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Acclaimed director Shawn Levy shares his unforgettable experiences on the set of “Deadpool & Wolverine" and the moment that left him and his whole crew in absolute awe.

Shawn opens up about the unique challenges and joys of bringing these iconic characters together on the big screen and what it was like working with his two best friends, Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman.

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00:00I don't know anything about saving worlds, but you do.
00:06Trust me, kid, I'm no hero.
00:09Congratulations on the film.
00:12I'm curious to know, but what was it like working with Ryan and Hugh?
00:16Was it as unhinged as we expected it to be?
00:19It was super fun.
00:20There were a lot of laughs.
00:23But it was also, we know the opportunity we have here.
00:28The opportunity to finally do a movie with these two iconic characters together.
00:34And so we really wanted to make a movie built for maximum audience entertainment.
00:39And so while there was a lot of fun and laughter every day, there was also a real focus on,
00:44okay, let's really do our jobs at a level that is beyond what we thought possible.
00:51And we put each other, you know, when a scene was great, we explored how could it be greater?
00:56And so really it was both the most fun I've ever had making a movie, but it was also the
01:04most gratifying as well.
01:05That's great to hear.
01:06Is there a specific memory or moment during production that will stay with you for a long time?
01:12Well, there's a bunch.
01:13But I think one that is hard to top is the first day that Hugh stepped out onto the set
01:21in the yellow suit and Ryan in the new Deadpool suit.
01:25And these are my friends.
01:27They're literally two of my best friends in the world.
01:29I spend so much time with them in my life.
01:33But seeing the two of them in those iconic superhero suits in real life, me and frankly, 200 other people
01:44on set were just like, oh my gosh, that's Wolverine and Deadpool.
01:49So there was something sort of magical that happened then.
01:54And I'll never forget that feeling.
01:55And so this is not the first time you've worked with Ryan.
01:58You've worked with him several times before.
01:59What is it about, you know, Ryan that keeps you both working together?
02:03I mean, for starters, he's just an authentic, nice human.
02:07And he's also relentlessly hardworking.
02:11And the truth is, I love working really, really hard.
02:15And I've spent a lot of my life leaving teams where they might be talented, but no one wants to
02:22work quite as brutally relentlessly as I like to.
02:26But Ryan's right there.
02:28So I'll be sprinting up that mountain every day.
02:31Ryan's right there.
02:31And really, from the moment he asked me to do this with him, through a year of working on the
02:38script and the last year of shooting and editing and sound design, it's really been this creative brotherhood.
02:45Not only, I think, this bond through work ethic, but we're at a stage in our careers and our lives
02:53where we want to build movies for audience joy.
02:57And hopefully we've done that for a third time here with Deadpool and Wolverine.
03:01Now, speaking of movies that bring joy, you've worked on some classic comedy films.
03:06Is there a particular project or genre that you'd like to tackle next?
03:10You know, I've spent so much of my career facing goals in the back of my mind.
03:17This has made things more complicated because I don't know what's cooler and more exciting than getting to direct Deadpool
03:27and Wolverine.
03:27So at this point, I'm enjoying this moment.
03:31I literally finished the movie like a day ago.
03:36And I'm just thrilled that the world seems to be waiting with such anticipation.
03:40And as far as what's next, I'm only going to say yes to directing things I can't resist.
03:45And I guess my last question is, I love how in every Deadpool movie, I never know what to expect
03:51coming into the cinema.
03:53From your perspective as a director, what can audiences expect from Deadpool and Wolverine?
03:57Well, I think they can expect the audacious humor that we all want out of a Deadpool movie.
04:02They can expect some action sequences unlike any they've seen and a variety of fights and action sequences that really
04:14are constantly refying expectations.
04:17And ultimately, just this big screen, big visual journey that explores the kind of reluctant bond between these two characters
04:31who really just want to kill each other.
04:32And that's a recipe for funny.
04:35That's a recipe for conflict and for action.
04:39But where it really gets interesting is, well, what happens when that oil and water reluctant friendship becomes friendship?
04:48And there's a warmth to the movie that I think people won't be expecting but are going to very much
04:53enjoy.
04:54Amazing. Thank you so much for your time today.
04:56And I wish you all the best.
04:57Let's fucking go.
05:00Let's fucking go.
05:04Yeah!
05:10Wanna do some cocaine?
05:12Hey, cocaine is the one thing that Feige said is off limits.
05:15What about Bolivian marching battle?
05:17They know all the slang terms. They have a list.
05:19Even snowboarding?
05:20Even disco dust.
05:21White girl interrupted?
05:22Even Forrest Bump.
05:23Do you want to build a snowman?
05:24Yes!
05:25But I can't.
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