American actor Lucy Liu has been roped in to play the role of a villain in the upcoming DC Comics adaptation `Shazam! Fury of the Gods`. According to Variety, Liu, who is best known for her roles in `Elementary` and `Why Women Kill`, has been cast as the black hat character named Kalypso, the sister of Helen Mirren`s villainous character Hespera.

Mirren`s character Hespera and Liu`s character Kalypso will be seen playing the daughters of the Greek God named Atlas, who is one of the sources of Shazam`s powers, holding the stamina of Atlas, as well as the power of Zeus, the strength of Hercules, the wisdom of Solomon, the speed of Mercury and the courage of Achilles.