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Hollywood journalist says Mirren will join Rachel Zegler in the Shazam sequel as sisters who “are both of evil intention.” Zachary Levi will reprise his role as the adult version of Billy Batson who gains superpowers after inciting an ancient incantation.
Mirren is no stranger to comic book movies or playing villains in major studio franchises having starred in RED as Victoria Winslow and appearing in the Fast and Furious franchise as Magdalene “Queenie” Shaw.
Not much is known about Hespera as there is no DC Comics character counterpart. In the synopsis, Mirren’s character is called Atlas’ daughter, who is a character from the DC Universe created by Jack Kirby. Atlas reappeared in Grant Morrison’s All-Star Superman and is closer to his roots in mythology given that the Greek gods are truly a thing in the DC world.
With that in mind, Mirren’s character could be based on The Hesperides, who are nymph daughters of Atlas, depending on the storytelling of the myths.
Shazam! Fury of the Gods has been announced at last year’s DC FanDome and will follow the adventures of Billy Batson, Freddy Freeman, and the Marvel family. The first Shazam post-credits saw villainous Doctor Sivana meet an alien named Mister Mind, but it’s unclear how this storyline will interact with Mirren’s cast as Hespera.
Funny enough, the sequel to Shazam won’t intersect with Black Adam of 2021 with Dwayne Johnson. And there are still a bunch of DC movies to come before Shazam 2, including The Suicide Squad, The Flash, and Aquaman 2. Also, check out IGN’s review on Zack Snyder’s Justice League here.
Matt TM Kim is the editor-in-chief of IGN.
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