Rachel Zegler is ready to star within the upcoming Shazam! Fury of the Gods, however previous to that, the actress initially learn for the position of one other massive superhero.
Chatting with /Movie, Zegler revealed that previous to being forged because the Daughter of Atlas, Anthea, she really was in dialogue to play Supergirl in The Flash.
“I learn for Wealthy [Delia], who was our casting director, and he initially had come to me with Supergirl for Flash, and I used to be not proper for it,” stated Zegler. “He was like, ‘You realize what, I’ve obtained a personality in thoughts for you for Shazam. They’re X, Y, Z. We might adore it in case you got here in and browse.’”
The position of Supergirl would ultimately go to Sasha Calle, who is ready to debut because the character when The Flash premieres on June 16, 2023. Whereas she received’t be Supergirl, Zegler remains to be set to look within the DC Universe, a job she credit co-star Jack Dylan Grazer for serving to her land.
“So I learn on Zoom. Clearly, the period of Zoom is isolation, pandemic period. Then I went again in, and I learn for David Sandberg, after which for the final time, I had a chemistry learn with Jack Dylan Grazer. The story goes that Jack picked me. That Peter Safran, our producer, turned to him and was like, ‘Which one did you want the most effective, Jack?’ and he stated, ‘Effectively, she’s Maria in West Facet Story, so we obtained to have her.’ As a result of Jack is a really massive West Facet Story fan. Jack loves West Facet Story. So I’ve him to thank, actually.”
Shazam! Fury of the Gods will see the return of Asher Angel and Zachary Levi as they reprise their respective roles as Billy Batson and Shazam. Becoming a member of them are returning forged members Jack Dylan Grazer and Adam Brody as Freddy, Faithe Herman and Meagan Good as Darla, Ian Chen and Ross Bulter as Eugene, Grace Fulton as Mary, Jovan Arman and D.J. Cotrona as Pedro, Marta Milans, Cooper Andrews, and Djimon Hounsou.
Shazam! Fury of the Gods is directed by David F. Sandberg (Annabelle: Creation) from a screenplay written by Shazam! scribe Henry Gayden. It’s produced by Peter Safran.