Shazam! Fury of the Gods character confirmed to be gay
The screenwriters for the upcoming Shazam! sequel have revealed that a returning character will be depicted as gay. In an interview with Dorkaholics, Henry Gayden and Chris Morgan confirmed that the sexuality of Pedro Peña – the older foster brother of the title character – will be explored further in the sequel, subtitled Fury of the Gods. “The only new addition for this movie is being a lot more forthright about Pedro being gay.
And that was hinted at in the first movie very subtly,” said Gayden. “And I thought it was really important and really, really fought for us including that and bringing that to the fore in this movie.” Pedro is played by both Jovan Armand and D.J.
Cotrona. The former plays the fan-favourite character in his regular form, while the latter star portrays Pedro in his superhero form.
Fury of the Gods sees the return of Asher Angel as Billy Batson, a teenager who transforms into an adult superhero (Zachary Levi) with a variety of superpowers.
