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Zachary Levi finally speaks up and shares his sentiments regarding the recent happenings at DC Studios, the future ofShazam, and what he thinks about the previous DC Extended Universe. There have been hints that he might stick around in the new era of DC, and in a social media post, Levi defended James Gunn and Peter Safran.
Levi is all cozied up eating seaweed chips and drinking root beer as he addresses the new state of the studio on hisInstagram. There has been a lot of buzz in the past few weeks about Gunn obliterating Henry Cavill’s Superman and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s Black Adam despite their efforts in bringing the characters back on screen.
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Zachary Levi On DC Studios And Shazam: Fury Of The Gods
TheShazamactor started his statement by acknowledging that he is aware of the chatters going around on social media.
“I’ve seen a lot of chatter. I’ve seen a lot of people online saying so many things, and a lot of those things are just blatantly false, just blatantly wrong takes.”
He admitted not knowing everything that was happening backstage, and professed his admiration for Walter Hamada, but also defended the company’s decision to install new CEOs, Gunn and Safran.
The actor also talked aboutShazamand hyped up fans for the upcoming sequel next year:
“I’m so grateful to play Shazam… At this point, I’m still that character. I’ve not had any outgoing conversations with the bosses. We have a movie that is literally coming out in March, and guys, it’s even better than the first one, and the first one was really fucking good. I think you are really going to enjoy the next Shazam: Fury of the Gods.”
Finally, Levi noted that while his movie is not “as dark and as brooding” as other DC movies out there,Shazamis supposed to be fun. He hopes that fans would give themselves the luxury to enjoy it. “Whether it succeeds or doesn’t succeed, I will trust James Gunn and Peter Safran,” Levi also added.
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On DC Extended Universe In Comparison To Marvel Cinematic Universe
It is inevitable for anyone not to make any comparison between the two giant franchises. After all, they are the ones dominating the box office. Despite showing his complete support for DC, Levi wishes that the team would try to reach a much larger audience as Marvel Studios did.
“Up until this point there have been DC movies that made some happy… but they are not tapping into the larger audience. Marvel was very successful in that, bringing as many people to the table.”
Levi also noted that he has no idea what is going to happen to his character, but he believes that it is in a good position. However, he also does not hold on too tight to the franchise in case the studio decides to let it go, once and for all.
TheShazamstar concludes that Gunn did a great job with theGuardians of the GalaxyandThe Suicide Squad. “He understands comic books, guys, he understands world-building,” adds Levi.
Shazam! Fury of the Godswill arrive in theaters on June 09, 2025.
Source:Cosmic Book News
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