Rachel Zegler is getting candid about the actual motive she joined the DC Universe and it’s fairly relatable.
Whereas speaking with The Hollywood Reporter on the Shazam! Fury of the Gods premiere Tuesday, the West Aspect Story actress stated she stepped into the position of Anthea as a result of she “wanted a job. I’m being so critical.”
“The fact is we’re in the course of a pandemic and I used to be not working and I couldn’t get a job for the lifetime of me, as a result of West Aspect Story hadn’t come out but,” she confessed. “It was actually exhausting to ebook work for me.”
The David F. Sandberg-directed sequel follows Billy Batson (Asher Angel) and his fellow foster kids as they proceed to navigate being teenagers together with their grownup superhero alter egos. Solely this time, a vengeful trio of historical gods, daughters of Atlas — Hespera (Helen Mirren), Kalypso (Lucy Liu), Anthea (Zegler), have come to earth to seek for the magic that was beforehand stolen from them. Shazam (Zachary Levi), Billy’s grownup superhero persona, should staff up together with his allies to save lots of the world.
Zegler went on to clarify how excited she was when she first realized concerning the position after which finally landed the half. “I cherished the primary film, and the truth that they even needed me to return in for a callback after which a digicam learn after which every thing in between, I’m so fortunate that I bought this job,” she added. “I made a few of my finest buddies on this job. I simply completely adore this film too, so I’m excited.”
Shazam! Fury of the Gods hits theaters on March 17.
