle Steak
        • Citizens Bank Park
        • Fawcett Middle School
        • Vasquez Foster Home (Destroyed) (Rebuilt)
    • Washington, D.C. (In picture only)
• Gods' Realm/Mount Olympus (First appearance)
  • Garden of the Hesperides (First appearance)
    • Tree of Life (First appearance)
  • Palace of Atlas (First appearance)
• Magiclands (Behind the scenes)
  • Goodhome (Cameo)
• Rock of Eternity
  • Library of Eternity
  • Hall of Doors

Items:

• Ambrosia (Mentioned only)
• Bracelets of Submission
• Flaming Fiddle (Single appearance)
• Golden Apple of the Hesperides (Single appearance)
• Staff of the Gods (Flashback and main story)
• Steve the Pen (Single appearance)
• Wonder Woman's Tiara

Vehicles:

• Eternity Subway Car (Mentioned only)

Production

2019

In April 2019, The Wrap reported that New Line Cinema was developing a sequel to Shazam! with Henry Gayden returning to write the film, along with David F. Sandberg directing and Peter Safran producing. In December 2019, New Line Cinema announced that the sequel would be released on April 1, 2022.

2020

At DC FanDome in August 2020, it was revealed the sequel would be titled Shazam! Fury of the Gods with Asher Angel, Zachary Levi, Jack Dylan Grazer, Adam Brody, Faithe Herman, and Meagan Good returning in their respective roles.

2021

On January 29, Meagan Good revealed that production would begin in May 2021.

On February 25, it was reported that Rachel Zegler had been cast in an undisclosed role, which was later confirmed to be Anthea.

On March 23, it was reported that Helen Mirren had been cast to play Hespera, the main villain of the film.

On April 12, it was reported that Lucy Liu had been cast to play Kalypso.

On May 6, Faithe Herman tweeted on her account that filming was set to start the following week.

On May 26, Zachary Levi confirmed on his Instagram that production had begun.

On August 31, David F. Sandberg announced that filming has officially concluded.