Shazam! star Zachary Levi hit with flood of support for Covid vaccines after anti-Pfizer tweet

Zachary Levi’s tweet about Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine has sparked a strong reaction from his fans.

On Sunday (29 January), the 42-year-old Shazam! star responded to entrepreneur Lyndon Wood’s tweet about the vaccine, which said: “Do you agree or not, that Pfizer is a real danger to the world?”

Levi agreed with Wood’s question, writing: “Hardcore agree.”

Ever since the actor’s tweet, many fans have shown disagreement with his views with some calling him an “anti-vaxxer”.

“Imagine tweeting this when you have a new movie that’s about to come out,” one person wrote, referring to Levi’s new film Shazam! Fury of the Gods, which is set to release in March.

Another person added: “James Gunn about to reset the whole DC universe reading this tweet.”

One person wrote: “How to ensure you’re not in the DC reboot in one tweet.”

“Man DC PR really can’t catch a f***ing break can they lmao,” wrote another person.

Many fans also tagged Mark Ruffalo in the comments section of Levi’s tweet with one person writing: “For your own sake, please call @MarkRuffalo and beg him to help you understand how celebrities can be outspoken critics of corporate America, Big Pharma, and even Pfizer specifically without playing into antivax propaganda.”

Ruffalo has been an outspoken critic of pharmaceutical companies while supporting the science behind the Covid-19 vaccine efficacy.

Producer Rasmus Rasmussen wrote: “Here I was, actually kind of excited for your movie. But nah. I’m not supporting you now.”

Be Sci founder Matt Wallaert wrote: “@MarkRuffalo, I know it is DC and Marvel but could we do some sort of intervention here?”

Levi’s Pfizer tweet came two days after Gunn shared Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ trailer.

In December 2022, Levi responded to speculation that he has been replaced as Shazam as part of a shake-up at DC.

The actor responded to a fan who shared their frustration that he allegedly wouldn’t be returning as superhero Shazam, despite being “close friends” with Gunn.

“Oooh, I really wouldn’t go believing everything you see on the internet,” Levi responded. “I’m Gucci… We all Gucci.”

In October 2022, it was announced that Gunn, along with Peter Safran, had been hired as the new co-chair and CEO of DC Studios.

A number of major changes followed, including the removal of Henry Cavill as Superman, the news that Wonder Woman 3 had been shelved, and the pushing back of Black Adam 2.