Zachary Levi on His Future as Shazam After DC Shakeup (Exclusive)
etonline.comZachary Levi is opening up about his DC future. ET's Ash Crossan spoke to the 42-year-old star, who addressed his franchise's future under DC's new leadership.James Gunn and Peter Safran were hired as the new co-chairs and co-CEOs of DC Films, a newly formed division at WB.
Back in December, reported the duo's planned shakeup of its existing franchises. Gunn responded on Twitter, writing of the report, «Some of it is true, some of it is half-true, some of it is not true, & some of it we haven’t decided yet whether it's true or not.» «Listen, I've talked to Peter a good bit, we're gonna talk more on this tour.
Certainly, the idea is to continue the character, this world,» Levi told ET. «It's a really enjoyable extension of the DCU. It has DNA that a lot of the other characters and extensions don't necessarily have because we are a more family [movie]... [That] kind of franchise comes with a lot of fun.
It's a throwback to… stuff like and and all those things that evoke that kind of adventure in you.»Levi added that «the idea is to keep» the franchise going, adding that they'll have «a better shot of making more in the future» if audiences turn out to see the new film.David F.
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