Billy Batson still has a magic word and a super-powered alter ego, but growing up doesn't get easier just because you can turn into an adult hero on command. "Shazam! Fury of the Gods" picks up his story with higher stakes and a bigger, stranger threat.
What is Shazam! Fury of the Gods about?
"Shazam! Fury of the Gods" continues the story of teenage Billy Batson, who transforms into his adult Super Hero alter ego, Shazam, every time he speaks the magic word. This time the threat comes from beyond his usual rogues' gallery: the daughters of Atlas arrive with ambitions to reclaim ancient power and are prepared to bring the world down with them if that is what it takes. Billy and his foster siblings, each carrying a version of his powers, have to figure out how to fight as a coordinated team rather than a group of teenagers who happen to share a superhero identity. The film leans into that family dynamic as much as the spectacle, following the same found-family core that shaped the first movie while raising the scale of the threat considerably. As the daughters of Atlas close in, Billy and his siblings are forced to grow into their roles faster than any of them are ready for, with the fate of their city, and possibly more, riding on it.
About the cast
Zachary Levi returns as the adult Shazam, alongside Asher Angel and Jack Dylan Grazer as Billy and his foster brother Freddy. Grace Caroline Currey, Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu, Rachel Zegler, and Adam Brody round out the cast, with Helen Mirren and Lucy Liu taking on the daughters of Atlas as the film's central antagonists.
Context & significance
Directed by David F. Sandberg, who also helmed the first "Shazam!", the sequel continues DC's approach of treating the character with more comedy and warmth than its darker franchise entries, keeping the found-family structure that set the original apart from other superhero origin stories. The film widens its mythology by drawing on Greek gods rather than the character's usual comic-book rogues, giving the story a bigger canvas while keeping Billy's family at its emotional center.
Watching Shazam! Fury of the Gods on Ktime
"Shazam! Fury of the Gods" is available to watch on K-Time with a free account login, and this page is free to read without signing in. The film comes with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, so you can watch it fully in Farsi or follow the original English performances with Farsi subtitles, through a Farsi-language interface built for the Iranian diaspora.