Many fans and critics saw “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” as a refreshingly silly antidote to years of dark DC Comics movies, but the film was unable to attract a significance audience at the box office.
(The 2023 film grossed $133 million globally against a budget of around $100 million outside marketing costs.) Many cited the film’s underperformance as more proof that the DC Universe needs a creative overhaul under new co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran.Zachary Levi, who reprised his role as Captain Marvel in the sequel, is still trying to figure out why the film didn’t resonate.
In a new appearance on The FilmUp Podcast, Levi said that he was struck by the difference between audience and critics’ reviews of the film.“I don’t know what the future holds for it all because, unfortunately, the second movie was not as well received,” Levi said.
“The audience score is still quite good,…
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