Shazam! 2 launch date has been revealed

Someone on the market will need to have mentioned the magic phrase as a result of Warner Bros Pictures has lastly confirmed when the follow-up to its vastly well-liked DC outing Shazam! can be launched.

The sequel – entitled Shazam! 2 at this stage – is ready to superhero land in cinemas on April 1, 2022. Just as long as it is not an April Fool’s Day prank… eh?

The studio made the announcement by way of The Hollywood Reporter journalist Borys Kit, who took to Twitter to share the information with the broader world.

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Given that it is nonetheless a bit over two years away, subsequent to nothing is thought in regards to the plot for Shazam! 2 but.

But one factor we do know is that authentic author Henry Gayden is returning to pen the script, whereas Asher Angel and Zachary Levi are each on board to reprise the position of Billy Batson and his superhero counterpart Shazam.

The first movie’s mid-credit scene did additionally trace at Mark Strong’s Dr Thaddeus Sivana teaming up with alien lifeform Mister Mind, so there is a robust probability they will go on to to be Shazam! 2‘s principal villains too.

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Directed by David F Sandberg, Shazam! was a shock hit with critics, who praised the movie for its “old-fashioned” type and extra lighthearted tone.

It proved successful financially too, incomes $364.6 million (£272,390,837) on the world field workplace – so it is no surprise a second movie is on the best way.

Shazam! 2 will be part of a number of recent DC movies scheduled for launch over the subsequent few years, beginning with the discharge of Harley Quinn spin-off Birds of Prey on February 7, 2020. Fans may also count on to see Wonder Woman 1984 on June 5 whereas Matt Reeves’ The Batman will comply with on June 25, 2021.

The studio has additionally confirmed that James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad will attain the large display on August 6, 2021, whereas Dwayne Johnson’s hotly-anticipated Black Adam film is scheduled for December 22 of the identical 12 months.

Alongside Shazam! 2 being launched in 2022, The Flash’s solo film and Aquaman 2 can even comply with in July and December respectively.

Shazam! is out now on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K.