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Shazam! Star Zachary Levi Says Jason Momoa Literally Took Him Under His Wing Plus a New Image

Published Mon, 18 Feb 2019 10:25:59 -0600

Last updated Mon, 18 Feb 2019 14:27:50 -0600

The DC universe has once again found itself in a healthier state. It was like timeframe between the release of Wonder Woman and Justice League, but ever since the latter underperformed and got a critical mauling, people have been wondering what the future holds for this franchise. Then Aquaman came along and became a massive hit. Now, everyone is a little more positive about the future going forward and DC has found itself in a similar position. They had once massive hit and less than a year later they have another movie on the way. If Shazam! does well it could prove that the DC universe has finally stabilized.

For star Zachary Levi, this isn't the first time he's been in a superhero movie. He played Fandral in the latter two Thor movies for Marvel but the character met his end in Thor: Ragnarok. Empire shared a new image from Shazam! while Levi explained that he felt a bit cheated when it came to the fate of his Thor character.

"I just don't think those characters were quite utilised to the best of their abilities," he tells Empire in the April 2019 issue. "Thor and the Warriors Three could have been a really cool little trilogy of team movies, and we didn't really have that much impact. Particularly not in Ragnarok – I mean, I didn't even have a line."

He has his own franchise now and looking forward to the future. While there aren't any plans currently for another Justice League movie, Levi is very much hoping he could join the team someday and detailed meeting Jason Momoa at San Diego Comic-Con.

"I hope I get to be part of the Justice League," he says of his hopes for Shazam's continuation. "At San Diego, Jason Momoa quite literally took me under his wing, put his arm around me and was like, 'Welcome to the family.'"

Thus far people seem pretty excited for Shazam! and it's tone looks so different from anything we've seen from DC. That variety of tone and genre is the thing that will give this franchise life. They stuck one landing so now it's time to see if they can stick another.

Summary: A boy is given the ability to become an adult superhero in times of need with a single magic word.

Shazam!, directed by David F. Sandberg, stars Zachary Levi, Mark Strong, Grace Fulton, Faithe Herman, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Asher Angel, and will be written by Henry Gayden and Darren Lemke. It will be released on April 5th, 2019.

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