Shazam 2: Other DC characters were supposed to appear in the first post-credits scene

Warning – The following article contains spoilers as it discusses the first post-credits scene of “Shazam! The Rage of Gods”. Please continue if you haven’t seen it yet or don’t want to know anything about it.

Shazam’s cinematic future is very murky, given the redesign of the DC universe on the small and big screen by James Gunn and Peter Safran, one would think that a second Zachary Levy-directed feature would put the post at a dead end. -General scenes, due to lack of upcoming teaser. Or suggest Flash, Blue Beetle or Aquaman 2 teasers.

But no. Nothing can come of them, but David F. There are two more scenes in Sandberg’s film, even if the first one is clearly paying the price for the turmoil that has been going on behind the scenes at Warner and DC for months. In the version released with us this Wednesday, March 29, the hero is met by Emilia Harcourt (Jennifer Holland) and John Economos (Steve Edge), who want to recruit him to the Justice Society of America, presented in Black Adam.

Which, on paper, might seem odd since these two characters were more central to the Peacemaker series and didn’t appear in Black Adam. Unlike Amanda Waller (Viola Davis), who they are now working for. As Jerome Commander said in one of his amusing sketches in Caesars: “You say to yourself, hey, there was a withdrawal.” And this is not wrong. In total.

Of course, the scene with them makes little sense

“Justice Society of America Heroes was supposed to be there, but it disappeared three days before filming.”says David F. Sandberg The Hollywood Reporter. “I was really nervous because we built this abandoned gas station and we could only shoot in this part of the forest.”

“It was boring and we needed someone. The crew had to build this gas station from the ground up out of old cars. They spruced it up with little things, so I thought, since we had the set and the time, we should shoot it. Something here. Peter Safran, who produced this movie and The Peacemaker, made a few calls Called and Jennifer Holland and Steve Edge were thankfully able to make themselves available quickly.

“Of course, the scene makes a little bit of sense with them. You wonder why they’re bringing in the Justice Society of America, even though you know they’re working for Amanda Waller. But I was so happy to have her there. And it was a really cool shoot for me.” , as a big fan of Peacemaker.”

BLACK ADAM VS SHAZAM: ACT II

But then why this change? What stopped the characters of Hawkman (Eldis Hodge) and Cyclone (Quintessa Swindell) — because Zachary Levy said they would — from appearing in the post-credits of Shazam! Anger of the gods? We have to look for a solution on the side of Black Adam himself. More precisely, Dwayne Johnson.

Not content with vetoing Zachary Levy’s appearance at the end of Black Adam in order to better accommodate Henry Cavill’s Superman return, the star also prevented the cast of his film from going into the world of Shazam. And Zachary Levy seems to confirm this in an Instagram story where he takes on the information that was relayed TheWrap And accompany them with the words: “The truth will set you free.” the atmosphere.

Tongues are wagging faster as the public and critical failure of Black Adam appears to have ended Dwayne Johnson’s reign in the DC Universe. And this, as a replacement athlete entering the game and critiquing himself on his first rush, Henry Cavill’s return to Superman lasted only thirty seconds, just in time for the post-credits scene.

As of today, only Zachary Levi still has a chance to be part of the upcoming DC Universe, which will officially begin in 2025 with a new Superman directed by James Gunn. In any case, that’s what the actor hinted at on Twitter in response to a podcast writer who claimed that the post-credits scene of Shazam! Anger of the gods will get you nowhere.

“It never leads to anything? Um, who thinks?” A real hint about his future in the DC Universe, or a tactic to cover his tracks and not lose face? Even try a little jab at Dwayne Johnson by suggesting that he might be a part of one of the next shared universe movies? Respond when James Gunn and Peter Safran announce other titles.