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Just more epic-scale storytelling.
Kevin Feige rightfully wanted aDeadpoolmovie that felt well-suited to the MCU.
But that bulls-eye is small.
(The House of Mouse acquired the Rupert Murdochowned studio for $71.3 billion in 2018.)
Hugh Jackman calls and says, Guys, I dont know where youre at.
I dont know if you have a script.
I dont know when you start shooting.
That conversation changed the tenor of a scheduled Zoom meeting with Marvel the next day.
We anticipated that being about the pause button on this movie because we hadnt cracked it, Levy continues.
Instead, it became Ryan and I saying, Hey Kevin, we got an interesting phone call.
And suddenly, were off to the races.
The director is under control.
With so much at stake, there is going to be friction, Whedon said.
Its the Marvel way to sort of question everything.
WithD&W,Levy has not just delivered Marvels lone cinematic offering for 2024.
The two-hander threequel is widely expected to rank alongside the $1.46-billion-grossingInside Out 2among the yearsbiggest blockbusters.
A guy whose resting bitch face is, by most accounts, a smile.
His reputation is seemingly so nice that his future work isnt exclusive to Disney.
He has an intense work ethic and he brings this culture of kindness around him.
He promised the director, If you two start working together, youre never going to stop.
Leslie Uggamss Blind Al character asks Reynolds in a sequence included in the moviesred-band trailer.
Cocaine is the one thing Feige said is off limits!
Deadpool hisses in response), and Marvels overarching box-office cold streak (Welcome to the MCU.
Youre joining at a bit of a low point, Wade tells Logan in a moment of crisis.
The bit was written beforeThe Marvelstanked).
No one is safe, Levy says, grinning.
The fun part is the self-referential awareness.
It is a writer-directors dream because youre able to comment on the thing youre making while youre making it.
Notably,Deadpool & Wolverinedoes not function as a chapter-like installment in the studios greater franchise.
Ryan and I told Kevin, Its not going to be a setup for another movie.
Its not going to stress itself about how it feeds into and connects to nine other movies.
Its going to be these characters.
Were going to respect canon but this movie is going to be its own thing, says Levy.
There was no arm wrestling.
And we never felt pressure to have this movie service a greater vision.
The MCU pressure was eliminated almost instantly by Kevin.
A lot of calls can go to a sideways place.
Reynolds also notes a desperate fear of failure he and Levy share.
But the directors superpower is most likely his ability to yo crowds with broadly popular fare.
I build stories for populist entertainment.
Her central mandate was, I want a Shawn Levy movie, the director recalled.
(A Disney spokesman said Kennedy was unavailable to comment.)
Like Feige, Kennedy is notorious around Hollywood for offering precisely the opposite of creative autonomy to filmmakers.
Weiss and David Benioff over creative differences before any of them could get aStar Warsat-bat.
Still, Levy remains positive.
Its a little surreal.
So is anAvengersinstallment in his future?
