Dame Helen Mirren is now goddess Helen Mirren. The screen legend has now joined the DCEU as the villainess Hespera in Shazam: Fury of the Gods, meaning she’ll be squaring off against star Zachary Levi. That should be fun.
Mirren joins the sequel to 2019’s Shazam, with Levi returning as the title superhero. Asher Angel returns as Billy Batson, who transforms into the muscled-up supe when he recites the magic word “SHAZAM!!”, giving him the powers of multiple gods. Of those abilities, one is the stamina of Atlas, the Titan who in Greek myth was punished with having to hold the Heavens on his shoulders. Hespera is one of Atlas’ daughters, so perhaps she’s coming to reclaim her father’s gift?
Also in the cast are Jack Dylan Grazer, the recently-cast Rachel Zegler (West Side Story), Adam Brody, and Faithe Herman. David F. Sandberg is behind the camera, with Shazam: Fury of the Gods set to open on June 2nd 2023.
