‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ and ‘Wonder Woman’ met with the same box office fate! The two films have had the lowest box office collections in the DC Extended Universe. But it surely gave us a glimpse of Billy Batson and Wonder Woman together in a scene!
The ‘Shazam’ franchise has been notorious for having a mega-superhero cameo in both films in the series. In the 2019 ‘Shazam,’ we see Superman in the climax of the film. But David Sandberg decided to not show his face. In ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods,’ we witnessed Wonder Woman in all her glory in not one but two scenes! How did they pull off such a mind-blowing cameo?
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Zachary Levi Was Stoked With Gal Gadot’s Cameo In ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’
We witnessed Billy Batson and his team fight the daughters of Atlas in ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods.’ The Greek mythology trope is traced back to the Themysciran princess, Wonder Woman, the daughter of Zeus. Gal Gadot wore the superhero cape again in two scenes in the Zachary Levi-starrer. We see Billy having a date with Diana in Paris, but like Superman, we only see her head. However, in the final scene, Wonder Woman resuscitates Billy after he succumbs to his injuries.
During an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Zachary Levi gave his reaction to the Gal Gadot cameo and how it came into play. He said, “I was just stoked that she was down to it. She crushes it. It was really cool that Gal was down to play in our sandbox.” He continued, “She was busy working. She was shooting something else entirely, so we had a body double on our end. Then we were able to shoot her stuff on another side.”
Levi added, “I think they did a great job seamlessly cutting all that together. And I love that Billy is so in love with her. He’s so infatuated, and he’s so nervous! That was fun to tap into. It felt like going back to being my 17-year-old self.”
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There Is Uncertainty Looming Over The Third Chapter Of Gal Gadot-Starrer ‘Wonder Woman’
Currently, under the new leadership of James Gunn and Peter Safran, the DCEU is in a transition period. During this, there has been a lot of reshuffling of the period that the two want the characters to take place in. There is a mixed reaction to the changes that Safran and Gunn have brought forth. It includes sacking Henry Cavill, putting ‘The Black Adam’ franchise on hold, and others.
Amidst this, The Hollywood Reporter report suggested that the third ‘Wonder Woman’ film is halted. The director, Patty Jenkins, submitted a draft to the executives at the new Warner Bros. and Discovery partnership. The executives and the director had creative differences over the treatment of the film, as they thought it did not align with the current universe.
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