Shazam! Fury of the Gods: First Footage Shows Villains, Monsters, and More – DC FanDome 2021
Shazam! Fury of the Gods has revealed its first footage, showing off the Shazam family in action, and new villains played by Helen Mirren and Lucy Liu.
Shown off at DC FanDome 2021, a mixture of behind-the-scenes shots and what seemed to be final footage was shown. We also learned that the movie has now finished shooting, and has been billed as "more of a spectacle" than the first movie.
The story will see the Shazam family balancing normal life with being superheroes, before two goddesses – Hespera and Kalypso – visit the world and cause trouble. The movie will seemingly delve deeped into ancient Greek lore, with minotaurs, harpies and dragons making appearance, while locations include Athens, Philadelphia, the Library of Eternity, and the Realm of the Gods.
Shazam! was one of the lowest-grossing DCEU movies, but one of its biggest critical successes. The sequel will arrive shortly after spin-off Black Adam, with director David F. Sandberg helming a cast of the returning Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, and Jack Dylan Grazer, as well as Helen Mirren as new villain Hespera and Lucy Liu as Kalypso. We'll likely see a lot more of the wider Shazam Family too, who have already shown off new costumes.
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Robert Pattinson’s Batman Is Getting a Gorgeous Statue – DC FanDome 2021
Batfans looking forward to The Batman film can also look forward to a statue of Robert Pattinson's iteration of the Caped Crusader.
Announced at DC FanDome 2021, the new statue is coming sometime next year. The statue was designed with input from The Batman's director and producers to help make it look authentic. The statue features Pattinson, as Batman, standing on a logo for The Batman. He is in an action pose, preparing to throw a Batarang. You can take a look at the statue below.

The statue is coming from McFarlane Toys, who has partnered with DC Direct on a handful of new statues. The Joker is getting a statue titled Joker: Purple Craze, and it's based on Batman: Death of the Family. There are also two new entries into the black and white Batman statue line, including one based on Gotham by Gaslight.

We also learned that Dwayne Johnson's portrayal of Black Adam will get a statue from McFarlane Toys sometime in the future.
These statues aren't the only merchandise announced at the DC FanDome. The Meshika x Superman hat collaboration was also announced, where you can get a premium Superman hat starting at $750.
Be sure to also check out our The Batman trailer breakdown from DC FanDome!
Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.
Robert Pattinson’s Batman Is Getting a Gorgeous Statue – DC FanDome 2021
Batfans looking forward to The Batman film can also look forward to a statue of Robert Pattinson's iteration of the Caped Crusader.
Announced at DC FanDome 2021, the new statue is coming sometime next year. The statue was designed with input from The Batman's director and producers to help make it look authentic. The statue features Pattinson, as Batman, standing on a logo for The Batman. He is in an action pose, preparing to throw a Batarang. You can take a look at the statue below.

The statue is coming from McFarlane Toys, who has partnered with DC Direct on a handful of new statues. The Joker is getting a statue titled Joker: Purple Craze, and it's based on Batman: Death of the Family. There are also two new entries into the black and white Batman statue line, including one based on Gotham by Gaslight.

We also learned that Dwayne Johnson's portrayal of Black Adam will get a statue from McFarlane Toys sometime in the future.
These statues aren't the only merchandise announced at the DC FanDome. The Meshika x Superman hat collaboration was also announced, where you can get a premium Superman hat starting at $750.
Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.
Young Justice: Phantoms Unexpectedly Releases Two Episodes – DC FanDome 2021
Young Justice Season 4 – titled Young Justice: Phantoms – unexpectedly began today, with the first two episodes streaming on HBO Max now.
Announced at DC FanDome 2021 alongside a new trailer, Young Justice: Phantoms will release new episodes every Thursday after today.
While we didn't get definitive story details, we saw plenty of hints towards the season's plotlines, with the sidekicks being left to become their own heroes, romances blossoming, and Superboy seemingly going a little over-the-top with the violence at one point.
Phantoms was announced at last year's FanDome, and we've previously taken our own guesses at what the season's subtitle might mean. Season 3, Outsiders, ended on a high note, and we said that its 3-episode finale allowed "the series to tie up a great many loose ends in a relatively short amount of time. Season 3 ends strong, even as it tees up an even bigger and more ambitious Season 4."
Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.
Young Justice: Phantoms Unexpectedly Releases Two Episodes – DC FanDome 2021
Young Justice Season 4 – titled Young Justice: Phantoms – unexpectedly began today, with the first two episodes streaming on HBO Max now.
Announced at DC FanDome 2021 alongside a new trailer, Young Justice: Phantoms will release new episodes every Thursday after today.
While we didn't get definitive story details, we saw plenty of hints towards the season's plotlines, with the sidekicks being left to become their own heroes, romances blossoming, and Superboy seemingly going a little over-the-top with the violence at one point.
Phantoms was announced at last year's FanDome, and we've previously taken our own guesses at what the season's subtitle might mean. Season 3, Outsiders, ended on a high note, and we said that its 3-episode finale allowed "the series to tie up a great many loose ends in a relatively short amount of time. Season 3 ends strong, even as it tees up an even bigger and more ambitious Season 4."
Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.
DC’s Titans: Season 4 Announced – DC FanDome 2021
DC Universe has announced that its live-action superhero series, Titans, is getting a fourth season.
During the 2021 DC FanDome event, actor Brenton Thwaites, who plays Dick Grayson / Nightwing on the show confirmed the series would return for another season. Unfortunately, Thwaites had nothing to share as far as when the fourth season will release.
Titans is a live-action series following a group of young superheroes that form the superhero team Teen Titans as they fight crime in various locations from Gotham City to San Francisco. The first season was back in 2018, and before the series even premiered, it was announced during New York City Comic Con 2018 that the show would be getting a second season, which premiered in September 2019. In 2019, a third season was confirmed, though fans had to wait until August 2021 before the third season premiered.
Alongside confirming a renewal for a fourth season, FanDome 2021 also shared an exclusive clip of season 3's finale, which will air on October 21.
Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.
DC’s Titans: Season 4 Announced – DC FanDome 2021
DC Universe has announced that its live-action superhero series, Titans, is getting a fourth season.
During the 2021 DC FanDome event, actor Brenton Thwaites, who plays Dick Grayson / Nightwing on the show confirmed the series would return for another season. Unfortunately, Thwaites had nothing to share as far as when the fourth season will release.
Titans is a live-action series following a group of young superheroes that form the superhero team Teen Titans as they fight crime in various locations from Gotham City to San Francisco. The first season was back in 2018, and before the series even premiered, it was announced during New York City Comic Con 2018 that the show would be getting a second season, which premiered in September 2019. In 2019, a third season was confirmed, though fans had to wait until August 2021 before the third season premiered.
Alongside confirming a renewal for a fourth season, FanDome 2021 also shared an exclusive clip of season 3's finale, which will air on October 21.
Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.
Batgirl: New Story Details and Suit Revealed for Live-Action Movie – DC FanDome 2021
Warner Bros. and DC have revealed new story details and a first-look at the Batgirl suit. The announcement was made during the Batgirl panel at DC's FanDome. Check out the concept art for Batgirl's suit in the image below:
In terms of the story, writer Christina Hodson (Birds of Prey, Bumblebee) describes what we can expect from the story. "What's kind of funny about Barbara [Gordon] and Batgirl is that in this story, she's discovering Batgirl for the first time," Hodson explained. "So she's getting to explore a duality she's always had in her personality, but it's this whole new side of her personality, a side that's more daring and slightly less normal side of her that we just get to have fun and play with."
Directors Adil El Arbit and Bilall Fallah discused their excitement for the upcoming DC film. "We feel very excited and privaleged to be a part of this world," Arbit said. With Fallah adding, "It's really unbelieveable. I feel like a kid again."
For more from DC Fandome check out IGN for all the latest reveals and announcements.
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Batgirl: New Story Details and Suit Revealed for Live-Action Movie – DC FanDome 2021
Warner Bros. and DC have revealed new story details and a first-look at the Batgirl suit. The announcement was made during the Batgirl panel at DC's FanDome. Check out the concept art for Batgirl's suit in the image below:
In terms of the story, writer Christina Hodson (Birds of Prey, Bumblebee) describes what we can expect from the story. "What's kind of funny about Barbara [Gordon] and Batgirl is that in this story, she's discovering Batgirl for the first time," Hodson explained. "So she's getting to explore a duality she's always had in her personality, but it's this whole new side of her personality, a side that's more daring and slightly less normal side of her that we just get to have fun and play with."
Directors Adil El Arbit and Bilall Fallah discused their excitement for the upcoming DC film. "We feel very excited and privaleged to be a part of this world," Arbit said. With Fallah adding, "It's really unbelieveable. I feel like a kid again."
For more from DC Fandome check out IGN for all the latest reveals and announcements.
David Griffin is the TV Streaming Editor for IGN. Say hi on Twitter.
Batman: Caped Crusader Is ‘Adult’, ‘Psychologially Complex’, and Includes New Versions of Familiar Characters – DC FanDome 2021
We didn't get a first look at Batman: Caped Crusader today, but we learned a lot about the upcoming HBO Max animated series – including its adult themes, authentic '40s-style setting, modern approach to inclusivity, and how it will change familiar characters.
In a video presentation at DC FanDome 2021, executive producers Bruce Timm, JJ Abrams and Matt Reeves, as well as co-producer James Tucker, explained their vision for the show. Timm, who co-created Batman: The Animated Series gave a simple logline: "It's more Batman: The Animated Series than Batman: The Animated Series."
The idea, essentially, is that the show captures what Timm was originally aiming for with the classic animation, including elements he wasn't allowed to include at the time. "It kind of goes back to the original principles of the show that we originally came up with in the early '90s," Timm explains. "There were certain limitations on what we could do in terms of adult content; in terms of violence and adult themes."
He continued, "My idea is basically to say, 'OK, it's 1990 again, I get to do what I want to do this time, and I got JJ and Matt backing me up."
Abrams added that Caped Crusader, "Really is an incredibly complex psychological story about someone who, in a way, needs to be redeemed – and that's kind of what at least this first season is about."
While we don't know any inidividual storylines for the first season, we do know that the show will be set around a version of Batman who is entirely alone in his fight against crime. As Reeves puts it, "There's not the Justice League. It doesn't exist. There aren't any other superheroes. It's Batman. You're watching this lone figure swimming through the cesspool of Gotham. It's Batman, alone."
To make things more difficult, this is also a version of Batman who hasn't yet poured his wealth into gadgetry: "So he's going to be very low-tech, initially. You know, as he develops as a character, we'll start introducing those gadgets and the audience can see how he developed the Batmobile using different prototypes. That's part of the fun of this series is we're finding him discovering these things that, [in] most other Batman series, they already were there."
And to cap things off, Batman won't even have many of his non-superhero friends to help either. Tucker continues: "We're starting before Batman has earned their trust, and they've earned Batman's trust, so there's nothing assumed. We don't know that Commissioner Gordon will be Batman's ally [...] Nothing is assumed in this series as far as what we're used to seeing in the world of Batman."
This leads to another major point about the show – while this continues in the spirit of The Animated Series, it's very much telling a new story. And that includes some of Batman's most famous adversaries. As Timm explains: "What this does is it gives us the opportunity to say, 'OK, the versions of Joker and Catwoman and Penguin, those versions that we did on Batman: The Animated Series were really great and iconic, but there's lots of different ways that we can take those characters that we hope will be just as iconic and just as powerful."
We've yet to see any imagery from the show aside from an announcement poster, but we did learn a little about how the show will look. Timm originally pitched the idea using his own Batman: Strange Days short, which was a noir-inflected, black and white animation.
While Caped Crusader won't be in black and white (unless, as Tucker explains, they do it for a special episode), the show will lean heavily on film noir and German expressionist tropes for its look. Timm's also aiming to recreate an authentic world based on the 1940s Batman was originally created in, including the clothes, hairstyles, hats, vehicles, and architecture included.
But the show will embrace more modernity in its approach to inclusivity and representation among characters. JJ Abrams adds that, in terms of the animation itself, the show will also use techniques that didn't exist when the original '90s animated series was created.
The show still doesn't have a firm release date, but will be headed to HBO Max and Cartoon Network.
Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.
