By ANI
WASHINGTON: British actor Helen Mirren has been signed on to play the position of villain within the upcoming New Line and DC Films’ ‘Shazam: Fury of the Gods’, the sequel to the field workplace hit ‘Shazam!’.
According to Deadline, Mirren will painting the position of Hespera, a daughter of Atlas in ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’, which is able to proceed the story of teenage Billy Batson who, upon reciting the magic phrase “SHAZAM!” is struck by the Living Lightning of the gods and reworked into his grownup superhero alter ego.
Levi will likely be reprising his position because the kid-at-heart superhero who’s bestowed with the powers of six gods: the knowledge of Solomon, the power of Hercules, the stamina of Atlas, the ability of Zeus, the braveness of Achilles and the velocity of Mercury.
While Shazam is a formidable champion, Billy remains to be only a fun-loving child making an attempt to navigate highschool whereas studying use his powers.
The identical staff which was behind the filmmaking of ‘Shazam!’ will likely be reuniting to create the sequel. David F. Sandberg will direct the film from a screenplay by Henry Gayden and Peter Safran will likely be producing via The Safran Company.
The film based mostly on the DC character created by Bill Parker and C.C. Beck was the No. 1 movie worldwide on its opening weekend in 2019. It went on to earn over USD 366 million worldwide on a comparatively modest funds for a superhero movie.
As per Deadline, Mirren received an Oscar and a BAFTA for her efficiency in ‘The Queen’, a Tony Award and an Olivier Award for a similar position in ‘The Audience’, three BAFTA Television Awards, 4 Primetime Emmy Awards, and 5 SAG Awards for numerous roles.
Her numerous physique of labor features a starring position within the upcoming anthology collection ‘Solos’ in addition to the movie ‘F9’, reprising her position as Queenie from the most recent Fast and Furious installment.