Director of the upcoming 'Deadpool & Wolverine' Shawn Levy attended the UK sneak peek event in London to promote his latest collaboration with Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman.
While there he discussed his upcoming Star Wars film, his friendship with Ryan and Hugh, and reminisced on one of his early hits, 'Big Fat Liar'. Report by Burtonj. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
While there he discussed his upcoming Star Wars film, his friendship with Ryan and Hugh, and reminisced on one of his early hits, 'Big Fat Liar'. Report by Burtonj. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00Well, I think what audiences are going to see is that this Deadpool and this Wolverine
00:05are definitely loyal to the characters we love, but because it's a proper two-hander,
00:12it's a real odd couple duo.
00:16That's a foundation for comedy, for conflict, for action, but it evolves into something
00:22subversive that people don't expect, which is a more emotional story and a story that's
00:27ultimately about a form of brotherhood, and as a result of that, it gives Hugh and Ryan
00:32a chance to play colours they haven't with these characters.
00:36I've watched a lot of interviews of yourself and Hugh and Ryan, and when you say brotherhood,
00:41I can see the three of you are here to impress together, like you have a genuine connection
00:45and friendship.
00:46Yeah.
00:47Yeah, no, it's real.
00:48Professional, really?
00:49No, it's real.
00:50I mean, we've been, you know, I met Hugh on Real Steel, I met Ryan, we did Free Guy, we
00:55haven't stopped since.
00:56We all hang out in real life.
00:58This is not a Hollywood friendship, it's a life friendship, and we've helped each other
01:03through challenging times, when we're meeting, you know, a friend to lean on or friendly
01:09advice, so that's real, and I do think that the best movies somehow take what's going
01:13on in real life and transpose it on screen, and so I think it's no accident that the three
01:20of us are such close friends, and the movie is ultimately a very warm movie about friendship.
01:25You unlocked a core memory of mine today, because I was looking at your back catalogue,
01:28and you directed Big Fat Liar.
01:30Yeah, you're right in that sweet spot at BFL.
01:32It's a wonderful film, can you share some memories of me working with say, Frankie Muniz,
01:37Paul Giamatti?
01:38Yeah, I mean, that was my first studio movie, and I was so excited to get that chance, and
01:44the first thing I did is I cast my college buddy, Paul Giamatti, as the adult lead.
01:50I now consider Marty Wolfe one of the unheralded icons of comedy, and it is so close to Paul's
01:57heart and my heart.
01:59Big Fat Liar, I barely knew what I was doing, but I was so enthused to be there, and I was
02:06just trusting my instincts, and the truth is, it's now 15 movies later, and I still
02:11do the same thing.
02:12I'm still excited to be here, and all I can do every day, even with all this Marvel noise
02:16and all this expectation, is trust my instincts.
02:20And I think I can get away with this, because this is a Marvel film, under the Disney umbrella.
02:24You have a Star Wars film up and coming.
02:27I don't know what we can say about it still, there are rumours that there's a writer attached
02:30to it now.
02:31What can you tell us about this project?
02:32Yeah, I am happy that's one secret I don't have to keep keeping.
02:36Jonathan Tropper is writing my Star Wars film, we did the Atom Project together, and we have
02:41an idea that is really exciting to us, and exciting to Kathy Kennedy and Dave Filoni,
02:47so one never knows if development reaches the starting gate, but my hope is that it will.
02:52Can you share anything, like a character, a main character?
02:54I definitely can't share anything.
02:56I've been so well trained by Stranger Things and Marvel, that my lips are sealed.