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Trailer for terrorism drama The Mauritanian starring Jodie Foster, Tahar Rahim, Benedict Cumberbatch and Shailene Woodley

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STX Films has debuted a trailer, poster and images for director Kevin Macdonald’s upcoming drama The Mauritanian. Based on Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s bestselling memoir Guantanamo Diary, it stars Tahar Rahim, Jodie Foster, Zachary Levi, Saamer Usmani, Shailene Woodley, and Benedict Cumberbatch; take a look here…Captured by the U.S. Government, Mohamedou Ould Slahi (Tahar Rahim) languishes […]

Zachary Levi’s The Unbreakable Boy adds Jacob Laval in lead role and fills out supporting cast

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The Unbreakable Boy with Zachary Levi (Shazam!) has just rounded out its supporting cast. According to Deadline, Jacob Laval (The Plot Against America) has been cast in the lead role in the film from writer/director Joe Gunn.The Unbreakable Boy is based on the novel The Unbreakable Boy: A Father’s Fear, a Son’s Courage, and a Story […]

Zachary Levi thought he wouldn’t be considered for Shazam because of Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam casting

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Back in 2019, director David F. Sandberg brought the DC superhero Shazam! to the big screen with Zachary Levi taking on the titular role.However, during an appearance on the Nerdbot podcast, Levi admitted that he thought that he wouldn’t be considered for the title role in Shazam! because of Dwayne Johnson and the comic book portrayals […]

Shazam! Fury of the Gods targeting early 2021 production start

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During DC’s online event DC Fandome, the title of David F. Sandberg’s upcoming Shazam! sequel was revealed to be Shazam! Fury of the Gods with a November 2022 release date, but no word came on when the film might begin production. Now lead star Zachary Levi has said he believes production will commence sometime in the early months of […]

Zachary Levi to play NFL star Kurt Warner in American Underdog

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Shazam! star Zachary Levi has signed on to portray NFL Hall of Famer Kurt Warner in a biopic from Lionsgate entitled American Underdog: The Kurt Warner Story.Based on interviews with Warner and his memoir All Things Possible: My Story of Faith, Football, and the First Miracle Season, the film is being directed and produced by […]

Zachary Levi hopes that Shazam and Black Adam will have “epic fights” in the future

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Zachary Levi, the star of Shazam!, hopes that his character and Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam can have some “epic fights” in the future.Now that a Shazam 2 release date has been confirmed, fans are starting to look forward to future storylines with the DC character. Dwayne Johnson has been slated to debut as the villain […]

Zachary Levi and Cole Sprouse to star in musical comedy Undercover

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Shazam! star Zachary Levi has revealed over his Instagram he and Cole Sprouse (Riverdale) will star together in a musical comedy titled Undercover for Lionsgate to be directed by Steve Pink (Hot Tub Time Machine).Undercover will see Levi play the role of Jack, “a down-on-his-luck rocker-turned-father, who, to make ends meet, secretly joins a group of young […]

Zachary Levi joins Guantánamo legal drama Prisoner 760

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Shazam! star Zachary Levi has signed on to appear alongside Jodie Foster (Hotel Artemis), Benedict Cumberbatch (Avengers: Endgame), Shailene Woodley (Big Little Lies) and Tahar Rahim (Mary Magdalene) in the Guantánamo Bay drama Prisoner 760.Directed by Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland) and based upon Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s memoir Guantánamo Diary, the legal drama […]

Zachary Levi thinks that Shazam can be the Guardians of the Galaxy of the DC Extended Universe

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Zachary Levi thinks that the upcoming Shazam film can fill a particular slot for the DCEU; one that, perhaps, Suicide Squad was supposed to fill, but obviously didn’t manage to.At last weekend’s Heroes & Villains Fan Fest in California, Zachary Levi took to the stage, and talked a bit what Shazam! brings to the table, […]

UPDATE: Shazam 2 officially announced at CCXP?

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UPDATE: According to Comic Book, the below information is inaccurate, and there was no official announcement about Shazam 2 during Brazil’s Comic Con Experience. Original story follows…Though it was already a certainty, Warner Bros. officially announced at CCXP that Shazam 2 is in development with Zachary Levi returning as the title superhero and David F. Sandberg […]