Sequel superhero movie Shazam! Fury Of The Gods has been given a 12A age rating in the UK for moderate fantasy violence, threat, sex references, implied strong language.

The movie stars once again Zachary Levi as the superhero Shazam!, and this time along for the ride is Helen Mirren who has recently been in the Fast and Furious series and won an Oscar for The Queen and Lucy Liu who has been in many movies including Charlies Angels and Kill Bill Volume 1.

The movie is directed by David F. Sandberg who directed the previous Shazam! movie and also directed I Flip You Off For Four Hours.

Movie Synopsis

Bestowed with the powers of the gods, Billy Batson and his fellow foster kids are still learning how to juggle teenage life with their adult superhero alter egos. When a vengeful trio of ancient gods arrive on Earth in search of the magic stolen from them long ago, Shazam and his allies get thrust into a battle for their superpowers, their lives, and the fate of the world.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Shazam! Fury Of The Gods
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: moderate fantasy violence, threat, sex references, implied strong language
• Release date: 17th March 2023
• Runtime: 130 minutes (2 hour 10 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • David F. Sandberg
• Starring:
  • Zachary Levi
  • Helen Mirren
  • Lucy Liu

BBFC movie page

Last weekend saw Sing 2 at the top of the UK box office, with 6 new releases can any of them do enough to top the box office chart this weekend?

Here are this weeks new releases

• Moonfall
• The Eyes of Tammy Faye
• Jackass Forever
• The Souvenir: Part II
• Belle: The Dragon and the Freckled Princess
• I Am What I Am

Moonfall

• The movie is directed by Roland Emmerich, it is the directors 19th movie.
• Roland Emmerich also directed Making Contact in 1985.
• It stars Halle Berry who also starred in Solomon and Sheba (1995).
• The film also stars Patrick Wilson who last appeared in The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021).
• The BBFC UK age rating is
• UK box office prediction: No. 1

The Eyes of Tammy Faye

• The movie is directed by Michael Showalter, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Michael Showalter also directed The Big Sick in 2017 which grossed £1.1 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Jessica Chastain who also starred in Stolen (2013).
• The film also stars Andrew Garfield who last appeared in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Jackass Forever

• The movie is directed by Jeff Tremaine, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Jeff Tremaine also directed Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa in 2013 which grossed £6.3 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Johnny Knoxville who also starred in Jackass 3D (2010).
• The film also stars Steve-O who last appeared in Game Over, Man! (2018).
• Johnny Knoxville and Steve-O have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Jackass 3D (2010), Jackass: The Movie (2003) and Jackass Number Two (2006).
• The BBFC UK age rating is
• UK box office prediction: No. 4

The Souvenir: Part II

• The movie is directed by Joanna Hogg, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Joanna Hogg also directed Unrelated in 2008 which grossed £100.4K in the UK.
• It stars Tilda Swinton who also starred in Doctor Strange (2016).
• The film also stars Honor Swinton Byrne who last appeared in The Souvenir (2019).
• They also appeared together in The Souvenir (2019).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Belle: The Dragon and the Freckled Princess

• The movie is directed by Mamoru Hosoda, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Mamoru Hosoda also directed Wolf Children in 2012.
• It stars Kaho Nakamura who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Ryo Narita who last appeared in Homunculus (2021).
• The BBFC UK age rating is
• UK box office prediction: No. 8

I Am What I Am

• The movie is directed by Haipeng Sun, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Haipeng Sun also directed Kung Food in 2018.

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there are 4 new movies released

• The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert, Thursday, 10th February
• Uncharted, Friday, 11th February
• Death On the Nile, Friday, 11th February
• Marry Me, Friday, 11th February