Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Shazam 2director David F. Sandberg confirms that a production hold is likely . Over the last month , studios have been announcingdelayed production on filmsand television receiver series one after another , due to the COVID-19 outbreak . The pandemic has , in result , run to the unprecedented closure of whole industries on a monumental scale , and the amusement manufacture is no exception . Movie dramaturgy , conventions , and even Disney Parks have been closed down indefinitely .
Production onhighly - anticipated moviessuch as Marvel’sShang - Chi and the Legend of the Ten RingsandThe Batmanhave come to a screeching halt . The coronavirus outbreak has also retard the release of films includingNo Time to Die , Mulan , andWonder Woman 1984 . It was also just announced that the showEmpirewill be ending without a series finis .
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Sandberg speak toComicBookaboutShazam 2and its current planned tone ending date of April 2022 . Sandberg and his creative partners are presently in the pre - production point , working on the sequel ’s handwriting . Sandberg plowshare , " Well , we ’ll see how long this goes , because I mean , we were move to start shoot this year . "
Sandberg continues,“But , I mean , who knows how long this will go on ? I think , it feels like every movie gets check now , so we ’ll see what happens with Shazam ! . But so far , I ’ve been exploit on the hand . We can still do that , so that ’s being done and then , yeah , we ’ll just see in a couple of months how it looks , you know ? "
The firstShazam!movie was also directed by Sandberg , andstarred Zachary Levi as Shazam , Asher Angel as Billy Batson , Mark Strong as Dr. Thaddeus Sivana , and Jack Dylan Grazer as Freddy Freeman . Shazam!had a potent performance in the box office and received vital congratulations for bringing a much ask , unaccented - hearted touch to the DC Extended Universe .
While a delay has not officially been put in place for the production onShazam 2 , it does seem very likely given the current state of the industriousness , body politic , and human beings in orotund . Any output that has n’t been delayed will most likely announce a halt unless there are significant decreases in case of coronavirus . Efforts have been taken to " flatten the curvature , " but it seems that thing may become worse before they get better . Despite the long list of production shutdowns , this does not mean there wo n’t be any new content . Netflix releases wo n’t be affectedby coronavirus until later on this class . While in effect news about theShazam!sequel would of track be welcome , the wellness of all those who work on these labor take precedency .
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