Zachary Levi stated something that Twitter’s taking as an anti-vax position — which might spell problem for Warner Bros. Discovery … ’cause he’s got a hit film to promote.
The star — who plays the lead in the “Shazam!” franchise — responded to a concern positioned on the bird app by Lyndon Wood, who asked … “Do you agree or not, that Pfizer is a real danger to the world?” ZL’s action made no bones about how he feels, “Hardcore agree.”
Hardcore concur. 😐 https://t.co/goeEf5UQ5s
— Zachary Levi (@ZacharyLevi) January 29, 2023
@ZacharyLevi
There’s very little more context beyond that, and immediately … Twitter users began slamming the man and identifying him as a right-winger gushing anti-vax rhetoric. This likewise triggered individuals to bring up old clips of Zach that they consider as troublesome — consisting of a Joe Rogan interview he did a couple of years back, where they discussed Elliot Page and Jordan Peterson.
Of course, the jokes likewise began to fly in concerns to WBD and how the officers there may be responding to this news … on its face, it discovers as a PR problem — particularly with “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” on the horizon and a press trip that’ll unquestionably feature it.
Welp, Zach captured wind of all the hubbub and tried to clarify … tweeting a link to a 2009 DOJ news release discussing a scams case Pfizer was associated with at the time, when they concurred to pay a $2.3 billion settlement. He says this is what he was referring to.
In other words, he’s now attempting to make it appear like he was revealing a view versus corruption in huge pharma — however, honestly, Twitter isn’t actually purchasing it … particularly amidst the newest Project Veritas drop, which has actually been leading of mind in much of conservative media.
Just one example of what I’m referring to…😔https://t.co/5xCpCSCDrl
— Zachary Levi (@ZacharyLevi) January 29, 2023
@ZacharyLevi
Time will inform how this may impact things with the water tower group. One might argue WBD had a way larger scandal on its hands with Ezra Miller … and they wound up restoring that quite perfectly. Their film isn’t canceled — it’s in fact due to come out later on this year.
Of course, all of it boils down to what James Gunn and Peter Safran wanna make with “Shazam!”. They’re at the helm of DC now, and they have actually ditched A LOT in current months.
Rocking the boat throughout such a transitional time may not be the finest concept. Just sayin’!