ZACHARY LEVI is going from fighting for justice in the DC Universe to fighting for justice at Guantanamo Bay.

The actor, who last starred in the hit superhero movie “Shazam!,” has joined Benedict Cumberbatch, Jodie Foster, Shailene Woodley and Tahar Rahim in “Prisoner 760,” a true-life legal drama being directed by Kevin Macdonald.

Now shooting in South Africa and billed as a fight for survival against impossible odds, the film tells the true tale of Mohamedou Ould Slahi, a man who was captured by the U.S. government and held for years without charge or trial.

Slahi finds unlikely allies in defense attorneys Nancy Hollander and her associate Teri Duncan, being played by Foster and Woodley, respectively, who desperately pursue justice. They are aided by a military prosecutor named Lt. Stuart Couch (Cumberbatch).

Levi will play an old friend of the prosecutor’s, a federal agent by the name of Neil Buckland.

The movie adapts “Guantanamo Diary,” the New York Times best-selling memoir that Slahi wrote while still imprisoned. The script is written by Michael Bronner, a former “60 Minutes” producer.

Levi’s “Shazam!” became a fan-favorite superhero film that earned US$365 million worldwide. A sequel, with Levi once again in the role of the classic DC hero, is now in development. Earlier this year, Levi also shared a SAG Award for best ensemble in a comedy series for his recurring role in season two of Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.”

(SD-Agencies)