Lucy Liu Joins The Cast of ‘Shazam! Fury Of The Gods’ As Helen Mirren’s Villainous Sister

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Shazam! Fury of the Gods is all set to be a sequel to DC's 2016 film Shazam, which introduced us to Zachary Levi's kid-at-heart superhero. The film which is slated for a 2023 release has been making headlines for its casting.

won't be the first time we've rooted for the bad guys, but it will be the first time we've wanted the villains to win when the superheroes are children. But that's what happens when you cast Lucy Liu and Helen Mirren as your baddies.ET can confirm that Liu has joined the cast of the sequel as the villainous Kalypso, a second daughter of Atlas and sister to Hespera (Mirren).

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterLucy Liu is officially a god.The “Elementary” and “Why Women Kill” star has joined the DC Comics adaptation “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” as the villain Kalypso, the sister of Helen Mirren’s villainous character Hespera.Along with Liu and Mirren, the core filmmaking team from 2019’s “Shazam!” is returning for the sequel, including Zachary Levi as the eponymous superhero Shazam!, and Asher Angel as his teenage alter ego Billy Batson.

Lucy Liu is joining the all-star cast of Shazam! Fury of the Gods!

Lucy Liu has signed on to play the villainous Kalypso in Shazam! Fury of the Gods, the highly anticipated sequel to 2019’s Shazam! from New Line and DC Films. Liu is joining star Zachary Levi, back to reprise his title role, as well as new cast members Rachel Zegler and Helen Mirren, who will play the villain Hespera, a daughter of Atlas and sister to Kalypso.

played by Helen Mirren.

LONDON -- Helen Mirren has been finding the bright side of the pandemic.Working from home? “Much more convenient,” she said. She bought a ring light for Zooms, balancing her laptop on two dictionaries.

Helen Mirren is set to portray Israel's only female prime minister Golda Meir in an upcoming biopic set during the Yom Kippur War.

Also Read: Helen Mirren Joins 'Shazam: Fury of the Gods' in Villain RoleOn October 6th, 1973, under cover of darkness, on Israel’s holiest day and during the month of Ramadan, the combined forces of Egypt, Syria, and Jordan began a surprise attack on the Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights. Outnumbered and outgunned, Golda Meir confronts the immediate, clear and present danger of a ticking time bomb that she hoped never to face.

Helen Mirren is taking on an exciting new role!

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorHelen Mirren, who won an Oscar for “The Queen,” will portray Israel’s legendary Prime Minister Golda Meir in “Golda.” The film will be directed by Academy Award winner Guy Nattiv, and produced by BAFTA winner Michael Kuhn (“Florence Foster Jenkins,” “The Duchess”).Embankment will represent international sales, with CAA Media Finance and ICM jointly handling the North American rights.

Oscar-winner Helen Mirren (The Queen) will portray Israel’s iconic and only female Prime Minister, Golda Meir, in new feature biopic Golda.

Helen Mirren revealed just what she was up to during quarantine in the past year – scaring away a bear!

The Queen?Ever polite, explained, “You’re supposed to make yourself as big as possible and say, ‘Bad bear! Bad bear!’ ’Cause it was not a big bear—it was a smaller bear—so I just said, '‘ou naughty bear, go on. Go away!’” Taking this energy into the summer.We’re all thinking the same thing, right? Get Helen Mirren in the upcoming immediately.