By PTI
LOS ANGELES: Hollywood veteran Helen Mirren can be enjoying the primary villain in DC Films and New Line’s upcoming superhero film “Shazam! Fury of the Gods”.
Mirren, the star of movies similar to “The Queen”, “Hitchcock” and “Red” sequence, will play Hespera, the villainous daughter of the god Atlas, reported Variety.
Zachary Levi will return because the titular superhero for the film, which is a sequel to 2019 hit “Shazam!”.
David F Sandberg, who helmed the primary half, can be coming again to direct the sequel from a screenplay by Henry Gayden.
The follow-up will proceed the story of teenage Billy Batson who, upon reciting the magic phrase “Shazam!” is struck by the Living Lightning of the gods and remodeled into his grownup superhero alter ego, Shazam.
Actor Asher Angel will reprise his position of teenager Billy Batson.
Newcomer Rachel Zegler, who is about to make her display debut as Maria in Steven Spielberg’s tackle basic film “West Side Story”, may even characteristic within the new film in a key position.
“Shazam! Fury of the Gods” can be produced by Peter Safran by way of The Safran Company.
The movie is about to debut in June 2023.
Mirren will subsequent characteristic in “F9: The Fast Saga”, wherein she is reprising her position of Magdalene “Queenie” Shaw.