Despite some frightening moments, 2019's Shazam! maintained a largely lighthearted, comedic style while also showing the importance of family. With the upcoming sequel, Shazam!: Fury of the Gods, on the way, franchise star Adam Brody -- who plays the superhero form of Freddy Freeman, once called Captain Marvel Jr. -- has confirmed the film will not only keep the franchise's comedic tone but will have more fight scenes with the Marvel Family.
Brody told Screen Rant Fury of the Gods will see him and the rest of the Marvel Family actors get some impressive action scenes, though he was scarce on the details outside of revealing his scenes featured stunts and wirework, aspects that he thought were thrilling. "I'm sure there'll be moments of real peril that you take seriously as well," Brody explained, "but leaning into the comedy and leaning into the goofiness and the wish fulfillment of it all is a pretty natural and joyful experience."
In the climax of Shazam!, Billy Batson/Shazam's foster siblings -- Freddy, Mary Bromfield, Eugene Choi, Darla Dudley and Pedro Peña -- are given their own superhuman adult forms, with which they confront six of the Seven Deadly Sins while the World's Mightiest Mortal fights Dr. Sivana, who hosts Envy in his body.
Directed by David F. Sandberg, Shazam!: Fury of the Gods stars Zachary Levi as Shazam, Jack Dylan Grazer as Freddy Freeman, Asher Angel as Billy Batson and Marta Milans as Mama Rosa. The film arrives in theaters June 2, 2023.
Source: Screen Rant