Shawn Levy Describes DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE As a ‘Shared Journey’

While speaking with Entertainment Weekly about Deadpool & Wolverine, director Shawn Levy explained how this film is very much a “two-hander” for the lead character. “This is still Wade dealing with certain issues, but it’s very much two characters, two heroes, and two haunted men hoisted together in a shared journey,” he said.

“As a two-hander, oil-and-water story, this movie draws inspiration from the great films in that genre,” he continued. “That means everything from Midnight Run (1988) and 48 Hours (1982) to Rain Man (1988) and Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987), these quests that pair a duo of mismatched characters. The joy we get as an audience watching that relationship evolve.”

Along with Deadpool and Wolverine are a host of other characters, which includes cameos and surprises from previous films. But Levy said those easter eggs and highlights did not madnate the trajectury of the movie.

“I’ll say we didn’t start off with a wishlist [of special appearances]. From the day we started devising this Deadpool and Wolverine story, we let the story dictate the characters, not the other way around. Aaron and his return as Pyro was an outgrowth of that, and that applies to pretty much all the characters you’ll see in the movie.”

Deadpool & Wolverine arrives in theaters on July 26, 2024.

Source: Entertainment Weekly

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