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Mama Rosa has her palms full in Shazam! Fury of the Gods. The devoted foster mother is not only coping with her youthful youngsters however their superhero counterparts as effectively. HollywoodLife spoke EXCLUSIVELY with Marta Milans about what to anticipate within the highly-anticipated sequel.
“She’s undoubtedly as much as much more issues than the primary one. She’s within the loop of much more of what’s occurring within the story, which is hilarious as effectively as a result of she finds out many issues that she didn’t find out about her youngsters,” Marta instructed HollywoodLife. “It’s superb. It’s fantastic. It’s funnier. I get to have my one-liner, which is much more hilarious as a result of Mama Rosa isn’t speculated to be humorous.”
She additionally revealed that Mama Rosa has what she calls the “most heartfelt second within the sequel and probably the most lovely issues being mentioned about household and residential and located household. Mama Rosa will get to say them in a tear-jerking second. I'm simply fortunate that I get to play her once more and get to say these lovely phrases. I’m really blessed.”
Mama Rosa is the emotional core of the Shazam! children. Marta identified that at the same time as the children become old, they “all come again house to her. She’s the bind that brings everybody collectively.”
She added, “I really feel like in these very discombobulated occasions, very sophisticated occasions the place folks really feel extra remoted than ever, and what social media and the present standing of the world have completed is the alternative of bringing folks collectively. To have the ability to play a personality that’s bringing folks collectively, which is so wanted in society these days, and so wanted for youngsters and younger adults to really feel like there’s a way of unity. It’s so clearly demonstrated within the films by way of Mama Rosa that it brings me pleasure as a result of I really feel now greater than ever, we have to reiterate the significance of household, the significance of unity, the significance of coming collectively, the place to base your self, and never feeling misplaced in a world and Shazam! does that.”
The character of Rosa has had a long-lasting impression on Marta “in so many alternative methods.” The actress instructed HollywoodLife, “I’ve all the time recognized I used to be going to be a mother in my life, in a method or kind that’s nonetheless up for debate. I’m within the strategy of it myself. However what I can say is I’ve all the time gravitated towards children all my life, and I feel that’s partly why I acquired this position due to the connection I've with youngsters. I’ve all the time had it, so I’ve associated a lot to that character. I’ve additionally been impressed by my mother, who's a Mama Rose on steroids.”
Marta known as her personal mother a “little one whisperer” and youngsters all the time “gravitate towards her.” The actress famous that she’s “making an attempt to emulate that in one of the best capability that I’ve been in a position to, and I feel Mama Rosa does that on this film. I’m happy with that as a result of I feel folks do consider that she is a mom of many children. Even when she’s not a organic mother, she’s a loving foster mother. You see that on display screen within the first film, and I feel you’ll see it as effectively within the sequel. I'm happy with my work for that cause as a result of it resonates with so many individuals, and it continues to encourage me. I feel these roles resonate in folks’s hearts and so they stick with you. If I get to try this to folks, it’s a job effectively completed.”
As she appears to be like forward, Marta is set to “carry on telling lovely tales.” She’s going to be stepping behind the digicam and directing her first brief movie this summer season in Spain. “I simply need to proceed to encourage folks with necessary tales and necessary characters that individuals can relate to and get impressed by something,” she instructed HollywoodLife. “The leisure enterprise is not only about I feel entertaining the world, however we will additionally carry some coronary heart into creating characters which have some social impression. I feel that’s necessary.” Shazam! Fury of the Gods might be launched on March 17 in theaters all over the place.
