Rachel Zegler defends Shazam: Fury Of The Gods against ‘nonsensical criticism’… despite saying she took the role because she ‘needed a job’
Rachel Zegler isn’t enjoying the ‘nonsense’ comments about her latest movie Shazam: Fury of the Gods.
The 21-year-old actress, who wore a sizzling sheer dress to the film’s premiere, took to social media over the weekend to applaud critics.
‘Some people out there and just being…meaningless mean. And it is unnecessary. And I know, I know, ‘If you can’t take the heat…’ and all that bullshit, and you’re right,’ she posted.
“But our movie is actually very good, it’s great to hate fun nowadays. Alright. We’re ok.’
The film had a pretty dismal opening weekend with just $65.5 million at the worldwide box office.
Mindless evil: Rachel Zegler isn’t enjoying the ‘mindless evil’ comments about her latest movie Shazam: Fury of the Gods
His opinion: ‘Some people out there and just being… meaninglessly mean. And it is unnecessary. And I know, I know, ‘If you can’t take the heat…’ and all that nonsense, and you’re right,’ he said.
The West Side Story actress added: “We have an 85% audience score for a reason.”
Rachel’s defense of her film comes after she admitted she took the part because she needed a job.
while talking to him hollywood reporter At the premiere of his film last week, the star, 21, opened up about how he ended up joining the DC universe.
She said she “needed a job” before adding: “I’m dead serious.”
“The reality is that we are in the middle of a pandemic and I was not working and I could not get a job for the life of me, because West Side Story had not come out yet,” he confessed. ‘It was very difficult for me to get a job.’
The Steven Spielberg-directed remake of the classic musical and beloved film was Zegler’s first role.
She was billed as a sensation in the title role of Maria and won the Golden Globe for Best Actress – Musical or Comedy.
Zegler was excited when she landed the role of Anthea and learned that she would be starring alongside Helen Mirren and Lucy Liu as one of Atlas’s vengeful daughters. Zachary Levi plays Shazam.
Audience Likes: The movie has an audience score of 85%.
Fan Favorite: “But our movie is actually really good, it’s cool to hate fun nowadays.” Alright. We’re ok’
“I loved the first movie, and the fact that they even wanted me to come in for a callback and then a camera read and then everything else, I’m so lucky to have gotten this job,” he added. ‘I made some of my best friends in this job. I absolutely adore this movie too, so I’m excited.
Zegler’s boyfriend, Josh Rivera, 27, was her date to the Los Angeles premiere of her latest film.
The pair first became a fixture when they worked on Stephen Spielberg’s 2021 remake of West Side Story, and have followed up that joint project with the highly anticipated Hunger Games prequel.
Zeglar stars in the lead role in 2024’s Snow White and The Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Serpents as District 12 tribute Lucy Gray Baird, while Rivera secured the role of a Hunger Games mentor named Sejanus Plinth. .
“I’ve never been more proud of someone in my life, let me tell you,” Zegler wrote on her Instagram Story over the summer when she shared the news that her boyfriend was cast for the prequel.
The up-and-coming actors seemed to make their romance Instagram official on Valentine’s Day last year when Zegler shared a black-and-white selfie of the couple on Instagram.
“Committing crimes are worth it,” Zegler captioned, posting a video showing Rivera feeding her during a romantic dinner.
‘Happy Valentine’s Day from me and me’.
I had fun: “I made some of my best friends on this job, I love this movie too, so I’m excited,” Rachel said.