Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) on Netflix
PG-1320232h 10mActionAdventureComedy
Hespera and Kalypso, daughters of Atlas, steal a broken staff and force the Wizard to repair it. In Philadelphia, Billy Batson and his foster siblings are growing up and growing apart.
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Plot summary
On a raid in Athens, Hespera and Kalypso take a broken staff from the Acropolis Museum and bring it to the Wizard, held in the Gods' Realm, so that he must mend it and wake its power. Half a world away, Billy Batson and his foster siblings have their own lives now and see less of one another, and their rescues around Philadelphia have earned them the name the Philly Fiascos. Billy, who turns eighteen soon, worries that the Vasquez house will no longer be his home. A dream brings the Wizard's warning about the daughters of Atlas, sending the family into the Rock of Eternity to consult Steve, a sentient pen, for answers, while Freddy sets out to meet a girl named Anne.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- The mid-credits scene with Jennifer Holland and Steve Agee as Emilia Harcourt and John Economos was originally the post-credits scene of the Shazam! spin-off Black Adam, with Justice Society members, but Black Adam star Dwayne Johnson vetoed the move, forcing producer Safran to bring in Holland and Agee.
- Rachel Zegler lost the Supergirl role in The Flash to Sasha Calle, after which DCEU casting director Rich Delia suggested she try out for Anthea in the Shazam! sequel. She read for the part over Zoom with David F. Sandberg and Jack Dylan Grazer during the pandemic, and Grazer picked her after a chemistry test.
- David F. Sandberg wanted to bring back Mister Mind, the villain he voiced in the first film's mid-credits scene, but cut him from the sequel because he needed too much runtime. Sandberg also planned Superman and Batman cameos, with Superman failing to break the dome while Batman just watches.
- David F. Sandberg said the plot point of Philadelphia being trapped under a dome was inspired by The Simpsons Movie from 2007.
