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Los Angeles (AP) - In addition to Oscar winner Helen Mirren (75, "The Queen"), "3 Angels for Charlie" star Lucy Liu (52) is now playing in the sequel to the comic book adaptation "Shazam!"
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"Welcome aboard", welcomed the lead actor Zachary Levi (40) on Twitter the newcomer.
He's looking forward to a few fistfights with the two actresses, the actor joked.
In March, the villain role of the British Mirren became known as Hespera, daughter of the Titan Atlas.
Liu is supposed to play their sister Kalypso.
In the sequel to "Shazam!"
(2019) tells the story of the teenage boy Billy Batson (Asher Angel), who is struck by the lightning of the gods while reciting the magic word "Shazam" and transforms into his adult superhero alter ego (Levi).
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David F. Sandberg is on board again as director.
Filming should begin in May, the cinema release is planned for June 2023, as the "Hollywood Reporter" reported.
Liu is known for her powerful appearances in "3 Angels for Charlie" and "Kill Bill".
On television she played in the lawyer series "Ally McBeal" (1998-2002), in the crime series "Elementary" (2012-2019) and since 2019 in "Why Women Kill".
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