Helen Mirren Says ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ Story Is ‘Too Confusing’ to Explain: ‘Don’t Ask Me About the Plot’
variety.comZack Sharf Helen Mirren is already a staple of one Hollywood mega-franchise thanks to her role as Magdalene “Queenie” Ellmanson-Shaw in the “Fast and Furious” franchise, and she’s about to get another studio tentpole with the upcoming release of “Shazam!
Fury of the Gods.” Mirren stars as the villainous Hesperam, one of the daughters of Atlas who joins forces with her sister (Lucy Liu’s Kalypso) to locate a world-ending weapon.
Mirren loved making the film, but don’t ask her about the story. “Don’t ask me about the plot, it’s too complicated,” Mirren said during an interview on “The Graham Norton Show” (via Insider). “[Lucy Liu and I] are angry goddesses wearing unbelievably heavy costumes.
It was very hot and uncomfortable and, in fact, Lucy said at the end of the first day’s shooting, ‘They are trying to kill us,’ in all seriousness.” Even if the plot was confusing, Mirren added, “I wanted to do it because I loved the first ‘Shazam!’ It was sweet and funny.
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