00:00Marvel is eyeing Sean Levy to direct the next Avengers film.
00:04The director is currently busy putting the final touches on Marvel's Deadpool and Wolverine,
00:09but he may also be the studio's choice to direct the next Avengers.
00:12The development is characterized as very early.
00:15Sources say Marvel and Levy are talking about the project
00:18and that the studio gave the latest script to the filmmaker late last week.
00:21But sources also say that other filmmakers are in the mix for the high-profile gig.
00:25It's worth noting Marvel previously and quietly offered the Avengers directing gig
00:29to Levy in mid-March, but at that point, the filmmaker turned it down.
00:33Scheduling was the concern at the time,
00:35as Levy is moving from various duties on Deadpool and Wolverine
00:38to the last season of Stranger Things.
00:40He is due to direct two episodes of the Netflix series
00:42and has other executive producer duties on the show,
00:45which would take him into next year.
00:47Originally, that timetable didn't work for Marvel,
00:49but sources say the studio has pushed the film by several months,
00:52opening the door of opportunity.
00:53The fact that Marvel is re-engaged with Levy shows how eager the studio is
00:57to collaborate with him again, and how well Deadpool and Wolverine
01:00seems to have gone for both the studio and the filmmaker.
01:03As for that film, Deadpool and Wolverine hits theaters July 26th.
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01:16For much more on this story, head to THR.com.
01:20This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
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