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.

Counted as other. The films the hosts said they were tied to, which the two lists below run through too: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). 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.

The Avengers (2012): 1 line

  1. programming (programming) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they were tied to as Star-Lord casting contender (now Shazam): The Avengers ⇒ Guardians of the Galaxy (the host's read). Thanos' Chitauri subcontracting sets up the cosmic films; Guardians is next on their Marvel list.
    “We're gonna we're gonna cover Peter movie soon.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Avengers · 1:34:57 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

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

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017): 4 lines

  1. craft (craft) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they were tied to as Star-Lord casting contender (now Shazam): Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (the host's read). Vol. 2 used a brightly blue Yondu and a bright Milano interior to dodge the washed-out look of the first film's color grading.
    “He's just smart about working in, like, I'm going to make his skin so bright blue.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 0:25:17 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (lineage) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they were tied to as Star-Lord casting contender (now Shazam): Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (the host's read). The sequel deepens Yondu's relationship with Quill so the first film's scene reads differently in retrospect.
    “Knowing what you know about their relationship that you learn in the sequel, you know, colors this scene a little bit more”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:26:31 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  3. lineage (lineage) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they were tied to as Star-Lord casting contender (now Shazam): Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (the host's read). The sequel doubles down on Yondu's arrow by building its best action sequence around it.
    “And then that the 2nd movie doubles down on it with like building its best action sequence around the era.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:42:42 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  4. lineage (lineage) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they were tied to as Star-Lord casting contender (now Shazam): Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (the host's read). Vol. 2 is the movie that develops Nebula's backstory with Gamora; this film is about Quill and dads in embryo.
    “Because 2 is the one that's gonna, you know, is trying to win you over to Nebula.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:43:46 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Captain Marvel (2019): 2 lines

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they were tied to as Star-Lord casting contender (now Shazam): Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Captain Marvel (the host's read). As a prequel, Captain Marvel brings back Guardians characters Ronan (Lee Pace) and Korath (Djimon Hounsou).
    “this is, of course, a prequel, so their characters appear in this film again.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:43:32 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  2. craft (craft) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they were tied to as Star-Lord casting contender (now Shazam): Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Captain Marvel (the host's read). The Flarkin cat in Captain Marvel is a version of the Drax metaphor joke, but this film's joke lands better thanks to the cut to his face.
    “And you know, you know, the cat in Captain Marvel is like a version of this joke.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:46:06 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Ant-Man (2015): 1 line

  1. programming (programming) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they were tied to as Star-Lord casting contender (now Shazam): Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Ant-Man (the host's read). After Guardians' success with unknown characters, Ant-Man was an easy next gamble.
    “you do Ant-Man after that because you're just like, yeah, let's do Ant-Man.”
    The Big Picture · The Past, Present, and Future of Superhero Movies | The Big Picture (Ep. 35) · 0:17:03 · Jason Concepcion (0.40 sure it was them)

Sonic the Hedgehog (upcoming film): 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they were tied to as Star-Lord casting contender (now Shazam): Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Sonic the Hedgehog (upcoming film) (the host's read). The new Sonic design looks like it copied Rocket's design.
    “I also think they copied Rocket's design for the new Sonic.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 0:32:18 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

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)