As part of the highly-profitable superhero genre,Shazam! Fury of the Godsis expected to offer fans some juicy end-credit scenes to set up future projects. However,Fury of the Godsis being released a few months afterJames GunnandPeter Safranwere given full control of DC Studios and tasked withcreating a new intertwined storylinethat will likely major characters likeSupermanandBatman. While we still don’t know whereZachary Levi’s Shazam fits in the new DCU, the question remains ifFury of the Godswould dare to tease a sequel. Well, it does (sort of), with two end-credit scenes that awkwardly place the movie in a cinematic universe that might soon be erased.
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Shazam! Fury of the Godspitches Billy Batson (Asher Angel) and his foster family against the Daughter of Atlas, a trio of sisters who are not pleased to see children using the powers of the gods. After the fight, DC fans might want to stay in theaters if they want to learn the secretsDavid F. Sandberghas hidden after the credits.
The first extra scene ofShazam! Fury of the Godscomes mid-credits, just about a minute or so into the trailers. This scene serves to connectShazam! Fury of the Godsto the rest of the DCU, underlining how the hero is part of a bigger universe. The second scene will only start post-credits after watching a list with thousands of names roll in front of your eyes. The post-credit scene prepares for the possibility ofShazam! 3while nodding to some of the loose threads of the first movie.
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It’s clear that the first extra scene is trying to connectShazam! Fury of the Godsto some of the other DCEU heroes. However, with Gunn and Safran supposedly soft-rebooting the DC movies’ continuity, it’s not clear how this will pay off further down the road, especially sinceBlack Adamwas a box office failureand the Superman storyline it sets upwas already officially canceled. But with bothShazam! Fury of the Godsscenes, it does make sense if Levi’s Shazam is integrated somehow into Gunn and Safran’s new DCU.
While the two credits scenes nod at an exciting future for fans of the character, the strange positionShazam! Fury of the Godsfinds itself in makes them less meaningful than the creative team behind the sequel intended. Gun and Safran already told fans their new DCUwill debut in theaters with the release ofSuperman: Legacy, set to premiere in 2025. We also knowThe Flashis expected to reset the timeline, change the Multiverse, and give Gunn and Safran the perfect excuse to save some cast members and characters from the DCEU while ditching everything else. Depending on the box office ofShazam! Fury of the Gods, Levi’s character might have a better chance of remaining in the new DCU. For now, both end-credits scenes are nothing more than wishful thinking. They are still fun to watch, though.
Shazam! Fury of the Godsis now in theaters.
