VIDEO: Zachary Levi accused James Gunn of “nepotism”

Zachary Levi on if he could return in James Gunn’s DCU in a new role like Sean Gunn. Zachary Levi jokes about James Gunn “nepotism”. 

“When you’re the brother of the guy who runs DC, I guess you get to play who you want.”

The interviewer went on to ask if Levi would be interested in returning but as a new character. He cites Jason Momoa returning, though that hasn’t been 100% confirmed anywhere, and also Sean Gunn. Levi seemed slightly confused by Sean Gunn and even said he wasn’t established in the DC universe. Levi says he was established in Marvel but not in DC. However, the interviewer points out Sean Gunn’s brief cameo appearance in The Suicide Squad as Calendar Man and possibly the motion capture work for Weasel while saying he was recently confirmed as Max Lord. Levi replies with what was probably supposed to be a joke, but no one will take it as one, “When you’re the brother of the guy who runs DC, I guess you get to play who you want.”

The first film is one of the better films that have come out of this version of the DC universe (don’t @ me), so this sequel had a lot further to fall, and fall it did. It wasn’t terrible, but it also wasn’t very good, and its box office reflected that. It underperformed and now seemed like a warning for all of the other DC movies set to come out this year. Right now, Aquaman is trying to be the only success story, but early numbers are not looking promising. This has been a bummer for the actors involved because there was this lingering knowledge that they likely wouldn’t have a job after this film, and fans were less inclined to get invested in characters they would likely never see again. We are reaching the end of this road, and people want to know what these actors think, and some of them are talking.

ComicBook.com spoke to Zachary Levi about his new movie Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, where he was asked if there have been any conversations about where Shazam could go next. After admitting he had not had any conversations and those decisions being above his paygrade, he gushed over the character and how much he loved both Shazam! films. “I’m really proud of both films. I really think the second film was, in some respects, better than the first. And the first was really good. I’m really proud of both of them.”