Shazam! star Zachary Levi addresses the rumors of James Gunn’s recasting; says, ‘It is unbelievably laughable’

DC Universe is currently undergoing rapid changes ever since James Gunn become the new co-head of DC. As you might already know, Henry Cavill who was previously fired from DC returned as the Man of Steel for Dwayne The Rock starrer Black Adam. However, shortly after Gunn took his position Cavill posted that he would not be returning as Superman after all. According to the reports, the makers fired the actor as they were looking for a younger actor for the role in the next Superman movie that will focus on the early years of the superhero’s life. This resulted in a lot of backlashes and James Gunn addressed the whole thing on his Twitter a few days ago.

James Gunn

Now, Shazam! Star Zachary Levi has also addressed the whole thing and asked the viewers to be patient on an Instagram live session recently. “I’m not the boss, I have no idea what the heck is ultimately going on, but I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt that… Listen, I loved Walter Hamada. I loved him as a boss, I love him as a human being, and I hope to work with him wherever he goes. But I couldn’t have hand-chosen two better people to be the people that are now helping to guide where the DC Universe is going… You have no idea the reasonings behind any of the decisions that are going on. The amount of conjecture and rumor mill and drama and nonsense that keeps getting spun around out there on Instagram and Twitter is laughable. It is unbelievably laughable… So I would just say be patient and give them some space and some time to try and really make something special. And I think something that DC deserves to have, and something that [Zack] Snyder tried to do and it just didn’t ultimately materialize guys,” said the actor in a part of his Instagram Live.

Shazam star Zachary Levi

The actor also talked about his upcoming movie, the sequel to Shazam, which is releasing in March 2023 and said, “At this point right now, I’m still that character. I have not had any outgoing conversations with the bosses. We have a movie that’s literally coming out in March,” Levi continued. “…I have no idea what’s going to ultimately happen to me. I think I’m in a pretty good position…”