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EXCLUSIVE: New Line Cinema is negotiating with Zachary Levi to star in Spy Guys, and it has just set Jeff Tomsic to direct the script by Adam Sztykiel. That puts the action comedy on a fast track as the aim here is to get the movie made before Levi reprises in the Shazam! sequel, which New Line is also…

Channeling his Shazam! character in a red suit, host Zachary Levi used his opening monologue at the MTV Movie & TV Awards to poke fun at celebrities but also empower young viewers.. Levi started off with an awards show monologue trope of jokes about nominees. “Sandra Bullock is nominated for Bird Box, quite literally…

His DC/WB superhero film spent two weeks atop the box office chart this month, and now Zachary Levi has another reason to grin. The Shazam! star is set to host the 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards. The cable net also said today that its kudos show is set for June 17 at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. Categories and nominees…

Warner Bros/New Line's Shazam! has been confirmed for a China release on April 5. That's day-and-date with the DC pic's domestic release and comes during a lucrative period at Middle Kingdom turnstiles. April 5 kicks off the Qingming Festival, also known as Tomb Sweeping Day. The holiday was an extra boon for WB's Read…

Zachary Levi, who stars in DC and Warner Bros.’ upcoming Shazam, put the film in Hollywood screenwriting terms for the hundreds of fans who crowded into his panel session at New York Comic-Con’s SYFY Wire Live Stage. “It’s Big meets Superman,” Levi said. "There's levity built into it … It's not that it skews younger…

Zachary Levi walked onstage Saturday at Comic-Con with a Guinness (which he said Jason Momoa gave him) to introduce the first official trailer for Shazam! It seemed appropriate considering the comedic superhero tone of Warner Bros’ upcoming DC pic, which could very well be the standout movie of the panel…or even all…

Disney Channel has ordered a third season of Tangled: The Series, its animated adventure comedy starring Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi. The move comes three weeks ahead of the Season 2 premiere of the show, whose new chapter is titled Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure. Along with Moore and Levi as Rapunzel and Eugene, the…

Zachary Levi, most known for his role as the title character in NBC’s Chuck, is now taking on the titular role in New Line’s upcoming DC superhero film Shazam! Directed by David F. Sandberg, the story centers on teenager Billy Batson, who can transform into an adult superhero by saying the name "Shazam!”, which…

Chuck alum Zachary Levi has joined the cast of Psych: The Movie, USA Network’s two-hour holiday movie based on the hit series Psych. Levi will play Thin White Duke, a ruthless, mysterious and dashing villain of the highest order. The film, from Universal Cable Productions, hails from Psych creator Steve Frank and will…

Zachary Levi will host Syfy’s second annual Syfy Presents Live From Comic-Con, Syfy announced today. The three-night broadcast July 20-22, produced by Wilshire Studios, will air at 11 PM ET/PT and take the genre-focused fest to “fans across the U.S.,” says Syfy. In addition to hosting, Levi is an exec producer (along…

Zachary Levi, who starred in Disney’s Tangled and NBC’s revival series Heroes Reborn, has moved from CAA to UTA. Perhaps best known for starring as the title character for five seasons on NBC’s Chuck, Levi next will co-star opposite Anna Paquin and Sarah Gadon in the forthcoming Netflix and CBC miniseries Alias Grace…

Given how successful Disney’s Tangled was, this one probably won’t need to grow on you (get it?). It’s the first teaser for Tangled: The Series, the upcoming Disney Channel toon set between the events of the feature film and the start of the 2012 short film Tangled Ever After. As the show picks up, we find Rapunzel…