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Helen Mirren plays an otherworldly goddess in, but on the set of the upcoming sequel, she was only human!The actress revealed in a recent interview that she actually broke a finger during the filming of the sequel, in which Mirren, Lucy Liu and Rachel Zegler join the cast as a trio of supernatural sisters. When the co-stars sat down to discuss the film with ET's Ash Crossan, Mirren shared why she kept the injury a secret from the cast and crew.«When you're in that stunt world, the stunt people are so brave, and you want to be accepted by them,» the Oscar winner confessed. «I'm sucking up to the stunt people.»«They're the popular kids,» Zegler added with a laugh.«They were the cool kids, exactly,» Mirren agreed. «I wanted to be accepted by them so I was not going to complain about my finger.»Thankfully, the 77-year-old actress promised that she doesn't have any extreme stunts coming up in her next franchise installment, teasing that in the film, «I just stand looking at Rome… but the driving was great.»The film's titular star, Zachary Levi, also opened up about Mirren hiding her on-set mishap.«I had no idea, but she's such a trouper,» the actor said.
«She was so there and present and rolling up her sleeves, like, 'How can we go have fun? How can we do this?' She's everything. Such an icon.» For Zegler, stepping onto the set of the massive comic adaptation came with a bit of whiplash, as was just her second film.
It helps, however, that her first was Steven Spielberg's Oscar-nominated remake of «It was amazing,» the actress raved of the experience. «I kept telling my family -- no pun intended — that lightning struck twice for me. I was able to work with living legends on with Rita Moreno and Steven Spielberg. And then I
.Lucy Liu and Drew Barrymore are back together again!
won an Academy Award for Best Actor during the 95th Oscars last Sunday. The “Catherine the Great” actress made the revelation while appearing on “The Kelly Clarkson” show while promoting her new film “Shazam: Fury of the Gods.” “I cried when Brendan Fraser got the award,” stated Mirren, 77. ” He’s such a lovely person.”“I’m sure you know what a beautiful man he is.
Helen Mirren turned her latest premiere into a family affair. At Tuesday night's premiere of her upcoming film, "Shazam! Fury of the Gods," Mirren walked the red carpet alongside her young grandson Basil.The two made their way down the red carpet hand in hand and posed for pictures. Mirren wore a floor length black gown with lace over the front and on the arms, and Basil wore a blue button down shirt with black jeans. While the "1923" star doesn't have any children of her own, she is very close with her husband Taylor Hackford's two children, her stepsons Rio and Alexander Hackford.
Carla Renata For the first time in more than two years, the cast of “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” reunited for the red carpet premiere of their insanely action-packed sequel. Complete with an arcade of pinball machines, video games, cornhole, lightning bolt photo ops and a Skittles bouncy house, the pre-party was pure unadulterated joy. While director David F. Sandberg couldn’t join due to Covid, returning cast members Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Adam Brody, Ross Butler, Meagan Good, D.J. Cotona, Grace Caroline Currey, Faithe Herman, Ian Chen, Jovan Armand, Marta Milans, Cooper Andrews, Djimon Hounsou and newbies Rachel Zegler, Lucy Liu and Helen Mirren walked the rain-soaked carpet.
“Shazam: Fury of Gods” is anticipated to overtake “Scream VI” and rule the box office this week, but the total gross won’t shatter any records.
Helen Mirren has rejected the idea that older women are not supposed to have long hair - saying she finds her new flowing locks “pretty cool”. The 77 year old acting legend has been showing off her “radical” new looks while promoting her new film Shazam! Fury of the Gods. Helen admitted she started growing her hair during the Covid lockdown and decided she “couldn't be bothered to cut it”.The star of The Queen and Prime Suspect - who has sported a signature bob most of the time since the 1990s - went on to say she was going to stick with her longer hair for the foreseeable future.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Holy DC synergy! “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” stars Dame Helen Mirren and Zachary Levi will pop up on tonight’s episode of “The Masked Singer,” which is being billed as “DC Superheroes Night.” Variety has a first look at their appearance; scroll down to watch. Also appearing will be DC chief creative officer Jim Lee. All three will pop up to offer “superclues” about some of the night’s contestants. Mirren and Levi, who appear remotely on screen and not in person, present clues for two of the night’s contestants, “Gargoyle” and “Wolf,” while Lee presents a clue for “Squirrel.”
The stars of Shazam! 2 are hitting the red carpet in England!
The stars of Shazam! 2 are stepping out to promote their new movie!
Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu and Rachel Zegler will soon be seen “Shazam! Fury of the Gods”, in which the two portray villainous sisters Hespera and Kalypso, daughters of Atlas, one of the legendary Titans of mythological lore (Rachel Zegler portrays their younger sister, Anthea).
Rachel Zegler, Helen Mirren and Lucy Liu make one stunning sister trio!
Helen Mirren might be starring in the upcoming Shazam! Fury of the Gods.
Academy Award winner Helen Mirren has gotten candid about her experience on Shazam! Fury of the Gods, discussing everything from an on-set injury to her struggle to bear the weight of her costumes and her limited understanding of what the DC superhero pic is actually about.
Much to the chagrin of fans around the world, there are plenty of actors who sign on for superhero films and aren’t massive fans of the properties. Sometimes, these actors are just professionals who get paid to show up and do their job.
“Shazam! Fury of the Gods.”“Don’t ask me about the plot, it’s too complicated,” the 77-year-old actress said on Friday’s episode of “The Graham Norton Show.”The Oscar winner is playing the villain, Hespera, in the “Shazam” sequel, alongside Lucy Liu, 54, as Kalypso, both daughters of Atlas and foil to the story’s hero, Shazam. “[Lucy Liu and I] are angry goddesses wearing unbelievably heavy costumes,” Mirren explained about filming.
Helen Mirren is taking risks in her acting career. The 77-year-old actress candidly spoke out about performing her own stunts while filming "Shazam! Fury of the Gods.""I did some of my own stunts, but I broke my finger," Mirren revealed during an appearance on "The Graham Norton Show." "I was incredibly brave and didn't say anything or complain because I wanted to be a real 'stunty' person." Despite not being a huge fan of superheroes, Mirren challenged herself by not using a stunt double for the action film. She continued to discuss why she wanted to be cast in the "sweet and funny" superhero sequel. "Loved the first Shazam… I am not a big superhero type person, but I loved the idea of it and happily signed up for the second one… It is great," she admitted on the show.
Helen Mirren suffered an accident while doing her own stunts on “Shazam! Fury of the Gods”.
Helen Mirren is a classic beauty on the red carpet for the premiere of her upcoming movie, Golda, during the 2023 Berlinale Film Festival in Germany on Monday (February 20).
Dame Helen Mirren ditched her signature bob for ageless platinum waves as she attended the Berlin premiere of Golda.The actress, who last year admitted to still loving her former boyfriend, Liam Neeson, stunned as she attended the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival in Germany on Monday and was pictured with long flowing hair extensions. Helen, 77, sported an off-the-shoulder floor-length black dress that featured a low-cut ruffled neckline, which she paired with gold chandelier earrings as she walked the red carpet.