{"id":40038,"date":"2023-03-31T13:48:47","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T13:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/uncategorized\/helen-mirren-reveals-what-convinced-her-to-star-in-the-shazam-sequel\/"},"modified":"2023-03-31T13:48:47","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T13:48:47","slug":"helen-mirren-reveals-what-convinced-her-to-star-in-the-shazam-sequel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/entertainment\/helen-mirren-reveals-what-convinced-her-to-star-in-the-shazam-sequel\/","title":{"rendered":"Helen Mirren reveals what convinced her to star in the Shazam! sequel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dame Helen Mirren has revealed that she finds some superhero films to be \u201cvery dark\u201d but she was charmed by the \u201cheart and sweetness\u201d of Shazam!The 77-year-old Oscar-winner plays one of the villains \u2013 Hespera, daughter of Atlas \u2013 in the film\u2019s upcoming sequel, Shazam! 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