Anthea was a major character in the second Shazam movie, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, in the DC Extended Universe. This was the first time I saw Rachel Zegler in a movie, and I liked her performance here. The film was released just a little before she was announced as the next Snow White in…
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Things I Like: Kalypso (DCEU)
Kalypso is the major antagonist in the second Shazam movie, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, in the DC Extended Universe. Since she makes her only appearance in this film, this is all we get to see of her. I ended up liking the character for the most part, and I also have a soft spot…
Things I Like: Hespera (DCEU)
Hespera was one of the major antagonists in the second Shazam movie, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, in the DC Extended Universe. Played by Helen Mirren, she actually made a very memorable impression on me. Despite the fact that, by the time this movie came out, we kind of knew the DCEU was probably going…
Things I Like: Teth-Adam/Black Adam (DCEU)
The DCEU version of Black Adam was not my first exposure to the character, since I remember watching an animated movie where he fights both Shazam and Superman. He originally started as a Fawcett Comics character and served primarily as an antagonist to Shazam, but for the DC Extended Universe they chose to reinvent him…
Things I Hate: Ishmael Gregor/Sabbac (DCEU)
Sabbac is the main villain of the DCEU film Black Adam, and overall he works well enough as an antagonist. Still, compared to villains like Ares or General Zod, he does not leave quite the same impression, even though on paper he should theoretically rank among the most terrifying enemies pulled from DC Comics lore….