Zachary Levi says ‘Shazam!’ sequel flopped because of “insanely unkind” reviews
nme.comShazam! Fury Of The Gods’ poor reception.Directed by David F. Sandberg, the DC sequel received a mixed response from critics, earning a score of 49 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes.
The film went on to perform poorly, grossing $134million at the global box office, compared to $367million for the 2019 original.Speaking on The FilmUp Podcast, Levi, who plays the lead role, defended Shazam!
Fury Of The Gods against the negativity, describing it as “a good darn movie”.Asked about the likelihood of seeing a sequel, Levi said: “As an experience, I really enjoyed making that movie and I really enjoyed playing that part.
I don’t know what the future holds for it all, because, unfortunately, the second movie was not as well-received. The audience score is still quite good, but the critics score was, I don’t know, very oddly and perplexingly low, and people were insanely unkind.“Listen, I’ve been a part of things and as much as I wish that they were good, I know that they’re OK, I know they missed a lot.
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