When Shazam April 2019 hit theaters in, it had been clear to everybody that Zachary Levi was perfectly cast as the bubble gum-chomping, floss-dancing tween-turned-superhero otherwise known as Billy Batson. Levi known for expressing Flynn Rider in Disney’s Tangled and for starring on NBC’s action-comedy Chuck, brought a mix of dramatic and comedic chops to the role, endearing himself to fans around the world. While the movie grossed just over $364 million pretty much considering how a lot of superhero franchises continue to perform in theatres it was a hit with critics and fans and more than recouped its $100 million funding that was reported.
After the movie struck down taking the number-one place at the box office in its opening weekend, TheWrap reported that a Shazam! A sequel was in the works.
Given that Shazam 2 is in the early stages of pre-production, not much is understood about the project thus far. We know Henry Gayden is coming to write the screenplay for the second film, the team, which David F. Sandberg and Peter Safran behind Shazam! , are predicted to return also. But what about the Shazam! Sequel’s villain’s release date, and storyline? Here! 2 at this time.
What is Shazam 2’s Release Date?
In December 2019, an official release date was announced by Warner Bros. for Shazam! 2: April 1, 2022.
This puts the Shazam! Sequel in the same release year as a couple of superhero sequels: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse two, scheduled for release April 8, 2022; Black Panther 2, slated for May 6, 2022; and Aquaman 2, set to arrive on December 16, 2022. It’s that first film — the followup to 2018’s Academy Award-winning animated feature which could spell out a very small little trouble for the Shazam! The movie gave the proximity of the release dates and the fact that they’re both family-friendly superhero movies. Into the Spider-Verse 2 should not have any issues drumming an audience up, and neither must Shazam! 2, but it’ll be interesting to determine which film will dominate the box office during those first two weeks of April 2022. Upon their respective releases (December 2018 and April 2019), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse earned $375.5 million globally, while Shazam! Scooped up $364.5 million across the world. Judging by those amounts, the sequels may be neck-and-neck on the cash aspect of things.
In Terms of if Shazam! 2 will start movie, Zachary Levi has said he expects production to start in mid-2020. The manufacturing cycle on Shazam! It only took about a year and a half, so the quote of Levi matches nicely with the April 2022 discharge date of the movie.
Who is in Shazam 2’s Cast?
There is no word about the plot of Shazam 2 that the screenplay is still being written! but mystical the film and going off weird was willing to get and bonkers the character’s comic book history is, the sequel looks poised to leap in the odder aspects of Shazam. After all, when introducing a new superhero you can’t get all that crazy if you would like to launch a franchise. Regulations and the rules tend to loosen with a sequel.
Perhaps the Shazam The movie will dive into the stranger side of the protagonist’s energy set. Did you know that throughout the character’s comic book history Shazam is capable of living with food, sleep, water, or air? Or he has a super-brain which may help him comprehend situations that mere mortals can barely comprehend? Or he can talk any language? There are many possibilities!
Beyond that, the sequel’s storyline will probably have a lot to do with all the DC Comics supervillain who appeared in a mid-credits scene through the initial movie: Mister Mind… who just so happens to be a magical, telepathic worm.
Who are the villains in Shazam 2?
Going off what the mid-credits minute in Shazam! teased, Shazam! 2 villains is likely going to be Mister Mind, which has had many source stories over the years. He’s a space-worm and the only survivor of a race of mind-controlling aliens from Venus. Other times, he’s a magical entity that consumed countless fascination books in Eternity’s Library, absorbing unknown amounts of knowledge and power.
Mister Mind produced his debut in 1943, outside of DC Comics from the Age of Comics narrative The Monster Society of Evil. That story introduced one of the earliest supervillain teams a big deal keep dipping into that year in and year out — and Mister Mind was at the genesis of it all.
As soon as the Shazam personality (along with the entire DC Comics lineup ) was rebooted in 2011, his roster of villains also got a new paint job. Mister Mind adhered around. According to The Encyclopedia of Magical Monsters a publication in the possession of Mark Strong’s Dr. Sivana in the comics that initially appeared in March 2019’s Shazam #2 Mister Mind’s first title is”Maxivermis,” along with his ultimate goal would be”nothing less than controlling and consuming all the power of the Magic lands.” He also murdered King Solomon… that the Bible’s King Solomon. (We do not believe that scene will make it into the movie if we’re being fair.)
Is there a trailer for Shazam 2 yet?
Unfortunately, with release date hints, no casting information, or plot specifics yet in place, we will not be seeing a Shazam! 2 trailers for a while.
Warner Bros. is fully focused on its forthcoming pictures Wonder Woman 1984, Birds of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), and The Suicide Squad. Hardcore Shazam-heads will be biding their time, prepared for all details that are sure to leak out over the coming months, while mainstream DC fans are jazzed about those flicks.
In case Zachary Levi is correct and Shazam! 2 begins shooting sometime in the summer or spring of 2020, the production team will need to begin releasing plot and casting info sometime. And if that official teaser trailer for Shazam! 2 sure to be filled with plenty of gags and references hit on the world wide web, we will be here to break it down frame by frame and also provide you all the details.
