( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) YOU KNOW MY NEXT GUEST FROM
"CHUCK" AND "THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL."
HE NOW STARS IN "SHAZAM!" >> HEY, STOP RIGHT THERE!
HOW DO I KNOW YOU'RE NOT A SUPERVILLAIN USING TELEPATHIC
ABILITIES TO MAKE ME BELIEVE YOU ARE BILLY.
ALL I HAVE TO DO SUPPRESS DIAL ON THIS THING.
>> FREDDY, IT'S ME.
WE'RE NOT CLOSE BUT YOU'RE THE ONLY PERSON I KNOW WHO KNOWS
ANYTHING ABOUT THIS CAPE CRUSADER STUFF!
OH, YEAH, YEAH!
( LAUGHTER ) >> OH, MY GOD!
IT'S CRAZY, RIGHT?
WHAT ARE YOUR SUPERPOWERS.
>> Stephen: SUPERPOWERS?
DUDE, I DON'T KNOW EVEN KNOW HOW TO PEE IN THIS THING!
>> STEPHEN: PLEASE WELCOME ZACHARY LEVI!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
>> Stephen: THIS BEING ON A BROADWAY STAGE, OUR SHOW IS ON
BROADWAY.
THIS IS NOTHING NEW TO YOU.
>> YOU'RE NEXT TO STUDIO 54 THAT I DID "SHE LOVES ME" AT.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE AN OLD HAND ON BROADWAY.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: PEOPLE KNOW YOU AS "CHUCK."
>> YES.
>> Stephen: BEFORE "THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL."
>> YES.
>> Stephen: NOW YOU'VE REACHED SUPERHERO STATUS.
>> QUITE LITERALLY, YEAH.
>> Stephen: AND FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT KNOW THE HISTORY OF
"SHAZAM!," I HAD THE SHAMSZ COMICS WHEN OFFI WAS IN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
>> YOU DID!
>> Stephen: YEAH.
RATE "SHAZAM!" ON A SCALE WITH CAPTAIN MARVEL AS A TEN.
>> IT'S NOT A WAR, GUY.
IN 1939, FAUCET COMICS CREATED A CHARACTER NAMED CAPTAIN MARVEL,
ACTUALLY, AND THAT'S THE ORIGIN NAME AS "SHAZAM!."
FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD BILLY BOTSEN HAS A PURE HEART AND A WIZARD
NAMED "SHAZAM!" WHISKS HIM AWAY AND IMBUES HIM WITH HIS POWER
SAYING, SAY MY NAME AND MY POWERS WILL FL FLOW THROUGH YOU
HE TURNS INTO THE SUPER HERO OF HIMSELF.
I'M STILL BIG ON SIDE WHEN YOU SEE ME ON SCREEN.
>> Stephen: WHEN I WAS A CHILD, I SECRETLY WOULD SAY TO
MYSELF, "SHAZAM!"!
>> I STILL DO IT RIGHT NOW, YEAH.
>> Stephen: WELL, IT'S NOT YOUR FIRST SUPERHERO MOVIE.
>> NO.
>> Stephen: YOU WERE IN THOR.
I WAS VERY HONORED TO BE A PART OF THE THOR FRANCHISE, I
PLAYED THANDRAL THE DASHING, WHICH WAS A SWASHBUCKLER.
>> Stephen: THE WARRIOR'S FRIENDS.
>> WE HAD A BIT TO DO IN THOSE MOVIES, BUT WE WERE
UNCEREMONIOUSLY SLAUGHTERED BY KATE BLANCHARD.
>> Stephen: SHE LITERALLY WALKED?
>> I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A LINE IN THAT MOVIE.
IF YOU DIE, DIE AT THE HANDS OF CATE BLANCHETT.
I THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING.
>> Stephen: YEAH, I THOUGHT ABOUT IT A WHILE.
>> WE ALL HAVE, HAVEN'T WE?
>> Stephen: EXACTLY.
IF I'M GOING TO DAY...
THAT WAS REALLY AWESOME, THOUGH KIND AFTER A BUMMER, WHEN I DIED
IN THAT FRANCHISE, BECAUSE I THOUGHT MAYBE THAT WAS MY TOKEN.
I PLAYED IT, GOT A GREAT SPIN ON THE WHEEL, MADE IT TON BOARD,
ROCK AND ROLL.
I DIDN'T HAVE MUCH TO DO, BUT THE TRUTH IS I WOULDN'T CHANGE
IT AT ALL.
IF I HAD NOT DIED THERE, I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BE
REBORN IN THE D.C. UNIVERSE AND HAVE THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY
TO BRING THIS CHARACTER TO LIFE, A CHARACTER THAT HAS BEEN AROUND
FOR 80 YEARS AND GENUINELY UNIQUE IN THAT IT'S A BOY.
WHEN I WAS A KID, CERTAINLY, IF YOU COLLECTED COMIC BOGS, WHEN
YOU'RE A KID, AT SOME POINT IN YOUR LIFE, YOU TRULY BELIEVE --
LIKE AT THE POINT YOU THINK THE FLOOR IS LAVA AND YOU'RE JUMPING
FROM COUCH TO COUCH, YOU REALLY BELIEVE YOU CAN BE A SUPERHERE O
AND I NEVER LET GO OF THAT.
THAT'S ALL HAPPENING, MY DREAMS ARE COMING TRUE RIGHT BEFORE ME.
>> Stephen: TELL ME ABOUT THE SUIT.
>> THE SUIT IS INCREDIBLY DOPE AND UNCOMFORTABLE.
>> Stephen: DO YOU HAVE TO BE TALCOM POWDERED?
>> YES, I HAVE WARDROBE COSTUME ARTISTS THAT HELP ME GET IN AND
OUT OF IT.
I FELT LIKE A FOUR-YEAR-OLD WHEN YOU'RE DRESSING YOUR KID,
UPSIES, MOMMY!
>> Stephen: WHAT'S THE UNDERWEAR SITUATION?
IS IT A THONG?
>> A LADY NEVER REVEALS HER SECRETS.
>> Stephen: OKAY, GOOD.
A BETTER QUESTION, HERE YOU ARE.
>> YEP.
>> Stephen: THERE YOU ARE RIGHT THERE.
>> THAT'S ME.
>> Stephen: HERE YOU ARE, I CAN SEE YOU'RE A BIG, STRAPPING
YOUNG MAN.
BUT ARE ALL THESE MUSCLES REAL OR IS THE SUIT DOING ANY OF THE
WORK HERE?
>> I MEAN, COME ON!
I HAVE SHOULDERS THAT LOOK LIKE LeBRON JAMES, CLEARLY THE
SUIT'S DOING SOME WORK.
NO, I MEAN, IT WAS A DANCE BETWEEN THE BOTH OF US.
I WAS SO GRATEFUL THAT THEY GAVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY AND TRUSTED
ME TO HIT THE GYM AS HARD AS I COULD AND GAIN, I THINK, LIKE,
224 POUNDS IN THE FIRST COUPLE O MONTHS AND STAYED IN THE GYM TO
THIS DAY AND I'M STRONGER THAN EVER.
>> Stephen: ARE YOU HOPING FOR A SEQUEL?
>> I HAVE BEEN WORKING OUT SO MUCH I STARTED MY OWN SUPPLEMENT
COMPANY.
>> Stephen: YOU WERE GIVEN A FIGURE!
THAT'S PRETTY DAMN EXCITING.
>> I CALL HIM SHAZITO, LITTLE "SHAZAM!" HE CAN MOVE IN ALL
DIRECTIONS.
WHEN YOU WERE A KID AND GREW UP WITH ACTION FIGURES, WHEN I SAW
THIS THING, I IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT OF MY NEPHEW GRIFFIN WHO
I LOVE AND IS THE GREATEST THING EVER AND HE WILL HAVE THIS
LITTLE ME THAT HE GETS TO RUN AROUND WITH AND USES HIS
IMAGINATION AND EXPLORE HIS INCREDIBLE WORLDS.
>> Stephen: DOES GRIFFIN HAVE ANY OTHER UNCLES?
>> NO, I'M THE ONLY.
>> Stephen: AND FAVORITE.
ONLY AND FAVORITE, EXACTLY.
>> Stephen: THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE MOVIE.
>> THANK YOU >> STEPHEN: "SHAZAM!" IS IN
THEATERS TOMORROW.
ZACHARY LEVI, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY NINA NESBITT.