‘Shazam!’ Star Zachary Levi Defends James Gunn & Peter Safran Amid Backlash
deadline.comShazam! star Zachary Levi is coming to the defense of new DC Studios bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran. Both came under fire recently after it was revealed that Gunn is penning a new Superman movie and that Henry Cavill won’t be returning as the Man of Steel, as well as other DC changes.
The decision to recast Superman brought some anxiety about other DC characters. Dwayne Johnson announced Tuesday that Black Adam won’t be part of the first phase of DC’s new plans.
Levi shared his thoughts Thursday in an Instagram Live video, urging fans to trust Gunn and Safran’s vision for the DC universe and not believe in “conjecture and rumor mills”. “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.
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