• Rachel Zegler said she wanted a job.
• She plays the role of Athena in Fury of the Gods.
• The movie will be released on March 17.

When it comes to her choice to play the lead in Shazam! Warth of the Gods, Rachel Zegler has a valid reason.

“I needed a job,” the 21-year-old actress confessed to The Hollywood Reporter when asked about her decision to join the DC universe. “I’m being so serious.”

In the film, Zegler, who plays Athena, one of the three goddess daughters of the Titan Atlas, said, “The reality was we were in the middle of the pandemic, and I was not working. I couldn’t get a job for the life of me because West Side Story hadn’t come out yet. It was really hard to book work for me, so I was really excited when this came in my inbox.”

Of her experience making the film, Zegler said, “I loved the first movie, and the fact that they even wanted me to come in for a callback and then a camera read and everything in between, I’m so lucky that I got this job. I made some of my best friends on this job. I just absolutely adore this movie too, so I’m excited.”

Shazam! Fury of the Gods will hit theatres worldwide on March 17.

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