Shazam! Fury of the Godsarrived in theaters this past weekend, and one thing that has become a topic of conversation is an exciting cameo in the film. Not the big DC star, but director David F. Sandberg himself showing up to play one of the extras in a fight sequence. Since the film’s release, he shared a behind-the-scenes video of him filming his scene, which is hilarious and fascinating.
After a four-year wait, the sequel filmShazam! Fury of the Godsfinally arrived in theaters after experiencing several delays. While the film was confirmed in 2019, its journey to the big screen has been long. It was initially scheduled to release in April 2022, butShazam 2was pushed back several timesdue to the ongoing pandemic. However, Sandberg’s vision has finally come to fruition, but it might not have received the same amount of love as the originalShazam!His cameo got people talking, though.
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Sandberg shared the video on his official Twitter account and wrote, “Doing my own stunts.” When the film was released, some keen-eyed DC fans spotted the director in one of the sequences and even pointed it out on social media. TheShazam 2behind-the-scenes video that Sandberg sharedconfirms his cameo during one of the fight sequences. Shot in front of a blue screen in some field, the scene involves several people running away from a threat. Sandberg, however, gets picked up by a stunt wire toward the end of the video, which correlates to the scene in question.
The day he filmed hisShazam 2cameo, Sandberg’s wife, Lotta Losten, was in charge. She shared some behind-the-scenes images on her own Twitter account and revealed that “it was such a fun day on set, everyone seemed so excited to get to see their boss do stunts and be in front of the camera for once.” The images show some team members securing the stunt wires, Sandberg performing the stunt, and then checking the cameras to approve of it.
Shazam! Fury of the Godsis the sequel to the hit 2019Shazam!, which brought Zachary Levi’s hero into the DC Universe. However, theShazam 2was released to underwhelming box office numbersand fell severely short of fan expectations. The film had even shifted its release date to avoid competition with the record-breakingAvatar: The Way of Water, but it could not win the hearts of the critics.
Shazam! Fury of the Godsis now showing in theaters.
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