Warner Bros. unleashes Shazam! Fury Reborn on November 11, 2027—Veterans Day, for that heroic salute. Directed by a revitalized David F. Sandberg (back from horror haunts), it’s a $200 million family affair: heartwarming hijinks, god-level glow-ups, and enough Easter eggs to power the Rock of Eternity. Not quite the ’19 original’s spark-of-joy magic, but a sharper strike than Fury of the Gods‘ soggy sequel. Think Spider-Man: No Way Home meets Big—nostalgic, nutty, and newly nuclear. It’ll zap audiences back to the DCEU’s sunnier side while teasing Gunn’s multiverse mash-up.

The Setup: From Family to Pantheon

Two years after the gods’ wrath, Billy Batson (Asher Angel/Levi tag-team, with Levi’s Shazam sporting a bulkier, battle-scarred suit) juggles high-school drama and hero gigs in Fawcett City. The Shazam Family’s all grown: Freddy (Jack Dylan Grazer/Adam Brody) geeks out on power combos, Darla (Faithe Herman/Meagan Good) channels empathy blasts, and the twins (various) form a pint-sized Justice League Jr. Enter the crisis: Hesperus, the forgotten god of dusk (Javier Bardem, brooding and booming), awakens from eons of exile, siphoning magic from Earth’s ley lines to birth a shadow pantheon. No more Seven Deadly Sins—it’s a cosmic custody battle, with Black Adam (Dwayne Johnson, in a begrudging team-up) as the wildcard uncle nobody invited.

Cue globe-trotting god-brawls: Philadelphia’s skyline cracks under dusk storms, while a detour to Themyscira pits the kids against Wonder Woman (cameo by Gal Gadot) in a “who’s the real demigod?” showdown. Billy’s arc? Wrestling adulthood—does he pass the wizard’s staff to a successor, or thunder on forever? It’s got heart, hammers, and a mid-credits stinger that bridges to Superman: Legacy.

What Cracks the Sky

• Powers That Pop Off the Screen: Sandberg’s flair for fun-fueled fights returns amplified—Shazam lightning-surfing meteors, family combo moves like “Eagle Vision” (super-sight tag-team). VFX by Industrial Light & Magic make magic feel tangible: glowing runes, reality-warping dusks that swallow cities. The opener’s school-bus save? A joyous, Incredibles-style sequence with zero filler.
• Cast That Sparks Joy: Levi’s manic energy grounds the whimsy, his Billy-Shazam duality hitting poignant peaks (“Wisdom’s overrated—pass the popcorn!”). The kid ensemble shines brighter, with Grazer’s Freddy stealing scenes as the snarky strategist. Bardem’s Hesperus is a velvet menace, all tragic whispers and tidal-wave tantrums; Johnson’s Adam adds gravelly gravitas without hogging the bolt. Newbie hero sidekicks (a teen Mary Marvel, played by a Stranger Things alum) inject fresh fizz.
• Themes That Resonate: It’s a love letter to found family amid legacy pressures—Billy’s “growing up” mirrors real-world Gen-Z angst, laced with Gunn-esque meta-humor (a Peacemaker nod?). Score by Benjamin Wallfisch amps the orchestral whooshes with hip-hop beats for that street-level thunder.

The Clouds That Loom (Slightly)

• Plot Overload: The pantheon buildup juggles too many gods—Hesperus’s minions blur into a sin-soup retread. Second-act globe-trots zip by, leaving emotional beats gasping for air.
• Tone Shifts: Whimsical kid antics clash with Bardem’s grimdark vibe, like mixing cotton candy with espresso. The Adam alliance? Fun, but shoehorned for fan service.
• The Zap-Out: It ends with a bang (and a wizardly twist), but the multiverse tease feels like homework for Justice League 2, diluting the standalone punch.
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