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[Spoilers for anyone who hasn’t seen Shazam!]
As many reviews have pointed out, including our own, Shazam! is a lot of joy. It’s funny and earnest, and I can’t acquire over how adorable minute Darla is. She is a good sister! Shazam! (this post is filthy with exclamation points) spends a lot of period on the power of family and Billy Batson’s rejection-turned-acceptance of those who care about him, including Darla; family is also how Shazam defeats Dr. Thaddeus Sivana at the Chilladelphia (nice) Winter Festival. To take down the evil doc and his seven deadly sins, Captain Sparklefingers embeds his foster siblings — Freddy, Mary, Eugene, Pedro, and Darla — with the similar superhero powers that he has. Of the kids, Pedro has the least amount to do and say in the motion picture, but he may be a historic character nonetheless.
After Shazam transports his brothers and sisters to the safest place he knows, a Philly strip club, Mary scolds him for taking them somewhere seedy, Darla is upset that she didn’t procure any glitter, and Pedro seems non-plussed by the whole situation. His accurate words: “Not my thing.” It’s a pointed line that could mean
Shazam! Fury of the Gods Writer Confirms a Shazamily Member Is Gay
Shazam Family member Pedro Peña has been confirmed to be lgbtq+ in Shazam! Fury of the Gods by the upcoming DC movie's co-writer, Henry Gayden.
Pedro's sexual orientation was discussed by Gayden -- who also wrote the first Shazam! movie -- in an interview he gave to Dorkaholics alongside his collaborator for the sequel, Chris Morgan. "The only new addition for [Fury of the Gods] is being a lot more forthright about Pedro being gay," Gayden commented. "And that was hinted at in the first movie very subtly. And I thought it was really important and really, really fought for us including that and bringing that to the fore in this movie."
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This isn't the first moment Pedro has been fleshed out as a character, as descriptions for the World's Mightiest Family had previously revealed new tidbits about him, stating that he's had self-confidence problems for a while and has gained "a newfound interest in baseball." Other descriptions for the rest of the Shazam Family include fac
Zachary Levi is super proud of his latest movie “Shazam! Fury Of The Gods”.
The actor, who returns as the lead character, chatted to Et Canada at the movie’s Toronto premiere after writers Henry Gayden and Chris Morgan confirmed that the film includes Homosexual representation, with one of the superheroes being gay.
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Levi told us, “As far as representation is concerned I reflect we’re really blessed, because in the comics it’s already there.
“We’re just really kind of pulling from what’s already written. There’s such incredible representation of ethnicity across the board. Also, one kid is disabled, so we procure to represent that.
“Then all of them are foster kids, so...
With Shazam 2: Fury of the Gods finally getting its theatrical release, one of the things I was looking forward to was how the story would address Pedro Peña’s queer sexuality after hinting at it during the first Shazam movie from 2019.
This article of Shazam 2: Fury of the Gods contains minor spoilers. Proceed with caution!
Due to the first Shazam film and the sequel creature considered family films, even though they still main attraction some very dark elements, there’s only so much the creative team can do when it comes to exploring a character’s queer sexuality. Pedro Peña was hinted to be gay during the first film. So, how did Shazam 2 fare? Adv, in a sense, I think it gave me more than I expected.
We get to see that Pedro’s queer quite premature in the movie. There’s a scene at the Vásquez house with everyone doing their own thing. Pedro (the younger version being played by Jovan Armand and the superhero version by D.J. Cotrona) is seen sitting in front of the TV with his foster mother while a sports game is playing. Pedro’s not interested in sports, but he sure is very interested in the picture of a half-naked baseball player featured in a sports underwear ad.
The much awaited premiere of ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ is almost here, and writers Henry Gayden and Chris Morgan recently opened up about the LGBTQ+ representation in the upcoming superhero film.
The male lover character in the sequel is Pedro Peña, who is portrayed by actors Jovan Armand and D.J. Cotrona.
“The only new addition for this movie is being a lot more forthright about Pedro entity gay. And that was hinted at in the first movie very subtly,” Gayden shared in an interview with Dorkacholics.
He further explained the importance of representation in the upcoming movie, expressing:
“And I consideration it was really key and really, really fought for us including that and bringing that to the fore in this movie.”
The screenwriter was referring to the first film’s scene wherein the Shazam kids are transported to a strip club, and Pedro says that it’s “not [his] thing.” And after the subtle hint in 2019’s
‘Shazam!,’ the sequel is expected to address the matter directly, as per Gayden’s statement.
Aside from the Gay representation, the disability voice with Freddy, portrayed