Although Shazam and Black Adam are adversaries in the comics, these two have never crossed paths on the big screen. There was time when the latter was set to be the main antagonist in the former’s first movie, but it was later decided that Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam debut was worthy of its own movie. As things stand now, it’s not looking likely that Johnson’s Black Adam and Zachary Levi’s Shazam will ever collide, but if the fight were to happen, Levi is confident that his character would emerge victorious.
Zachary Levi discussed this hypothetical battle while appearing in a panel at FAN EXPO Cleveland with Shazam! Fury of the Gods costar Jack Dylan Grazer, who plays Freddy Freeman. CinemaBlend’s own Laura Hurley was in the audience, and among the things she heard was Levi explaining to Grazer his rationale for why Shazam would beat Black Adam if they fought onscreen:
