Shazam 2 is predicted to have ‘one of many worst’ home openings for any DC film with simply $30M

Summarize this content material to 540 phrases The superhero flick Shazam! Fury Of The Gods seems to be heading for a serious field workplace disappointment. The film, which hit theaters this weekend, had a tough home opening, grossing a projected $30 million, making it one of many worst openings for any DC film, in accordance with TMZ.If the projections maintain, the David F. Sandberg–directed sequel shall be down 44% from the primary film’s $53.5M opening in 2019. The sequel to Shazam is the primary of 4 DCEU movies arriving in 2023, adopted by The Flash (June 16), Blue Beetle (August 18) and Aquaman And The Misplaced Kingdom (December 25).Zachary Levi — who debunked rumors that he was being recast in December — returns because the title character, the grownup superhero that Billy Batson (Asher Angel) turns into, after being granted wonderful powers by a wizard (Djimon Hounsou) within the unique movie. Bother: Shazam! Fury Of The Gods seems to be heading for a field workplace disappointment, grossing a projected $30M on its opening weekend; Zachary Levi pictured in a Shazam nonetheless  Worst opening for a DC movie: The film’s tough home opening is ‘one of many worst for any DC film’ in accordance with TMZ; Lucy Liu and Helen Mirren pictured in a stillShazam! Fury Of The Gods and The Flash are among the many 4 motion pictures nonetheless left from the earlier regime at DC Movies — run by Walter Hamada – which has since been handed over to James Gunn, 56, and Peter Safran, 57. Shazam was the primary of those initiatives to hit the theater, with The Flash starring embattled actor Ezra Miller coming subsequent. Additionally slated for launch this yr are Blue Beetle and Aquaman And The Misplaced Kingdom on Christmas Day. Gunn beforehand known as The Flash, ‘most likely one of many biggest superhero motion pictures ever made.’ Final yr, amid a flurry of shakeups at DC Studios involving a number of superhero initiatives, Levi debunked rumors he was being re-cast within the movie.Levi quote-retweeted a Tweet concerning the rumor, writing, ‘Oooh, I actually wouldn’t go believing every thing you see on the web. I’m Gucci, Ash. All of us Gucci.’He additionally quote-retweeted one other tweet suggesting that Gunn will recast youthful actors, calling 42-year-old Levi a ‘grandpa’ as Levi responded, ‘Ageist,’ with a smirking emoji.Levi’s first foray into the DC Prolonged Universe was 2019’s Shazam, primarily based on the DC Comics character created in 1940 by Invoice Parker and C.C. Beck. The story follows younger Billy Batson (Asher Angel), who finds new superpowers that turns him into an grownup superhero (Levi) when he merely says the phrase ‘Shazam.’The primary movie was successful with critics (90 % on Rotten Tomatoes) and followers alike, incomes $140.4 million home and $366 million worldwide from a $100 million funds. It has been simply over a month since Gunn unveiled his DC Studios slate, and it appears there may be way more in retailer to be introduced. Gunn and Safran had been introduced as the brand new heads of DC Studios in late October, with Gunn promising to unveil his first slate of initiatives by February 1.  Worst than the primary: If the projections maintain, the David F. Sandberg-directed sequel, shall be off 44% from the primary 2019 film’s $53.5M opening Debunking: Amid a flurry of shakeups at DC Studios involving a number of superhero initiatives, Levi debunked rumors that he was being re-cast within the movie final yr Ageist: He additionally quote-retweeted one other tweet suggesting that Gunn will recast youthful actors, calling 42-year-old Levi a ‘grandpa’ as Levi responded, ‘Ageist’ with a smirking emoji New boss: Shazam and The Flash are among the many 4 motion pictures nonetheless left from the earlier regime at DC Movies, which has since been handed over to James Gunn, 56, and his associate Peter Safran, 57; Gunn pictured in 2022 Coming subsequent: The filmmaker unveiled his first initiatives in the beginning of the yr, they usually embody Superman: Legacy, Booster Gold, The Courageous and the Daring and extra; Pictured 2023True to his phrase, the Guardians of the Galaxy filmmaker unveiled the primary initiatives on January 31, which together with Superman: Legacy, Booster Gold, The Courageous and the Daring and extra.Gunn unveiled 10 initiatives that shall be a part of the DC Prolonged Universe (DCEU), together with a sequel to The Batman starring Robert Pattinson, one of many studio’s Elseworld initiatives set exterior of the DCEU.Whereas no additional initiatives have been introduced since then, Gunn teased there may be way more within the works, when responding to a fan on Twitter. The brand new DC Movies head has additionally rattled many followers, after he canceled Marvel Girl 3, fired Henry Cavill as Superman and rejected a sequel to Black Adam (for now).