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Marta Milans cast in Shazam! as Billy Batson’s foster mother

January 24, 2018 by Gary Collinson

With director David F. Sandberg gearing up to go into production on Shazam!, Deadline is reporting that Marta Milans (Killer Women) has become the latest addition to the cast of the DC Extended Universe superhero blockbuster.

Milans is set to portray one of the foster parents and the children’s home where young Billy Batson lives. Although her character name is not specified, the assumption is that she will be playing Rosa Vasquez.

SEE ALSO: Shazam! director discusses the film’s humourous tone

Shazam! will see Zachary Levi starring as the titular superhero, with Asher Angel as his young alter-ego Billy Batson, Jack Dylan Grazer as Freddy Freeman, Ian Chen as Eugene Choi, Jovan Armand as Pedro Peña, Grace Fulton as Mary Marvel, Cooper Andrews as Victor Vasquez, Faithe Herman as Darla Dudley, Mark Strong as Dr. Thaddeus Sivana, Ron Cephas Jones as the Wizard and Marta Milans as Rosa Vasquez. The film is set for release on April 5th 2019.

Originally published January 24, 2018. Updated April 16, 2018.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: DC, DC Extended Universe, marta milans, Shazam

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flickering Myth. He is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, whose work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket, suspense thriller Death Among the Pines, and horror franchise reboot Robert Returns. He is also the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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