Zachary Levi, the Shazam! star who is not any stranger to a controversial comment, has apparently awkwardly questioned the parameters of the continuing SAG-AFTRA strike.
On Thursday, a video of Levi onstage at Manchester Comedian-Con, which occurred within the U.Ok. final month, started circulating. Within the viral clip, Levi expresses joking frustration over the truth that he can’t focus on his previous work on Chuck, Tangled and the Shazam! movies with out outright naming these titles. “I’m not allowed to speak about…. That is so dumb,” he says to the gang. “I’m not allowed to speak about any of my earlier work. I’m not allowed to speak about motion pictures that I could also be a superhero in. I’m not allowed to speak about TV exhibits that I’ll have been a nerd who labored at a Greatest Purchase. I’m not allowed to speak about any animated princess motion pictures that I used to be unbelievable in — as the most effective prince ever! I’m not allowed to speak about these issues.”
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Levi’s remarks surfaced shortly after Arrow star Stephen Amell known as the strike “myopic” and “a reductive negotiating tactic” whereas attending GalaxyCon in Raleigh, North Carolina. After receiving backlash, the actor later clarified his feedback on Instagram, writing, “From an mental perspective, I perceive why we’re hanging, however that doesn’t imply it isn’t emotionally irritating on many ranges for all concerned” and requesting that “while you see me on a picket line please don’t whip any onerous fruit.”
Though Levi bemoaned the rules in what seems to be an try at humor, the actor has publicly acknowledged his assist for the actors strike. Earlier this month, he shared an Instagram video together with his ideas on the negotiation for a good contract with studios. “It’s all the time revenue over individuals and never the opposite approach round. So mark my phrases, if we don’t do one thing drastic proper now…we’re doing one thing very drastic, and we should be doing this very drastic factor,” Levi stated. “We should be hanging, we must always have executed this years in the past.”
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