Shazam! Fury of the Gods 4K 2023 Ultra HD 2160p

Comedic actor Zachary Levi will return to the role of the bumbling but hearty Shazam. David F. Sandberg will once again take the director's chair. The new film is also expected to feature Helen Mirren as Hesperna, Lucy Liu as Calypso and Rachel Zagler as Anthea, the protagonist's new ally.

There are rumors that the new "Shazam" may feature cameos by several of DC's favorite superheroes at once, but there has been no official confirmation of this information yet.

Shazam! Fury of the Gods 4K Review
Four years after the release of the original film, Shazam! Fury of the Gods," the sequel to the superhero film about Billy Batson, an orphan boy who happens to possess the great power of the ancient gods. The sequel to "Shazam!" was announced back in early 2019, but the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent forced pause in the film industry did its black work: the film trivialized as a victim of production hell. Nevertheless, the adventures of "Shazam!" did not end there. After finishing post-production, Fury of the Gods found itself in stiff competition with another, far more ambitious sequel to Avatar, a death machine for blockbusters not of the greatest magnitude. In an attempt to save the film from a flop, Warner Bros. moved the release to March, a month traditionally "cold" for big premieres and viewer attention. How sound was such a decision, the future will show. However, we can already tell now that conceptually the second "Shazam!" fits very poorly with the chosen season - David F. Sandberg's film was obviously intended as a nice Christmas present, but ended up being an awkward Easter surprise.

. "The Fury of the Gods" returns us to Billy Batson (Angel Usher) and his adopted siblings, who spontaneously form a new team of superheroes. While in Shazam's (Zachary Levi) alter ego, the protagonist does his best to become an authoritative leader, but ends up slipping into an unconvincing dictator. Meanwhile, two mysterious women, Hespera and Calypso (Helen Mirren and Lucy Liu), show up at a museum in the city, gripped by a thirst for revenge and a fierce desire to take the divine powers away from Shazam and his family.

In the sequel to "Shazam!" director David F. Sandberg, author of the thriller "And the Lights Go Out..." continues to experiment with his stylistic palette, combining recognizable genre elements of horror with parody comedy and even textbook fantasy. Sandberg unashamedly teases audiences with references to Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Jumanji, The Mummy and The Lord of the Rings, slowly turning The Fury of the Gods into a big nostalgic spoof with Greek myths, unicorns, wizards and fire-breathing dragons. The director didn't ignore the disintegrated DC film universe, which, fortunately, is still able to "revive" the members of the Justice League for five minutes of timing.

The villainous trio of Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu and Rachel Segler are trivialized in this attraction of postmodern fantasy, not even a decent joke in their lines. On the other hand, the optional status of female antagonists in a superhero action film has become something of a recognizable element of the genre, which you simply can't criticize. And yet this inappropriate use of Helen Mirren's acting potential will definitely be punished by someone higher up.

The sequel to "Shazam!" is not without its curse of all big superhero team movies - Billy's adopted siblings are trivialized and don't get a chance to reveal themselves. Because of the frightening array of characters, Billy himself suffers. His teenage identity crisis, as well as his fear of imminent adulthood, which was supposed to be a motivating force against his new enemies, are spelled out somewhere in the background, but never once live up to their potential in action.

By and large, "Fury of the Gods" feels like a kindly excessive, in some places chaotic, but still entertaining movie, it is not afraid of experimentation and does not shy away from a good old-fashioned thrashing. The film is unlikely to get the title of the "sequel of the year", and the future DC premieres promise to be far more ambitious and grandiose - the same "Aquaman" by James Wan definitely will shut Sandberg's brainchild up behind his back. The beauty of the second "Shazam!" is that in the stream of endless Hollywood one-liners the film does not lose its own voice and remains loyal to the main character, even if not as selflessly as before.