Shazam believes he can fly, and lead actor Zachary Levi more than believes in the franchise potential for the lesser-known DC superhero.The “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” actor revealed to Entertainment Tonight that the sequel film, in theaters December 21, had “more time and more budget” than its 2019 predecessor in part due to the “untested” waters of focusing on a tween boy who gains superpowers and is transformed into an adult, no spider bite or Krypton origin story included.“The first one was kind of untested.
Not a lot of people knew who Shazam was,” Levi explained.
“More people knew Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, all that stuff.
We were this kind of little engine that could, and everyone was wondering how would the movie do.
Then we did quite well, so now there’s more faith in us as a franchise.”The actor continued, “Warner Bros.
has been so supportive.
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