Shazam' And 'IT' Star Jack Dylan Grazer Compares DC Fans To Stephen King Fans, And The Author’s Supporters Might Not Love This

Interview with Jack Dylan Grazer

Transcript

00:00 More kind than Stephen King fans, I'll tell you that much.

00:02 Really?

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00:08 What did working on the first movie

00:10 and specifically promoting it to getting out into the world

00:13 teach you guys about the Shazam fandom

00:15 and how popular of a character?

00:16 They're dedicated, and they're great, and they are very kind.

00:21 More kind than Stephen King fans, I'll tell you that much.

00:24 Really?

00:24 Well, yeah, they're--

00:27 They seem nice, but don't buy it.

00:29 Stephen King fans, they lean a little more on the angry side.

00:32 Well, that's not-- maybe that's--

00:34 just messing around.

00:35 They're also very nice and nerdy, and I love--

00:37 I gel with most--

00:38 Their passion.

00:38 Every nerd.

00:39 And I love passion.

00:40 Sure.

00:40 Being a nerd myself.

00:41 So I understand that there's a lot of weight.

00:44 Even as a consumer of movies and pop and culture and whatever,

00:48 I do digest things, and I try to appreciate

00:52 every form of storytelling.

00:55 And with Shazam, I felt like it was received really well.

00:59 The first one was, and people said

01:01 that it was a refreshing take on the brooding,

01:05 steeled DC path that we've been on for a while.

01:11 To see a superhero who's actually

01:12 excited about being a superhero rather than begrudgingly going

01:15 out and putting on their cape and being like,

01:16 got to save the world again.

01:18 He's like, he's happy to do it.

01:19 And it's so giddy and bubbly, and it's full of levity,

01:23 and it's great.

01:24 You're almost as cool as Superman, almost.

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01:30 ♪ Down to business ♪

01:33 ♪ Can I get a witness ♪