The curious similarity between Shazam! 2 and one of the most popular Marvel movies

Shazam recently landed in theaters! Wrath of the Gods, a film that while it impressed its fans, it didn’t have all the expected repercussions at the box office, mainly due to the lack of interest shown by many viewers who know that every DC Extended Universe It will be brought back again by Peter Safran and James Gunn.

Although the film’s humorous tone has been compared to the Deadpool saga, it is, in fact, Development of Shazam! Fury of the Gods has more similarities to another hit Marvel movie: Logan.

eye! From this point on there will be Spoilers for Shazam! Wrath of the GodsSo if you haven’t seen the movie, we advise you not to continue reading.

What do the Shazam! and Logan

as detailed rant screenShazam! Wrath of the Gods had some similarities to Logan, the Marvel movie in which Hugh Jackman closed out the Wolverine story (although he will resume the mutant role in Deadpool 3 in the future).

Both films feature a reluctant hero trying to protect someone he cared about the most. Meanwhile, the heroes were in constant danger of losing their powers until, in At the end of both films, their heroes do the unthinkable and sacrifice themselves to protect their loved ones.

but, Shazam’s sacrifice didn’t last long, as the film’s titular hero was resurrected almost instantly There was little time to process what seemed to be the most exciting moment on the tape.

As an average detail, they should have taken more risks with Shazam! Wrath of the Gods and having the protagonist die as a hero, especially considering that not all of the major characters will be present in the DC Extended Universe reboot.

Although he is still alive, Shazam’s future remains uncertain in the face of DC Studios’ upcoming projectsso we’ll have to wait for them to confirm which other films will be part of Chapter 1, and what interests us most, which actors from the previous EUDC will continue to be active.