Here’s What We Learned On The Set Of DC’s ‘Shazam!’ Movie

Zachary Levi

-Before his audition for the role, Zachary Levi found it hard to believe that he was an actor they were looking at because he’s not a huge start or massive enough to stand next to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who had already been cast as the anti-hero Black Adam.

-He initially passed on Shazam! because he didn’t believe he had a shot of getting the role.

-He was contacted again for a different role in Shazam! and sent in a tape to the creative team.

-After viewing the tape, the studio thought he was very right for the role of Shazam. So, Levi did a camera test five days later, and then a day after that, David F. Sandberg called him saying he’s his Shazam.

-This is Zachary Levi’s dream job as a fellow superhero nerd.

-Levi spent some time with Asher Angel to get to know him, so that they could perfect playing the same character but in different bodies. The two actors found common ground in their self interests.

-He was worried about playing a 14-year-old that can turn into an adult that has the wisdom of Solomon, but still acts like a teenager.

-Geoff Johns sent Levi a bunch of Shazam! comics for inspiration. The actor felt more connected with the Kingdom Come version of the character than the New 52 version.

-The actor was happy that his character in the Thor franchise was killed off in Ragnarok because he now gets to play Shazam in his own movie.

You can check out the full interview with Zachary Levi here.