{"id":164520,"date":"2022-12-21T20:05:10","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T20:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/shazam-star-zachary-levi-responds-to-claim-hes-being-recast-amid-dc-universe-shakeup-deadline\/"},"modified":"2022-12-21T20:05:10","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T20:05:10","slug":"shazam-star-zachary-levi-responds-to-claim-hes-being-recast-amid-dc-universe-shakeup-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/shazam-star-zachary-levi-responds-to-claim-hes-being-recast-amid-dc-universe-shakeup-deadline\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Shazam!’ Star Zachary Levi Responds To Claim He’s Being Recast Amid DC Universe Shakeup \u2013 Deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\tZachary Levi is clearing claims from fans that he is being recast as Shazam!<\/em> amid the DC Universe shakeup following Peter Safran and James Gunn taking over as co-heads.<\/p>\n

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\tA fan on Twitter claimed to be \u201cangry\u201d<\/a> that the Chuck<\/em> alum wasn’t going to be the superhero anymore as they believed \u201che was the perfect casting choice.\u201d The Shazam! enthusiast also added that Levi and Gunn are \u201cclose friends.\u201d Another Twitter user quoted the aforementioned tweet and added, \u201cI want this not to be true because his Shazam is he ONE thing in the DCEU I would absolutely throw hands for to protect. @ZacharyLevi is perfection.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\tLevi saw the previous interaction and clarified his current status at DC tweeting, \u201cOooh, I really wouldn’t go believing everything you see on the internet. I’m Gucci, Ash. We’re all Gucci.”<\/p>\n

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\tLevi stars in the sequel Shazam! Fury of the Gods<\/em> where he reprises his role of the superhero.<\/p>\n

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\tFans of the DC properties have worried about the future of their favorite actors in superhero costumes as a new era of the universe is drawn up by Gunn and Safran. After making a special cameo on Black Man<\/em>, Henry Cavill returned donning the Superman costume and teased his return to the DC Universe as the Man of Steel. However, Cavill’s return was under the previous regime and the new heads of DC have other plans for Superman that didn’t include him and confirmed that his \u201cturn to wear the cape has passed.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\tGunn is penning a new Superman film and is casting a younger actor for the lead role.<\/p>\n

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\tA third installation of the Wonder Woman<\/em> franchise was also recently shot down leading to Patty Jenkins exiting the DC Universe. Gal Gadot hinted about sharing Wonder Woman’s \u201cnext chapter\u201d with fans and Gunn said the actor had not been \u201cbooted\u201d either.<\/p>\n

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\tThe latest shakeup at DC is that Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson will not be reprising his Black Adam role in a sequel for now as the character \u201cwill not be in their first chapter of storytelling.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n