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Zachary Levi’s upcoming DCU movieShazam! Fury of the GodsorShazam 2will be a DC spectacle to witness. With the various shakeups at the DC Studios by James Gunn and Peter Safran,Shazam 2will also suffer an alleged major character death.
The mid-credit scene in the original 2019 movieShazam!was supposed to turn into a full-fledged sequel but Henry Gayden, the co-screenwriter of the movie, feared a repetition of the first part. Amidst talking about the mid-credit scene of the last film, the writer teases that a major character death might follow Billy Batson in the upcoming sequel.
Shazam 2Will Potentially Showcase A Major Character Death
With the character of Mister Mind and Sivana teaming up in the mid-credit scene the sequel to the 2019 movie was actually developed with these two in mind. Henry Gayden, the co-writer ofShazam! Fury of the Godsrevealed in an interview what he originally had in mind.
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While ignoring the mid-credit scene of Sivana teaming up with Mister Mind, Gayden feared that the originally intended sequel would be too much similar to the first part.
“There was a long period of developing [Shazam 2] and going down various alleys, like who the villain is, Sivana, Mister Mind, all these things that we did”said Gayden to Cinemablend.
He further continued, however, that there is one thing that separates the first movie and the sequel.
“But the one core thing that was there from the jump after the first movie was [that] the next story for [Shazam’s alter-ego] Billy [Batson] is, now that he has a family, how does he behave? And it is, now that he has it, he’s terrified to lose it.”
The last words hint at the potential death of one of the family members of Billy Batson aka Shazam. This could potentially be the breaking point between a mature Shazam and the kid that the people made him out to be.
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With some controversial statements that confused the fans even more Zachary Levi does not seem to clarify things further. In an answer that the people wanted to be sure about, Levi confessed that he doesn’t know what the future entails.
When asked whetherDwayne Johnson’sBlack Adam andZachary Levi’sBatson will ever go to war with each other, here’s what theShazam!actor told.
“That’s all so far above my pay grade,” Levi said. “I have no idea.”
With director David F. Sandberg doing everything in his power to save the movie from failure,Shazam! Fury of the Godsmight be the deal-breaker of the DCU. The film is currently slated for a release date of 17th March 2023 in theaters across the world.
Source:Cinemablend
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
