Zachary Levi Really Wanted To Play Deadpool

While Ryan Reynolds has been perfect in the role of Deadpool, there’s another actor that really wanted to play the role. That actor is Shazam! star Zachary Levi. During an interview with CB, Levi really wanted to play the character. He explained:

“I wanted to be Deadpool for so long. Like a long, long [time ago]. When I was reading Deadpool I wanted to be Deadpool, but Ryan is crushing that.”

I actually wouldn’t mind at least seeing what Zevi’s take on the character would be. I would never want Ryan Reynold’s replaced, but if Levi went out and filmed a fan-made Deadpool short, I’d totally watch it! Hell, there’s also always the opportunity for him to voice Deadpool in an animated series!

Levi goes on to talk about the parallels he sees between Shazam! and Deadpool, saying:

I actually kind of think that Deadpool and Shazam! are similar movies in that we’re both satellites of a greater universe that we get to kind of look at and point at and realize as an audience we can all do that together. Deadpool got to take all those potshots at the Marvel universe [laughs], particularly the X-Men franchise, and it was so genius. And that we get to be on the outside, existing within the DC Universe but not necessarily having to subscribe to everything that’s already there.

What are your thoughts on Levi wanting to play Deadpool? Do you think that’s a character he would be good at bringing to life?