SHAZAM: FURY OF THE GODS Adds WEST SIDE STORY Star Rachel Zegler In A Key Role

SHAZAM: FURY OF THE GODS Adds WEST SIDE STORY Star Rachel Zegler In A Key Role

Warner Bros. and New Line's Shazam: Fury of the Gods has added another major cast member in the form of up-and-coming West Side Story actress Rachel Zegler. Who will she play? It's speculation time...

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By MarkCassidy - Feb 25, 2021 03:02 PM EST
Source: The Wrap

Shazam: Fury of the Gods has added Rachel Zegler to its cast.

The 19-year-old up-and-comer is poised to hit the big time after joining the cast of Stephen Spielberg's upcoming West Side Story adaptation as Maria last year, and while no details on her Shazam 2 character are available, she is said to have a "key role" in the DC Comics sequel.

This news comes on the heels of fellow Colombian actress Sasha Calle landing the role of Supergirl in The Flash.

David F. Sandberg will return to the director's chair, and Henry Gayden and Chris Morgan are once again penning the script. Zachary Levi will reprise the title role of the Big Red Cheese. A rumor that Henry Cavill might make an appearance as Superman did the rounds last month, but was later debunked.

Plot details are still under wraps, but we do know that the sequel will feature more of the Shazam Family, and is expected to introduce some "unexpected villains."

Zegler took to Twitter to confirm the news, but didn't give us any hints about her character. Do you guys have any ideas?

 Shazam: Fury of The Gods is currently scheduled for release in 2023.

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tmp3
tmp3 - 2/25/2021, 3:14 PM
Nice to see some movement on this film. The first one was really really good, best in the DCEU
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 2/25/2021, 3:19 PM
@tmp3 - agreed. Only reason I put it above Aquaman is because it had more heart and less heard
tmp3
tmp3 - 2/25/2021, 3:24 PM
@bkmeijer - Hope they give Yahya more to do for Aquaman 2
Grogu
Grogu - 2/25/2021, 3:25 PM
@tmp3 - The best in the DCEU indeed, man.


tmp3
tmp3 - 2/25/2021, 3:27 PM
@Grogu - It's just so wholesome
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 2/25/2021, 3:18 PM
"A rumor that Henry Cavill might make an appearance as Superman did the rounds last month"

At this point I think we should just forget about Cavill returning as Superman. Shazam doesn't need him anyway, he got a whole family of superpowered.

As for who Zegler could be in this movie? I'm hoping its a big role, because Spielberg doesn't put you in a movie for nothing. And I trust that.
inkniron
inkniron - 2/25/2021, 3:41 PM
@bkmeijer -
It would be great if they could just divorce this from the rest of the DCEU. They mention Supes, Bats and reference Aquaman's powers, but the concrete evidence that they're connected, is less than the doubters would have you believe about AoS not being MCU canon.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 2/25/2021, 3:43 PM
@inkniron - Shazam feels kinda meta in some way too. All the merch that appears in the movie is just real-life merch, making it look like all the mentioned heroes are just from movies too
inkniron
inkniron - 2/25/2021, 3:58 PM
@bkmeijer - Exactly how I felt until we saw the Supercrotch at the end. Now we crossed over into The Boys territory. I wonder if Clark gets and Bruce get a cut? Hard to keep those secrets unless the royalties are paid to The Justice League LLC.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 2/25/2021, 4:02 PM
@inkniron - good point, didn't think of that. Reminds me of either Spider-Man PS4 or Into the Spider-Verse where there are Spider-Man comics. Which raises the question about public sevret identities to me
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 2/25/2021, 4:03 PM
Completely forgot Supercrotch though. It was a fun momemt, but kinda also felt like a forced "look, this movie is connected too!" move
inkniron
inkniron - 2/25/2021, 4:35 PM
@bkmeijer - It did feel forced buuuuuuuuuuuuut, not showing the face is actually genius if you put them on another world when they intro the multiverse.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 2/26/2021, 1:09 AM
@inkniron - that is very much true
Repian
Repian - 2/25/2021, 3:29 PM
A love interest for Billy, but his alter ego is dangerous for Shazam.
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 2/25/2021, 3:33 PM
Cool, cant wait for this movie. My main hope is for a better quality costume and for Billy and Shazam to hopefully feel more connected. Billy and Shazam not feeling like the same kid was really my only criticism of the first movie, im excited to see where the sequel goes and hope we get a Black Adam crossover afterward
dracula
dracula - 2/25/2021, 3:36 PM
With all the Shazam family members cast and I dont think Shazam has any female villains, probably a love interest for Billy

Maybe they will do something weird like Mister Mind controling her the whole movie to distract Billy
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