Asher Angel Praises Amazing Female Villains in 'Shazam! 2' for Taking Story to the Next Level

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At the LA premiere of 'Shazam! Fury of the Gods,' Asher Angel talks how Billie and Freddy's friendship grow in Shazam! Fury of the Gods, and how Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu and Rachel Zegler embody female empowerment in the film.

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00:00I love Billy and Freddy's friendship in the first movie.

00:03How do we see that friendship grow or be challenged in this film?

00:08It's funny you ask that because I feel like Jack and I kind of went through the same thing that Billy and Freddy are going through.

00:13We had this long period of time where we didn't see each other and then we saw each other and we kind of grew our relationship and our bond.

00:18And I think it's the same for Billy and Freddy.

00:21They've grown to be best friends and be brothers, so it's special.

00:24And I feel like it's like that in our real lives.

00:26How does this movie really take the story of Shazam to the next level compared to the first movie?

00:32Well, I mean, we got some amazing female villains, you know, that female empowerment.

00:37Rachel Zegler, Lucy Liu, Helen Mirren, and we're just expanding the universe and it's exciting.

00:41More characters, more horror and more action.

00:44Come on, comedy too, of course.

00:46What are you most excited for Shazam fans to see in this movie?

00:50I'm so excited for everyone to see him as Zachary Levi.

00:52He's so great in it and he's so funny and he's just so good.

00:57And I can't wait for everyone to see him shine.

00:59Now, in real life, if you could change into a superhero, instead of Shazam, what would your superhero changing word be?

01:07See, someone said this and I sounded like it's so hard to come up with a word.

01:12It'd probably be something random.

01:13I don't know, like, la la la la, la la la.

01:15Like, that's probably bad.

01:17That's definitely bad.

01:17But, like, I don't know.

01:19Can the fans help me out?

01:20Can I help me out?

01:21Hey, that sounds good.

01:22And you never accidentally say it in real life, you know?

01:25Right.

01:26Never.

01:27Ever.

01:27Only sometimes.

01:29And for you, how are you feeling about the future of this character under the new DC regime?

01:33And what are your thoughts on Peter and James' plans?

01:35Well, I think there's a lot left to tell still.

01:37I think we can tell more of Billy Batson and his story and his journey.

01:42But I guess we'll see what the future holds.

01:44James Gunn and Peter Safran are amazing.

01:47They've created such an incredible blueprint.

01:48And we'll see what happens.

01:49If this is Billy and Shazam's last movie, are you happy with how his story ends?

01:55Uh, yeah.

01:56I mean, I'm very proud of these two movies that we made.

02:00And he looks sharp.

02:02Adam Brody, everybody.

02:03He looks so good, bro.

02:06I'm happy.

02:07At the end of the day, I'm happy.

02:08And I'm just glad I got to tell Billy's story and bring that to justice.

02:14And I'm happy.

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