Zachary Levi and David F. Sandberg on pooping in a super-suit and the hero we need right now.
This article originally appeared in theDen of Geekmagazine distributed at MCM Comic-Con and contains details and minor spoilers forShazam!
Zachary Levi andDen of Geekare giggling about wee.
You need assistants just to unzip your groinal area, to get to take a leak.
Were laughing because theres actually a moment in trailer that references this very issue (Superpowers?
I dont even know how to pee in this thing!
But hes still 14 inside.
How do you go live life and still get to be a kid?
Thats not a bad thing.
ActuallyShazam!Might just be the hero we need right now.
I had to read up on it first.
What kid doesnt dream of being Superman?
Certainly Shazams powers are notably similar to Supes but his background really isnt.
A re-cap for the uninitiated then.
At its heart, it really is a film for all audiences.
Though as Sandberg agrees, that doesnt mean its a straight up comedy.
Funny things are funnier if you have some moments of depth as well, he says.
That makes you feel more for the character as well, if they go through some pretty emotional stuff.
I dont know, he says humbly.
Just having a job is always a good thing, he laughs.
But the job actually found me, in a lot of respects.
It turned out that I did end up being the right guy for the job.
Once I found myself in the job, I couldnt have been more grateful for it.
These roles come around very seldom.
To be the title character of a superhero franchise is like winning the lottery seven times over.
The whole thing, it continues to be very surreal, and Im beyond grateful for it.
From our chats with Levi and Sandberg we can see why hes a great fit.
He just felt like a big kid.
They look somewhat similar, Sandberg says.
You could believe that Asher would grow up to be him.
For Levi the trick was not overthinking things.
But all that said, Im still very much a nearly 40-year-old adult.
Life gets complicated and jaded, and its very easy for us to lose that naivete.
I found myself in a few scenes here and there thinking, OK, what are the stakes here?
He would just be reacting to whatever is going on!
I would say that we might be the most self-aware of any DC movie, Levi explains.
He knows all about Aquaman and Wonder Woman and Batman and Superman.
Does that mean we can expect even more Easter Eggs for the wider DCEU to look out for?
But I cant spoil them!
laughs Sandberg, though hes not giving any more away despite our efforts to persuade him.
It felt like we were all on the same page.
Yeah, its been a very smooth process so far.
And if they can fit together in a larger sense, then theyll make a run at do that.
Reports for a time hinted that Henry Cavills Superman was set to make a cameo at some point inShazam!
(possibly in a post-credits sequence) though this too looks to be off the table.
But that certainly doesnt rule out further adventures for Batson and his grown-up alter-ego.
Sandberg says there are definitely places hed like to take Shazam, and not just him alone, either.
They have such a great dynamic, you know?
Theyve got that Goonies kind of feel to them.
Its a story about redemption and finding family, even where you least expect it.
Its full of heart, and full of levity and action and fun.
I would gladly don that suit and do the same thing again!
Shazam!opens in UK cinemas on 5 April 2019
