Zachary Levy's most familiar character before Shazam was Vandal from the Thor series.
However, in Thor 3, the character was killed by Hela, the god of death.
After that, Levy starred in the DC movie Thunder Shazam! " got good reviews and box office, but he still had Marvel heroes he wanted to star in.
At the 2021 Dragon Comic-Con in Atlanta, Levy was asked if he wanted to star as another Marvel hero on the big screen.
Levy came up with several roles, starting with Deadpool, "I've wanted to play Deadpool for years. I'm really jealous of Ryan... He got the role. ”
"When you see someone who can do what you've always wanted to do and he's doing it well, you think, 'Great!' ”
He then added that his hair had become a little gray, so "Reed Richards is also very interesting."
He then went on to mention Spider-Man, "The superhero I can think of like this is Spider-Man, who is as brave, selfless and naïve as he [shazam]. ”
In the end, Levi also wanted to become a card king, "For a long time, I wanted to be a card king, and that was really great. He's always been my favorite X-Men. ”
"It seems like all my friends want to be Wolverine... I was also born in Louisiana, so I always felt, 'This is the guy!' ’”
"I always dreamed, oh my God maybe I can become a card king. And then, you know, that's impossible. ”
Although he failed to play the above Marvel hero, Shazam played by Levi is also very good.
Thunder Shazam 2 will be released in North America on June 2, 2023.