Walking Dead’s Cooper Andrews Embraces Role In ‘Shazam!’

When your career in film started with operating a boom pole, you probably would never think you would have a chance at a popular TV show, let alone a big budget movie. It’s clear that The Walking Dead’s Cooper Andrews has defied those odds and will also be seen on the big screen. Even better for Cooper, it is in a film he has a real affinity for, Shazam!

With his character on AMC’s popular zombie show still going strong after nine seasons, the actor is gearing up play a DC Comics role that Andrews finds is at a different level of excitement for him. Growing up as a fan of the super-hero genre, the 33-year-old Samoan actor finds the prospect of joining a live-action adaptation is literally a dream come true.

“You know, I was drawing Superman since I can hold a pen, hold a marker,” Andrews told ComicBook.com. “I’ve known about Captain Marvel, Shazam!, just as long. And knowing that I got to be part of the DC Universe, it was way more exciting than if I had been part of the Marvel one. But this movie, what I like about itl I think this has been said, but I’ll say it again. When I first read the script, this was my thought: This has a feeling of Big meets Superman.”

In Shazam!, Andrews plays Billy Batson’s foster father Victor Vasquez. “As a far as a role goes, depending on what they keep, this is pretty big for me, this movie,” Andrews said. “I definitely enjoyed working with this cast and this crew. We had, for the most part, there were some long hours. But for some of the days, we had 10-hour days, which was nice. And everything was so well-planned. But I was DC fan, I was a Superman fan when I was a kid.”

“The thing about it is that there’s no massive war,” Andrews pointed out. “There’s something very grounded and real about this script, despite the fact that it’s about a 15 year-old who says a magic word and turns into a superhero. There’s still something very real, something that speaks to everyone, I think, on this one.”

The Walking Dead returns for its ninth season on Oct. 7th of this year while Shazam! is set for release on April 5, 2019.

Martin

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