Zachary Levi

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q139638: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only person by that name on Wikidata.

No film of theirs is counted: acting and studio count only when asked for, so what they drew on and who drew on them comes only from the lines with them at one end. Count them as actor (3 films) instead.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

No line says they, or a film of theirs, drew on anything.

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

No line says anything drew on them or a film of theirs.

What the speakers said they did

Acting (3) everyone in acting

Other (1) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

career (1)

  1. career (career): Zachary Levi → John Krasinski. Miles says sitcom stars can transform, from Chuck to a buff Shazam, and Jim from The Office to a horror movie and a Michael Bay film.
    “I never expected Jim from the office to like, you know, make a sound horror movie and also become buff for like a Michael Bay film”
    The Big Picture · 'Shazam!’ and the Future of the DCEU With David F. Sandberg | Interview · 0:11:31 · Miles Surrey (0.80 sure it was them)

industry (1)

  1. industry (industry): Zachary Levi → Chuck. Levi had to step down as Fandral in Thor 1 because Chuck got a last-second fourth-season renewal.
    “Had to step down from playing Fangel for the 1st movie because of Chuck's unexpected last second, 4th season renewal.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Thor: The Dark World · 0:22:59 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Zachary Levi: Miles's cast-a-sitcom-star bit ends with Adam Scott as Galactus.
    “if Adam Scott were cast as Galactus”
    The Big Picture · 'Shazam!’ and the Future of the DCEU With David F. Sandberg | Interview · 0:12:12 · Miles Surrey (0.55 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Zachary Levi: Sandberg had never seen Chuck, which he counts as an advantage.
    “I'd never seen Chuck, which is probably a good thing because that meant I didn't have any preconceived notions.”
    The Big Picture · 'Shazam!’ and the Future of the DCEU With David F. Sandberg | Interview · 0:30:45 · David F. Sandberg (0.95 sure it was them)
  3. fun, about Zachary Levi: He first auditioned for a different character; Sandberg saw the tape and knew he was Shazam.
    “He was actually auditioning for a different character.”
    The Big Picture · 'Shazam!’ and the Future of the DCEU With David F. Sandberg | Interview · 0:31:25 · David F. Sandberg (0.95 sure it was them)
  4. fun, about Zachary Levi: Sandberg on what made Levi right: adult actors dumb down to play kids, Levi carries the enthusiasm instead.
    “a lot of actors, you know, if they're adults, they dumb themselves down, you know, to play a kid”
    The Big Picture · 'Shazam!’ and the Future of the DCEU With David F. Sandberg | Interview · 0:31:46 · David F. Sandberg (0.95 sure it was them)