By Actor Zachary Levi broke through with the TV series “Chuck” and roles in films like “Thor: The Dark World,” “Office Uprising,” and “Tangled” before making his comic book debut in 2019’s “Shazam!”.
That film scored good reviews and was a solid hit, enough that it led to a sequel that flopped both with critics and at the box-office last year – though to be fair almost every DCEU feature failed in 2023.
More recently Levi made headlines for endorsing Donald Trump for U.S. President, saying he’s committing “career suicide” in “very, very liberal” Hollywood by making that endorsement.
Now, a source for THR that has known Levi for years says that the way “Shazam” sadly didn’t result in successful leading man roles for him may have led to him leaving Hollywood:
“When he was cast as Shazam, it was literally his dream. He thought this was his ticket to being The Rock or Chris Evans. But it didn’t happen for him, and he’s bitter about that.”
Levi appeared in big roles in ensembles like “Spy Kids: Armageddon,” “Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget” and “The Mauritanian” but arguably his biggest post-“Shazam” role has been in “Harold and the Purple Crayon” which underwhelmed at the box-office and had negative reviews.
The actor has reportedly left Los Angeles to live on a cattle ranch in Texas and is now focused on starring in faith-based projects which appeal to his conservative fanbase. Levi isn’t expected to reprise his role as Shazam in DC Studios’ new DC Universe.
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