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. [caption id=“attachment_6386371” align=“alignnone” width=“825”] A still from Shazam!. File image[/caption] 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. 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.