‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ Interview: Grace Caroline Currey

Who is within the solid of ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods?’

‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ options returning solid members Asher Angel and Zachary Levi (‘American Underdog’) as Billy Batson/Shazam, Jack Dylan Grazer and Adam Brody as Freddy Freeman, Meagan Good and Faithe Herman as Darla Dudley, Ross Butler and Ian Chen as Eugene Choi, D.J. Cotrona and Jovan Armand as Pedro Pena, Grace Caroline Currey as Mary Bromfield, and Djimon Hounsou because the Wizard Shazam, in addition to new solid members Helen Mirren (‘The Queen’) as Hespera, Lucy Liu (‘Charlie’s Angels’) as Kalypso, and Rachel Zegler (‘West Side Story’) as Anthea.

Moviefone just lately had the pleasure of talking with Grace Caroline Currey about her work on ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods,’ taking part in Mary in her superhero type, carrying the costume and doing stunts, her DC Comics analysis, Zachary Levi’s management on set, reuniting with the solid, and dealing with new solid members Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu, and Rachel Zegler.

Grace Caroline Currey at L.A. Press Junket Photo Call. Photo Credit: Eric Charbonneau.

Moviefone: To start with, when did you study that you wouldn’t solely be returning for the ‘Shazam!’ sequel to play Mary Bromfield however that you’d even be taking part in the character in her superhero type?

Grace Caroline Currey: I imply, fairly just a few years had handed and yearly that handed I really feel like our complete solid would say, “Has anyone heard anything? Are we going to get a sequel? When is it happening?” So lastly I obtained the decision that we had been going to get a sequel, it was taking place, and it was a really lengthy awaited telephone name. Obviously, now we have a large solid and getting everybody’s schedules collectively was wild. But then additionally attending to be advised, not solely was I coming again for the sequel, however that I used to be going to get to be within the swimsuit as effectively. That was one other second of, is that this actual? I feel it did not really feel actual till I used to be in fittings and truly placing a dressing up on and taking a look at myself within the mirror and going, I do not know what’s taking place, but it surely’s taking place and I’m right here. It was loopy.

(L to R) Ross Butler as Super Hero Eugene and Grace Caroline Currey as Super Hero Mary in New Line Cinema’s motion journey ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods,’ a Warner Bros. Pictures launch. Photo Credit: Jessica Miglio. Copyright: © 2021 Warner Bros. Ent. All Rights Reserved. TM & © DC.

MF: Was it ever defined to you why the choice was made so that you can be the one actor taking part in each your character and their superhero counterpart?

GCC: I imply, technically talking, and I feel comedian e book smart, Mary did not visually change an entire ton when she was Mary Marvel in her comedian e book run. So it was really fairly comedian e book correct to have me doing each. But I’ll say, should you had been going to have any of the children do it, she’s the one one which is sensible as a result of she’s the oldest, she is an grownup. I feel additionally technically talking, when you could have an grownup actress taking part in the human type, it does visually get somewhat difficult when you could have two adults taking part in the identical function. I had a beautiful time attending to play Mary’s dramatic moments after which attending to play the whole thing of her in her superhero type. They simply stated, “Let’s do it. Let’s have you be responsible for her human form, and her superhero form.” That was the most effective for me as an actor as a result of I obtained to actually plot out who Mary is thru and thru and be answerable for that continuity. That was the most effective. But yeah, the reason was simply that I’m the oldest and I’m an grownup, and there you go.

(L to R) Meagan Good as Super Hero Darla, Grace Caroline Currey as Super Hero Mary and D.J. Cotrona as Super Hero Pedro in New Line Cinema’s motion journey ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods,’ a Warner Bros. Pictures launch. Photo Credit: Jessica Miglio. Copyright: © 2021 Warner Bros. Ent. All Rights Reserved. TM & © DC.

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MF: What was it like so that you can lastly put on the costume and carry out a few of your personal stunts within the motion sequences?

GCC: Oh gosh, what a stage up. I assume it was a stage up for the human type of our characters too as a result of we obtained to journey unicorns this time round and have a variety of motion occurring even in our human types. But I actually love doing stunts. I actually love being within the stunt harness. It feels just like the harness is a superpower in a manner as a result of I put it on and immediately I’m in a position to fly. I’m in a position to flip the wrong way up whereas flying and do all types of enjoyable stuff, because of the harness. I’m in a position to land from a loopy excessive peak and do a enjoyable superhero touchdown. So, undoubtedly attending to discover taking part in a superhero after which nerd out and have the sort of ideas of, how do I pose my physique when I’m flying or standing, and the way is that this totally different from when I’m human? That was actually enjoyable. I used to be speaking to somebody in our costume division and I used to be like, that is my first day on set, and I do not know methods to stand. Why is this sense so difficult? I do know it isn’t, however I grew up taking a look at comedian books. I grew up watching the ‘Batman: The Animated Series’ and ‘Justice League.’ I wished to appear like a superhero and I wished to ensure I used to be doing it proper. He’s like, “You’ve got to look at Olympic athletes and their physicality. Look at the photos of athletes because that was what comic book artists were using for their illustrations. They would grab stills of runners when they’re about to run.” That was actually cool, taking a look at these. You’ve obtained that athletic feeling, you’re prepared for motion together with your arms in fists and simply this type of I’m prepared feeling. Whereas when it is Mary in her human type, she’s sitting on a beanbag chair studying her natural chemistry e book in a hunched over place.

(L to R) Faithe Herman as Darla Dudley, Jovan Armand as Pedro Pena, Ian Chen as Eugene Choi and Grace Caroline Currey as Mary Bromfield in New Line Cinema’s motion journey ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods,’ a Warner Bros. Pictures launch. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. Copyright: © 2021 Warner Bros. Ent. All Rights Reserved. TM & © DC.

MF: Mary Bromfield (or Mary Marvel, because the character was initially recognized), has performed an essential function within the pages of DC Comics. Did you dig into any of the comedian books to analysis your character’s historical past, or did you select to not so you may strategy the character with a recent perspective?

GCC: I’ve a drawer of Mary comics which have been given to me. When I first performed Mary, there really was discuss of, will we wish to have the identical actor for her human type and her superhero type? They had been juggling and I used to be advised, they hadn’t determined if I might be doing each or not. Then they ended up clearly going with the grownup counterpart, which I feel actually offered the entire Shazam household into adults payoff. I really feel like you actually need that. So I had for the primary one, a extremely expensive pal of mine obtained me this big field of Mary comics with totally different appearances and volumes, and I used to be simply digging via attempting to see, what is the widespread thread of her mannerisms? She’s written a particular manner that’s totally different than a few of her different appearances. We do see somewhat little bit of this Mary in ‘The New 52’ since you’ve obtained the foster system, but it surely was nonetheless actually cool to find out about her having this historical past of being Billy’s twin sister at one level, or the entire thing along with her dad and mom at an archeological dig storyline. All that stuff was so enjoyable to find out about. I’m a bit like Mary, the place I get actually interested in issues and I simply wish to get intellectually in it and know as a lot as I presumably can, and get as a lot information as I can. So in prep for Superhero Mary, I had rather a lot already in my mind from the primary ‘Shazam.’ If something, it was simply carrying over that established factor and simply being aware that on the finish of the day, Mary’s the one with the knowledge of Solomon. That’s all.

(L to R) Jovan Armand as Pedro Pena, Meagan Good as Super Hero Darla, Zachary Levi as Shazam and Grace Caroline Curry as as Super Hero Mary in New Line Cinema’s motion journey ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods,’ a Warner Bros. Pictures launch. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. Copyright: © 2021 Warner Bros. Ent. All Rights Reserved. TM & © DC.

MF: What was it like working with Zachary Levi, and as primary on the decision sheet, what sort of tone does he set throughout manufacturing?

GCC: He is extremely on it, at all times. I feel he is essentially the most on it actor I’ve ever labored with. He’s so on it that typically it is like, we are able to loosen up, let’s simply take 5. Because when he will get on set, he is conscious of what all people is doing, how time might be managed higher, and he is actually aware that he’s not contributing to time not being managed effectively. So he’s at all times on his mark, he is at all times prepared, and he is aware the place we have to be. He’s virtually a Mary inside the realm of filmmaking and it undoubtedly comes from his expertise on ‘Chuck.’ When you’re employed on a TV present, you’re so conscious of how the sausage is made. So I feel him being our chief, it is nice as a result of it would not really feel like we’re sitting round twiddling our thumbs, as a result of he is at all times simply on it. He is aware of what is going on on. I do know that is unhappy to say, however typically you get on units and your primary doesn’t know their traces. It’s so unhappy to say that, however typically they only will not be ready and it is at all times essentially the most baffling factor to come across as a result of it is like, do you wish to be right here? I really like this and this can be a job. Thank goodness he’s not that individual ever! So we’re actually fortunate to have Zach on ‘Shazam’ as a result of he is the glue. Everybody goes again to his home on the finish of the day to hang around, play video video games, and eat barbecue.

(L to R) Jovan Armand as Pedro Pena, Jack Dylan Grazer as Freddy Freeman, Asher Angel as Billy Batson, Faithe Herman as Darla Dudley, Grace Caroline Currey as Mary Bromfield and Ian Chen as Eugene Choi in New Line Cinema’s motion journey ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods,’ a Warner Bros. Pictures launch. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. Copyright: © 2022 Warner Bros. Ent. All Rights Reserved. TM & © DC.

MF: What was it like reuniting with the opposite actors that play the foster youngsters, and in addition what was it like working for the primary time with the grownup actors that play the superheroes?

GCC: Oh, it was actually cool. I really feel like I get all of the presents as a result of I’m with the children, and I’m with the adults. I hang around with all people essentially the most. I selfishly felt like my joke is that I get invited to all of the birthday events. I get to be with the child group chat and the grownup group chat. I used to be operating across the streets of Georgia with Djimon Hounsou for lots of the film, and he’s an extremely heat human, that is very considerate and that was actually cool to be. But then the superheroes, I imply, D.J. Cotrona’s develop into my Hollywood massive brother. I’m at all times texting him being like, “D.J. I’ve come against this situation. What’s your advice?” Everyone within the grownup solid appeared to have a second the place they had been serving to me with one thing. But working with the adults was actually cool and there isn’t any unhealthy egg, which is, when you could have so many individuals, it is uncommon. I’ve labored with beautiful folks. I do not wish to make it sound like I have never, however this expertise was actually particular.

(L to R) Grace Caroline Currey and Helen Mirren attend the World Premiere of “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” in Westwood, CA. Photo Credit: Eric Charbonneau.

MF: Finally, Oscar winner Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu and Rachel Zegler be part of the solid because the villainous Daughters of Atlas. What was your expertise like working with them, and might you speak about what they delivered to this sequel?

GCC: Well, the cool factor I’ve to say about Helen is that you simply actually marvel what the set goes to really feel like when you could have somebody who’s such a legend. There’s undoubtedly this sense the place it is like, we’re in a Helen Mirren film. Helen’s in our film, Dame Helen Mirren! But I obtained to say, I used to be stunned by the truth that she felt like certainly one of us. Sometimes it might probably really feel somewhat bit like, “Everybody get ready. This person’s coming to set, who is a big deal.” But no, you flip round and he or she’s good there and he or she’s able to go. She’s at her mark earlier than anybody else or anybody tells her, and he or she’s within the stunt harness getting picked up over Zach’s head. I’m watching this pondering, I’m afraid of Helen. She’s such a boss and in addition so inspiring. I wish to be like Helen after I develop up. It was additionally actually enjoyable to have moments of sitting on the steps whereas we had been ready to shoot with Helen as a result of she wasn’t the actor that was going instantly again to her trailer. She was there sitting on the steps and chatting with me. Then Lucy’s leaping up and telling our props division that due to the wooden desk we simply smashed towards the wall, there are actually wooden chips are on my cape and so they might damage me. Out of the blue, she’s stepping in and saying, “Everybody, I would like you guys to remember that these had been on her cape. I’m going, ‘Thank you,” and she’s saying, “I got your back.” Then of course, I love Rachel. I feel like everybody knows I love Rachel. Rachel’s my buddy, and she’s awesome. She’s just a good egg and she’s such a great human.

(L to R) Ross Butler as Super Hero Eugene, Adam Brody as Super Hero Freddy, Grace Caroline Currey as Super Hero Mary, Zachary Levi as Shazam, Meagan Good as Super Hero Darla and D. J. Cotrona as Super Hero Pedro in New Line Cinema’s motion journey Shazam! Fury of the Gods,’ a Warner Bros. Pictures launch. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. Copyright: © 2022 Warner Bros. Ent. All Rights Reserved. TM & © DC.

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‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ is produced by New Line Cinema, The Safran Company, and DC Films, and is scheduled for launch on March seventeenth.