Director David F. Sandberg reveals he's done with superhero movies after fans got "very crazy and angry" over Shazam: Fury of the Gods. Shazam was one of the few DCEU characters who got their own movie without any connection to the Justice League before James Gunn's DCU rebooted the franchise. Shazam! holds an extraordinary 90% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes, standing at the third spot in the DCEU's Rotten Tomatoes rankings. On the other hand, Shazam: Fury of the Gods holds a 49% Tomatometer on the thirteenth spot, just above Justice League's 39%. 301j38

Rachel Zegler's movies have showcased her incredible acting career that is just beginning. Zegler quickly became a big name in Hollywood after her debut in West Side Story (2021), offering up memorable performances in movies. Zegler was born in Hackensack, New Jersey on May 3, 2001, and she grew to prominence online for her YouTube channel where she mostly posts videos of her singing. The actor submitted videos through Twitter for the open casting call to find a Maria for West Side Story.

The Shazam! franchise continued in 2023 with the release of Shazam! Fury of the Gods, which set up a way to continue the story in Shazam 3. Directed by David F. Sandberg and written by Henry Gayden and Chris Morgan, the second entry in the DC franchise stars Zachary Levi as Shazam and Asher Angel as Billy Batson. Shazam! Fury of the Gods was made after the original film became a modest hit for Warner Bros. and DC Films, although the sequel was met with more mixed reviews and failed at the box office.

James Gunn reveals another confusing decision the DCEU made prior to its early conclusion, confirming why the previous DC franchise had to be rebooted. Despite leaving several narratives still left open, the DCEU came to a definitive end in 2023 with James Wan's standalone Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. Various DCEU characters are returning in the DCU, but they're all soft-rebooted versions of their DCEU selves. As confirmed by DC Studios CEO James Gunn, the new DC Universe is presenting a brand new continuity with no direct connections to anything that came before.

Mary Marvel, the oldest member of DC's superhero team, was recast in Shazam! Fury of the Gods, despite the other of the family keeping the same adult counterparts they had in 2019's Shazam!. Grace Caroline Currey pulls double-duty in David F. Sandberg's 2023 sequel, playing both the non-powered and super-powered selves of Mary Marvel. This wasn't the case in the original film, but is actually a welcome change overall in the DCEU timeline, as Currey performs opposite the likes of Jack Dylan Grazer, Djimon Hounsou, Helen Mirren, Rachel Zegler, Lucy Liu, and Zachary Levi as the titular hero Shazam.

With the sequel having garnered more mixed reviews than its predecessor, Zachary Levi is addressing the criticisms of Shazam! Fury of the Gods' Billy character changes. Levi returned for the DC Extended Universe as he and his Shazamily found themselves pitted against the daughters of Atlas, Hespera, Kalypso and Anthea, as they come to Earth in the hopes of acquiring a mystical relic to revive their realm and give them their destructive powers. Despite featuring the return of the core creative team of the 2019 hit, Fury of the Gods proved to be a commercial disappointment for Warner Bros. and scored a Rotten 49% from critics on review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes.

With plenty of shake-ups in the DC movie landscape, there are a lot of questions about what is happening with Shazam! Fury of the Gods. Warner Bros. and DC Films released Shazam!in theaters in 2019, and the movie became a rousing success, so fans immediately wondered when they'd next see Billy Batson in the DCEU timeline. Rumors about a Shazam 2 started circulating quickly, especially since Shazam! ended with Billy's foster siblings all getting powers of their own. The sequel continues to follow this modern family of superheroes, while also expanding the universe and fleshing out its gods.

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie has ed two DC flops at the worldwide box office. The animated film, based on the children's show PAW Patrol, follows the pups as they acquire superpowers from a meteor that crashed in Adventure City. Its voice cast includes Mckenna Grace, Taraji P. Henson, Marsai Martin, Christian Convery, Ron Pardo, Kim Kardashian, and more. While a popular franchise, the box office success of PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie surprised audiences after its release, debuting at number one and outperforming Saw X.

2023's Blue Beetle could be on track to become DC Studios' most successful film of the year, which reveals an unfortunate narrative for DC's previous live-action projects. Blue Beetle released on August 18, 2023, introducing DC audiences to a new superhero in the shape of Xolo Maridueña's Jaime Reyes, a.k.a. the Blue Beetle. Despite releasing after several disappointing installments in Warner Bros.' faltering DC shared universe, Blue Beetle was met with generally positive reviews and is currently heading towards being marked an actual success for DC Studios. Even so, Blue Beetle's success casts a shadow over DC Studios' other 2023 releases.

Shazam! Fury of the Gods star Zachary Levi has criticized Hollywood for the industry's constant output of subpar movies. These comments come only five months after the release of Shazam!'s DC sequel which marked one of the biggest box office failures for the studio. In light of this failure, Levi has expressed his overall frustration with the Hollywood industry.