Shazam! Fury of the Gods will create a tradition for the franchise, continuing the first movie's DC hero cameo, this time swapping Superman for Wonder Woman, but the way the sequel will address Diana's appearance might make it worse than the original Shazam movie's headless Superman scene. Shazam! Fury of the Gods can make or break the character's future in the new DC Universe. DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn has said that Shazam inhabits a relatively separate corner of the DC Universe, making it easier for Zachary Levi to continue in the role than it was for former Superman Henry Cavill.
While it is possible that the new Shazam movie could become DCU canon, Shazam! Fury of the Gods is set to repeat the original movie's choice of including a cameo from another hero belonging to the wider DC Universe, which, allied to the poor box office projection for the sequel, could end up muddling the franchise's chances of continuing under the new DC. The original Shazam!'s headless Superman cameo received its fair share of criticism for not including Cavill as the character, and Shazam! Fury of the Gods appears to be going even further in the wrong direction with its use of Wonder Woman.
