![]() ![]() Getting into the headspace of a teenager was not the stickiest pickle Levi found himself in, instead, it was becoming like a kid seen in society today. ![]() “I wish I could say that I had to work really hard to tap into being an immature version of myself, but I have always been a manchild on some level,” said Levi. The DCU actor spoke about the challenges he faced playing a character less than half his age. “This is the only time in my career I’ve gotten paid to be a child,” quipped leading actor Zachary Levi in an interview with the FSView. While the movie has garnered the most admiration from fans for its efforts to bring back fun and youthful spirit to the superhero genre, “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” has also gained praise from its cast members. Since the announcement of a second film in the superhero franchise last year, trailers have boasted an action-packed two hours and ten minutes with a new trio of sister villains, the daughters of Atlas, and an exciting cameo with DC’s sweetheart, Wonder Woman. Sandberg’s visionary techniques, the superhero’s long-awaited big-screen debut hit major success at the box office and gained heavy praise from DC fans, leaving many hungry for more. “Shazam!” follows the story of orphaned 14-year-old Billy Batson who is given a magical gift by a wizard, allowing him to transform into an adult superhero anytime he utters the titular six-lettered word. But in 2019, DC pulled out what many saw as its ace in the sleeve, a red-caped crusader who lives in sunny Philidelphia, PA. After a failed attempt to rekindle the Justice League in their 2017 superhero-studded film and a 2020 sequel overload for the Wonder Woman franchise that left a 58% splat critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes, it seemed like DC had already shown its hand. Such events are generally staged so the idea of all the deaths is not so crushing.After Marvel’s latest successes with phase four of its MCU films and Disney+ spinoff shows, many wondered if DC had any firepower left to catch up to its comic book competitor. There is a certain amount of death and carnage that is assumed to happen in these types of movies where entire buildings fall. It reaches the point of comedy in the number of times Liu is shown seated on the head of the dragon waving a magic wand. Because there is so little going on, the majority of the movie is reduced to endless scenes of CGI characters marauding their way through town. Shazam still believes he’s not worthy but he must find the hero inside him to stop the sisters and a dragon. Henry Gayden (“Shazam!”) and Chris Morgan (“Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw”) wrote a mediocre script that seems to be more inspired by “Harry Potter” and “House of Dragon” than the original comic books. This leads to a battle to save the planet – or at least a hunk of Philadelphia. They are all needed when the daughters of Atlas – played by Lucy Liu and Helen Mirren (who have to be in financial problems to agree to roles so below their acting skills) – show up to cause chaos. This time he is surrounded by his family members who also have super powers. ![]() Shazam is the adult hero who teenager Billy Batson (Asher Angel) becomes when he shouts Shazam. His latest failure to grasp the super concept comes in “Shazam! Fury of the Gods.” After seeing this flop, there should be some moviegoers feeling their own fury. to Paul Rudd as Ant-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe – as Shazam. Then there is Zachary Levi – who is the answer for Warner Bros. ![]() was a perfect pick to play “Iron Man.” Gal Gadot brought a power and confidence to Wonder Woman that gave Warner Bros. The entire Marvel Cinematic Universe exists because Robert Downey Jr. (KGET) - Casting is critical when it comes to superhero movies. ![]()
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