'Shazam 2' spoilers! How 'Fury of the Gods' end-credit scenes set up Zachary Levi's DC future
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Spoiler alert: The following post discusses the ending of âShazam! Fury of the Godsâ (in theaters now), so beware if you havenât seen it yet.
Zachary Levi's young-at-heart superhero saved the day again in the sequel âShazam! Fury of the Gods.â But more importantly, the dude finally met his comic-book crush and made some plans for the future.
The DC Universe is preparing for a major reset and the latest âShazam!â outing sets a foundation for its main characterâs return down the line.
Hereâs what the âFury of the Godsâ finale and two end-credits scenes tell us about DCâs superhero future.
Surprise! Wonder Woman is back and resurrecting the dead
Teen-turned-superhero Billy Batson (played by Asher Angel as a kid, Levi as the magically transformed buff adult) points out his love for Gal Gadot's Amazon several times in the movie, even dreaming of going out on a dinner date. But he finally gets a chance to meet her after sacrificing himself to save Philadelphia in a climactic finale. When his family holds a memorial service for Billy, Wonder Woman shows up, unleashes the magical power of Zeus, and Billy comes back to life and crawls out of the dirt. He tries to ask her out when she leaves, but gets this snappy response instead: âStick to saving the world, kid.â
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With a third âWonder Womanâ movie scrapped, Henry Cavill's Superman run at a definite end and Ben Affleckâs swan song as Batman assumably in the upcoming âThe Flashâ movie, DCâs âJustice Leagueâ members donât seem to be a big part of the upcoming rebooted universe (now headed by filmmaker James Gunn and âShazam!â producer Peter Safran). But Gadotâs appearance potentially nods to a supporting role going forward rather than a featured one, maybe popping up here and there a la Samuel L. Jacksonâs Marvel mainstay Nick Fury.
Shazam is recruited to join a new DC superhero team
The first end-credits scene begins with a pair of federal agents from Gunnâs âPeacemakerâ series, Emilia Harcourt (Jennifer Holland) and John Economos (Steve Agee). Theyâre walking in a forest to a meeting set up by their boss â Amanda Waller, Viola Davisâ character from the âSuicide Squadâ movies â when they find Shazam using his powers at an abandoned gas station. The agents have come to offer him a spot in the Justice Society (which had its debut in âBlack Adamâ), and heâs disappointed that itâs not the Justice League with Wonder Woman. Shazam pulls out a phone to Google better names without the word âJusticeâ in them and throws out as a possibility âThe Avengers Society.â âI like that for some reason,â he says, an obvious nod to the Marvel superteam.
Chances are, DC wonât repeat the âBlack Adamâ debacle (where Cavillâs Superman showed up in the end credits and then the actor announced his permanent departure a month later). So thatâs good news for Shazamâs future, whether Levi gets a third âShazam!â movie, has a starring role in a Justice Society flick and/or appears in âWaller,â a planned HBO Max series featuring Davis and the âPeacemakerâ crew.
Who is the villain in the 'Shazam 2' post-credit scene?
Dr. Thaddeus Sivana (Mark Strong), the villain of the 2019 âShazam!â movie, is still in the same prison cell as he was in the last film's end-credit scene, and Sivana is visited again by super-smart wormy supervillain Mister Mind. Now bearded and with a lot more scrawling on his wall, Sivana is ticked the little guy has been missing for two years. âTo implement the perfect plan, Doctor, one must have patience,â Mister Mind says. âIt takes me a very long time to get places, OK? I donât have legs, I do not have wings. I just slither around endlessly. But not for long.â He tells Sivana that he has âone more thing to doâ and departs again, leaving a cursing Sivana aghast.
This is another sequence that hints to a third âShazam!â and the possibility of a Monster Society of Evil, which the Mister Mind of the comics heads up. A tiny mastermind like that is the sort of oddball character Gunn adores and he could â ahem â worm his way into a variety of upcoming DC projects, perhaps the âCreature Commandosâ TV series.
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