Shazam! Fury Of The Gods Trailer Breakdown: A superhero adventure for the whole family

One of the big laughs in the trailer is when Zachary Levi's Shazam sits across from Helen Mirren's Hespera in a Philadelphia sandwich shop and says, "I've seen all the movies "Fast and the Furious," ma'am, and it's all about family," attempting to call the rest of her family Shazam at the time (but failing). It's a funny line, sure, but it raises a LOT of questions.

First and foremost, watch who he's talking to. Helen Mirren is in these films as Magdalene Shaw, the mother of two key series antagonists played by Jason Statham and Luke Evans. If Billy actually saw all of those movies, you'd think he'd notice that the woman sitting directly in front of him looks identical to that woman in the movies, just with gold armor.

That line delivered to Mirren was surely a deliberate nod to the public, but Mirren isn't even the first "Fast" cast member he's met in this world. Djimon Hounsou, who plays the wizard Shazam, appeared in "Furious 7." Either Billy Batson suffers from severe face blindness or he hasn't seen these movies. For the record, I apply "Ocean's Twelve" rules to "Shazam! Fury of the Gods" in how everyday people look exactly like real famous people.

Plus, the joke gets a little less funny when you realize that one of the writers in this pic is Chris Morgan, who's also written about every "Fast" movie from "Tokyo Drift" to "Hobbs and Shaw". Makes the gag a bit more self-enhancing than it otherwise would be.

Shazam! Fury Of The Gods Trailer Breakdown: A superhero adventure for the whole family

One of the big laughs in the trailer is when Zachary Levi's Shazam sits across from Helen Mirren's Hespera in a Philadelphia sandwich shop and says, "I've seen all the movies "Fast and the Furious," ma'am, and it's all about family," attempting to call the rest of her family Shazam at the time (but failing). It's a funny line, sure, but it raises a LOT of questions.

First and foremost, watch who he's talking to. Helen Mirren is in these films as Magdalene Shaw, the mother of two key series antagonists played by Jason Statham and Luke Evans. If Billy actually saw all of those movies, you'd think he'd notice that the woman sitting directly in front of him looks identical to that woman in the movies, just with gold armor.

That line delivered to Mirren was surely a deliberate nod to the public, but Mirren isn't even the first "Fast" cast member he's met in this world. Djimon Hounsou, who plays the wizard Shazam, appeared in "Furious 7." Either Billy Batson suffers from severe face blindness or he hasn't seen these movies. For the record, I apply "Ocean's Twelve" rules to "Shazam! Fury of the Gods" in how everyday people look exactly like real famous people.

Plus, the joke gets a little less funny when you realize that one of the writers in this pic is Chris Morgan, who's also written about every "Fast" movie from "Tokyo Drift" to "Hobbs and Shaw". Makes the gag a bit more self-enhancing than it otherwise would be.

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