 "Shazam! 2 in the works; screenwriter Henry Gayden expected to return for sequel to Zachary Levi-led film")
Los Angeles: Warner Bros studios has reportedly tapped Shazam! writer Henry Gayden to pen the DC superhero movie’s sequel for DC and New Line.
A source with knowledge of the situation told TheWrap that director David F Sandberg and producer Peter Safran are also expected to return.
The news comes days after the Zachary Levi-fronted film released on 5 April.
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Gayden is currently adapting Last Human, a live-action science fiction film from Phil Lord and Christopher Miller based on the forthcoming novel of the same name by Lee Bacon.
With Shazam! minting USD 159.1 million worldwide , the studio has scored a third consecutive hit, after Wonder Woman (2017) and Aquaman (2018).
The film also Jack Dylan Grazer, Michelle Borth and Djimon Hounsou.
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