Filmmaker and DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn has addressed the Justice Society tease on the finish of Shazam! Fury of the Gods.
Within the post-credits sequence for the Shazam sequel, launched earlier this yr, Emilia Harcourt (Jennifer Holland) and John Economos (Steve Agee) attempt to persuade Billy Batson (Zachary Levi) to affix the Justice Society on the request of Amanda Waller (Viola Davis). Emilia and John are main characters within the Peacemaker collection, and Gunn has already teased how Season 2 might be set within the newly-established DCU. On Threads, one fan requested Gunn if this meant that The Rock can also return because the DCU’s Black Adam. Whereas Gunn would not reply that exact query, he famous how he loved the scene, although he does not get the logic behind Emiliar and John recruiting for the Justice Society.
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“It wasn’t my name and I didn’t write it – though it got here out after I had simply began at DC, its inclusion far predates me as (as does Harcourt because the warden of an underwater jail!), and, though I assumed it was enjoyable, I don’t know why these characters could be recruiting for the JS,” Gunn mentioned.
Gunn beforehand confirmed how John Cena’s Peacemaker and Viola Davis’ Amanda Waller could be preserving their roles within the DCU, though they may be variants from the variations seen within the dying DCEU. Gunn has not acknowledged for sure if Shazam might be popping up and if Zachary Levi might be again within the position. Nevertheless, Levi has been fairly open about his need to proceed on with taking part in the superhero, however he is aware of that there is a probability he is completed after Shazam! Fury of the Gods got here up quick on the field workplace.
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“A enterprise is a enterprise,” Levi mentioned on the Chicago Comedian and Leisure Expo this yr. “So, they do not are inclined to make extra merchandise of one thing that did not make them the cash that they wished, proper? I’d love to maintain taking part in this position. I’m actually paid to be an immature model of myself. I’d extremely advocate. However, I do not know. And I have never had any conversations about it.”
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Shazam! Fury of the Gods is streaming on Max.
Supply: James Gunn on Threads
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
- Launch Date
- March 17, 2023
- Director
- David F. Sandberg
- Solid
- Helen Mirren , Zachary Levi , Grace Caroline Currey , Lucy Liu , Rachel Zegler , Adam Brody , Meagan Good
- Score
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 130 minutes
- Essential Style
- Journey
- Genres
- Motion , Journey , Comedy
