Shazam 2 Will Have More Twists With Rachel Zegler's Mystery Character
Shazam! Fury of the Gods will have more to reveal about Rachel Zegler's character than has already been seen. Thus far the only thing known about Zegler's character is that she is the younger sister to Helen Mirren's Hespera and Lucy Liu's Kalypso, and will have powers of her own. Zegler joins returning star Zachary Levi as Shazam, along with Jack Dylan Grazer, Grace Caroline Currey, Adam Brody, Meagan Good, Ross Butler, D.J. Cotrona, Asher Angel, and Djimon Hounsou.
Zegler is a newcomer to Hollywood, making her debut as Maria in Steven Spielberg's adapation of West Side Story in 2021. Since then, Zegler has become a go-to star for upcoming projects, including Disney'sSnow White, a live-action adaptation of the studio's first-ever animated feature from director Marc Webb, and Skydance animation's Spellbound as the voice of Princess Ellian. The actor was also just cast as Lucy Gray Baird in The Hunger Games prequel movie, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.
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The first trailer for Shazam! Fury of the Gods debuted at Comic-Con, giving audiences their first look at the new and returning characters of the franchise, including Zegler's unnamed goddess. The Shazam! 2 trailer shows Zegler's character decked out in full regalia, including a yellow/gold suit, while displaying some type of energy power emitted through her hands. She is seen with both Mirren and Liu, as well as with Grazer's Freddy Freeman, but there's no dialogue or blatant hints as to who she is. Director David F. Sandberg related to SR at the WB press line at Comic-Con that, while some of Zegler's character was revealed in the trailer, there's still more to her
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