Zachary Levi is Still Trying To Get a CHUCK Movie Made and It's Close To Happening
Zachary Levi has been trying to get a Chuck movie made for years and it sounds like he’s actually making some progress with it as he is saying that it’s closer to becoming a reality. During a recent appearance on Michael Rosenbaum's Inside of You podcast, Levi offered the following update:
"I've been trying to make a Chuck movie since before we even finished the show. Like, I was always like, for almost no money budget and no time, we were basically making a mini action movie every week anyway. And so, if we have a little more budget and a little more time, we could make some really killer little Chuck movies and put them online or whatever the heck. I've been literally trying to do this since 2012. And dude, I feel like the time is nigh. Yeah, I've had some very good, promising conversations with the creators, Josh Schwartz, and Chris Fedak. We had a really lovely get-together and catch-up.
"I don't know if this is an official announcement or not, but I will tell you that for all of you have been patient, thank you for your patience, I have not stopped trying and I will not stop trying. I've joked that even if I'm a geriatric Chuck, we're gonna do it one day… But I think we're close to making something happen, which I'm super excited about. And I think it works perfect because now, y'know, it's a Warner Bros. show, it's owned by Warner Bros., and I think that with all the streamers now and HBO Max, we could easily start making some movies and putting them there."
Levi’s career has certainly gotten a lot bigger since Chuck, especially with Shazam!, and for him to come back after all these years and reprise his role as Chuck again in a movie would be pretty cool. I can’t help but think that it would be a success. I imagine that if it does happen, it will be something that would be exclusively made for NBC’s Peacock streaming service. Regardless, I’d love to see a Chuck movie get made!
Chuck debuted on NBC in 2007 and ended up running for five seasons. The story followed Chuck Bartowski (Levi), a computer whiz who receives an encoded e-mail from an old college friend working for the CIA that sends the only remaining copy of a program containing the United States' greatest spy secrets into Chuck's brain. Chuck finds himself on top-secret missions, working alongside CIA Agent Sarah Walker (Yvonne Strahovski), NSA Agent Colonel John Casey (Adam Baldwin), and his bumbling best friend Morgan Grimes (Joshua Gomez).