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Movie Review – American Underdog (2021)

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American Underdog, 2021. Directed by Jon Erwin and Anthony Erwin. Starring Zachary Levi, Anna Paquin, Dennis Quaid, Hayden Zaller, Bryce Bruckbauer, Beau Hart, Ser’Darius Blain, Chance Kelly, Simeon Castille, Bruce McGill, Adam Baldwin, Cindy Hogan, Nicholas Harris, Steven Chester Prince, Dean Denton, and Kevin Downes. SYNOPSIS: The story of NFL MVP and Hall of Fame […]

Movie Review – The Mauritanian (2021)

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The Mauritanian, 2021. Directed by Kevin Macdonald. Starring Tahar Rahim, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jodie Foster, Shailene Woodley and Zachary Levi. SYNOPSIS: Accused of recruiting terrorists for the 9/11 attacks, Mohamedou Ould Slahi is held without being charged for over a decade in the infamous Guantanamo Bay facility. In the wake of a globally tragic event, fear […]

Trailer for terrorism drama The Mauritanian starring Jodie Foster, Tahar Rahim, Benedict Cumberbatch and Shailene Woodley

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STX Films has debuted a trailer, poster and images for director Kevin Macdonald’s upcoming drama The Mauritanian. Based on Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s bestselling memoir Guantanamo Diary, it stars Tahar Rahim, Jodie Foster, Zachary Levi, Saamer Usmani, Shailene Woodley, and Benedict Cumberbatch; take a look here… Captured by the U.S. Government, Mohamedou Ould Slahi (Tahar Rahim) […]

Zachary Levi’s The Unbreakable Boy adds Jacob Laval in lead role and fills out supporting cast

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The Unbreakable Boy with Zachary Levi (Shazam!) has just rounded out its supporting cast. According to Deadline, Jacob Laval (The Plot Against America) has been cast in the lead role in the film from writer/director Joe Gunn. The Unbreakable Boy is based on the novel The Unbreakable Boy: A Father’s Fear, a Son’s Courage, and a […]

Zachary Levi thought he wouldn’t be considered for Shazam because of Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam casting

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Back in 2019, director David F. Sandberg brought the DC superhero Shazam! to the big screen with Zachary Levi taking on the titular role. However, during an appearance on the Nerdbot podcast, Levi admitted that he thought that he wouldn’t be considered for the title role in Shazam! because of Dwayne Johnson and the comic book […]

Shazam! Fury of the Gods targeting early 2021 production start

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During DC’s online event DC Fandome, the title of David F. Sandberg’s upcoming Shazam! sequel was revealed to be Shazam! Fury of the Gods with a November 2022 release date, but no word came on when the film might begin production. Now lead star Zachary Levi has said he believes production will commence sometime in the early months of […]

Zachary Levi to play NFL star Kurt Warner in American Underdog

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Shazam! star Zachary Levi has signed on to portray NFL Hall of Famer Kurt Warner in a biopic from Lionsgate entitled American Underdog: The Kurt Warner Story. Based on interviews with Warner and his memoir All Things Possible: My Story of Faith, Football, and the First Miracle Season, the film is being directed and produced […]

Zachary Levi hopes that Shazam and Black Adam will have “epic fights” in the future

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Zachary Levi, the star of Shazam!, hopes that his character and Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam can have some “epic fights” in the future. Now that a Shazam 2 release date has been confirmed, fans are starting to look forward to future storylines with the DC character. Dwayne Johnson has been slated to debut as the […]

Zachary Levi and Cole Sprouse to star in musical comedy Undercover

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Shazam! star Zachary Levi has revealed over his Instagram he and Cole Sprouse (Riverdale) will star together in a musical comedy titled Undercover for Lionsgate to be directed by Steve Pink (Hot Tub Time Machine). Undercover will see Levi play the role of Jack, “a down-on-his-luck rocker-turned-father, who, to make ends meet, secretly joins a group of […]

Zachary Levi joins Guantánamo legal drama Prisoner 760

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Shazam! star Zachary Levi has signed on to appear alongside Jodie Foster (Hotel Artemis), Benedict Cumberbatch (Avengers: Endgame), Shailene Woodley (Big Little Lies) and Tahar Rahim (Mary Magdalene) in the Guantánamo Bay drama Prisoner 760. Directed by Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland) and based upon Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s memoir Guantánamo Diary, the legal […]