No./11
Meet the godly sisters taking on Shazam
HELEN MIRREN, LUCY LIU and RACHEL ZEGLER reveal the highs and lows of their magic-wielding DC debut
Clockwise from main: Kalypso (Lucy Liu), Hespera (Helen Mirren) and Anthea (Rachel Zegler); “He’s behind you!”; When Shazam met Hespera.
A TRIPLE THREAT is unleashed in Shazam! Fury Of The Gods in the form of the Daughters Of Atlas. Hespera, Kalypso and Anthea — Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu and Rachel Zegler — enter the DCEU as mythical antagonists hellbent on retrieving their powers from Zachary Levi’s wizard and his found family. Speaking with Empire, the actors break down their villainous team-up.
What was the key to playing the nymph-daughters of Atlas?
Helen Mirren: It’s tough when you’re playing a goddess, honestly. You have power, a visceral aura or sense of superiority, that’s for sure. Gods are supposed to know everything, but the physical complications of a human character don’t really come into it.