Almost no one looked Shazam: Fury of the Gods. The film was a real disaster at the box office (which ChatGPT hilarious blamed on Black Widow and Covid), so far only earning $100 million worldwide against its $125 million budget. However, many people are watching actor Zachary Levi’s meltdown following the failure of Shazam 2 — Which one is something, at least. And like Slate says it, the drama might be more entertaining than the movie itself.

Almost all of the conversation surrounding the film centers on Zachary Levi’s now public meltdown rather than the quality of Shazam: Fury of the Gods. Posts on reel world, pajiba, and others follow Levi’s antics, while very few have bothered to talk about the film outside of this bizarre context. To make a pretty simple comparison, Levi’s rants and protests online got about three times more attention (as measured by views and likes) than his posts promoting the movie’s release.

Ingredients to Zachary Levi’s Meltdown Started With Blaming Levi Dwayne The Rock Johnson for the failure of Shazam 2. In a now-defunct Instagram story, Levi said Johnson refused to allow Shazam to appear in a scene after the credits of black adam — choose to appear Henry Cavill‘s Superman instead, despite the fact that Shazam is traditionally Black Adam’s adversary in the comics. Levi argues that this crossover would have boosted the film’s awareness, improving its box office returns.

The climax of Zachary Levi’s meltdown can be seen in a recent Instagram video, which features the Shazam The actor sang a surprisingly impressive rendition of Journey’s song ‘Lights’ before asking his audience to donate to his friend’s mental health charity and then thanking fans who watched his film multiple times . He then claims that everyone loved the movie, which scored 51% on Rotten Tomatoes. He then compares the film to The Gooniestells people who haven’t seen the film that they should see it, and expresses confidence in “the bosses above me” that they will do something to fix the current situation surrounding the film.

All in all, it’s a surprisingly upbeat message for someone whose movie did worse than any other. CC film to date, having a lower domestic gross so far than any DC Universe film in addition to the much maligned Wonder Woman 1984 (which was released day and date on HBO Max due to Covid). However, his rambling cadence and almost manic expression suggest he’s not doing quite as well as he lets on.

The drama surrounding Levi seems to have garnered more attention online than the movie itself.

Of course, black adam itself wasn’t exactly a box office hit – a fact that reportedly led James Gunn to ax both The Rock and Henry Cavill of the DCU. While more visibility is always good for a movie, it’s far from certain that a brief post-credit scene in a failed movie with dark themes would have done much to make people want to see the movie. family movie. Shazam 2.

While it’s always hard to watch something fail with your blood, sweat, and tears, it would probably do Zachary Levi well to step away from social media and let things play out without his commentary.