Helen Mirren On ‘Shazam! Fury Of The Gods’ Stunt Injury & Her Limited Conception Of What DC Superhero Pic Is About

One of the things that made “Shazam!” so engaging, entertaining, and different was that it brought humor, an endearing irreverence, and an exploration and development of character that satisfied the initiated but also drew in the unfamiliar. It felt natural, full of vigor, and inspired.

Helen Mirren turned her latest premiere into a family affair. At Tuesday night's premiere of her upcoming film, "Shazam! Fury of the Gods," Mirren walked the red carpet alongside her young grandson Basil.The two made their way down the red carpet hand in hand and posed for pictures.  Mirren wore a floor length black gown with lace over the front and on the arms, and Basil wore a blue button down shirt with black jeans.  While the "1923" star doesn't have any children of her own, she is very close with her husband Taylor Hackford's two children, her stepsons Rio and Alexander Hackford.

The Shazamily is back, and on a much larger scale, but at its heart this superhero saga is still about family, and that’s the good thing here.

In the pantheon of DC superhero movies, David F. Sandberg’s “Shazam!” still stands out as something special: an emotional, character-driven film with good humor and an actual point to make that never let flashy spectacle get in the way of telling a wonderful, personal story.It would be nice to report that the sequel, “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” follows in that tradition.

Carla Renata For the first time in more than two years, the cast of “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” reunited for the red carpet premiere of their insanely action-packed sequel. Complete with an arcade of pinball machines, video games, cornhole, lightning bolt photo ops and a Skittles bouncy house, the pre-party was pure unadulterated joy. While director David F. Sandberg couldn’t join due to Covid, returning cast members Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Adam Brody, Ross Butler, Meagan Good, D.J. Cotona, Grace Caroline Currey, Faithe Herman, Ian Chen, Jovan Armand, Marta Milans, Cooper Andrews, Djimon Hounsou and newbies Rachel Zegler, Lucy Liu and Helen Mirren walked the rain-soaked carpet.

“Shazam: Fury of Gods” is anticipated to overtake “Scream VI” and rule the box office this week, but the total gross won’t shatter any records.

Shazam! Fury of the Gods finally lands in a rainy windswept Los Angeles tonight for its premiere at the Regency Village. But the franchise’s filmmaker David F. Sandberg won’t be in attendance after testing positive for Covid.

New Line’s Covid-delayed DC sequel Shazam! Fury of the Gods finally will hit theaters this weekend in 77 offshore territories and the U.S. with a global outlook between $80M-$85M — $35M of that coming from domestic.

Superheroism is serious business, or at least that’s what the rubble-colored glower-fests clogging cineplexes these days would have us believe. But director David F.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter “Shazam: Fury of the Gods” is expected to take the box office crown from “Scream VI” when the superhero sequel opens in theaters over the weekend. But don’t expect Billy Batson and company to break any DC franchise records. The “Shazam” sequel is aiming to collect a so-so $35 million to $40 million between Friday and Sunday, based on early estimates. Unless the Warner Bros. film seriously crushes expectations, inaugural ticket sales will fall significantly short of its pre-pandemic predecessor, 2019’s “Shazam.” The first film, which introduced the world to Zachary Levi’s comic book character who becomes a hero by saying the magic word “Shazam,” opened to $53.5 million and ended its box office run with $140 million domestically and $366 million globally.

DC superhero movie Shazam! Fury Of The Gods hits cinemas this month.Directed by David F. Sandberg (Lights Out), the sequel sees Billy Batson (Asher Angel) and his foster siblings transform into superheroes once again to take on a new threat in the Daughters Of Atlas.Zachary Levi returns as the super-charged alter-ego of Billy, aka Shazam.

pic.twitter.com/etaj9xveUoHe added in a follow-up tweet: “Seriously though I’m so grateful to have gotten to work with such an amazing cast and crew and I’m glad I got to at least join some of them for the European screenings. Have the best of times tonight!”More to Asher Angel returns as Billy, with Zachary Levi once again playing the kid-at-heart superhero alter ego Shazam, bestowed with the powers of six gods: the wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, the stamina of Atlas, the power of Zeus, the courage of Achilles and the speed of Mercury.

Helen Mirren plays an otherworldly goddess in, but on the set of the upcoming sequel, she was only human!The actress revealed in a recent interview that she actually broke a finger during the filming of the sequel, in which Mirren, Lucy Liu and Rachel Zegler join the cast as a trio of supernatural sisters. When the co-stars sat down to discuss the film with ET's Ash Crossan, Mirren shared why she kept the injury a secret from the cast and crew.«When you're in that stunt world, the stunt people are so brave, and you want to be accepted by them,» the Oscar winner confessed. «I'm sucking up to the stunt people.»«They're the popular kids,» Zegler added with a laugh.«They were the cool kids, exactly,» Mirren agreed. «I wanted to be accepted by them so I was not going to complain about my finger.»Thankfully, the 77-year-old actress promised that she doesn't have any extreme stunts coming up in her next franchise installment, teasing that in the film, «I just stand looking at Rome… but the driving was great.»The film's titular star, Zachary Levi, also opened up about Mirren hiding her on-set mishap.«I had no idea, but she's such a trouper,» the actor said.

Lucy Liu steps out in a gorgeous floral dress for the next premiere of Shazam! Fury of the Gods premiere in Toronto, Canada.

The stars of Shazam! 2 are hitting the red carpet in England!

wrote on Twitter. “Has some real surprises and a knowing sensibility that suit it well – plus some creative and exciting monster action.”Variety’s Courtney Howard also praised the “super solid, super fun & super smart blend of hilarity, heart & heroics” on Twitter.The sequel to New Line and DC Comics’ acclaimed 2019 film “Shazam!,” “Shazam: Fury of the Gods” will continue the story of teenage Billy Batson who, upon reciting the magic word “Shazam!” is struck by the Living Lightning of the gods and transformed into his adult superhero alter ego, Shazam.Asher Angel returns as Billy, with Zachary Levi once again playing the kid-at-heart superhero alter ego Shazam, bestowed with the powers of six gods: the wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, the stamina of Atlas, the power of Zeus, the courage of Achilles and the speed of Mercury.

The stars of Shazam! Fury of the Gods are flipping on the lightning bolt!

The stars of Shazam! 2 are stepping out to promote their new movie!

Zachary Levi‘s Shazam flies back into theaters later this month in “Shazam! Fury Of The Gods” as the 12th installment of the DCEU. And the sequel sees Billy Baston and his foster siblings face off against the Daughters of Atlas to stop them from using a superweapon to destroy the world.

Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu and Rachel Zegler will soon be seen “Shazam! Fury of the Gods”, in which the two portray villainous sisters Hespera and Kalypso, daughters of Atlas, one of the legendary Titans of mythological lore (Rachel Zegler portrays their younger sister, Anthea).