The reactions to Shazam! Fury of the Gods have started pouring in, and they’re incredibly promising. The superhero sequel is released in cinemas later this month, and is the first DC film to be released since a complete overhaul of its cinematic universe was announced.
Spearheaded by Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn and his co-CEO Peter Safran, the new DC Universe (DCU) was announced in January, with a host of new films and TV shows all confirmed as in the works. The sequel to 2019’s Shazam! is one of the leftovers of the previous DC slate.
The first Shazam! movie had little connections to the wider DC franchise, including only minor nods to Ben Affleck’s Batman and Henry Cavill’s Superman. DC’s reboot meant the Shazam’s future seemed uncertain.
