‘Shazam’ Star Zachary Levi Faces Backlash over Anti-Pfizer Tweet
Actor Zachary Levi is facing backlash after posting a two-word-long anti-Pfizer tweet that has led many to interpret it as him expressing his anti-vaccine views.
Over the weekend, Levi had a short interaction with a Twitter user asking, âDo you agree or not that Pfizer is a real danger to the world?â to which he responded with âHardcore agree.â
Despite his attempt at clarification with a follow-up tweet linking the Justice Departmentâs announcement of Pfizerâs $2.3 billion settlement for misbranding their anti-inflammatory drug Bextra in 2009, the actorâs previous tweet had already led to a social media stir ahead of the release of his new movie Shazam: Fury of the Gods.
On Monday, James Gunn, the new co-head of DC Studios and no stranger to Twitter backlash himself, was asked to comment on Leviâs recent social media activity during a Warner Bros. press event. Gunn believes âactors and filmmakers that I work with are going to say things that I agree with and things that I donât agree with,â but he cannot continuously change his plans because, âan actor says something I donât agree with.â
He did, however, emphasize that there are limits. âBy the same token, if somebodyâs doing something morally reprehensible then thatâs a different story,â Gunn clarified. âWe have to take all that stuff into account. Itâs a balance. Itâs a modern world and itâs a different place.â
While it is still unclear how his tweets will affect the press tour ahead of the upcoming March 17 release of Shazam: Fury of the Gods, neither of the DC Studios co-chairs made reference to a potential third Shazam movie during their press event.
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