Shawn Levy Explains the “Heart” at the Core of ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’
Deadpool & Wolverine has finally arrived in theaters, and the film is being lauded for its action, comedy, and heart.
While Deadpool has been traditionally known for his foul mouth, sarcastic humor, and propensity for violence, Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy wanted to show another side of the character.
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“I know people are expecting the funny; they’re going to get it. They’re expecting the action; they’re going to get it,” Levy, who is also a writer and producer on the film, said. “But the movie has a warmth as a result of the story we tell between these two guys where this unlikely friendship is built. That’s the piece I think people aren’t expecting.”
“It’s All Deadpool”
While the third Deadpool film may have an emotional story at its core, it is still a Deadpool film at heart.
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“The tone is all Deadpool. The audacity and the subversive humor is all Deadpool. The way that we are self-aware and commenting on culture, even from inside the movie, that’s pure Deadpool DNA, and that is in every frame of the movie,” Levy said. “But by virtue of being the first with Wolverine and Deadpool truly together, the movie is inherently completely different than Deadpool and Deadpool 2. It’s a real odd couple, buddy cop movie.”
A Film Fit For Theaters
According to Levy, the film was meant to be seen in theaters.
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Deadpool & Wolverine is trending towards a massive opening. Photo: Marvel
“This is built for movie theaters, the visuals are epic-scaled,” he said. “The spectacle is a combination of practical effects and digital effects. The sound, which was mixed with an incredibly attentive, rigorous ear is layered and complex. The songs are raucous, and all of it combines into hopefully an immersive experience. It is really only best delivered in a movie theater.”
The Heart of ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’
In the end, however, amid the action scenes, off-color joks and big screen-worthy theatrics, Deadpool & Wolverine is a story about two friends.
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Deadpool & Wolverine. Photo: Hugh Jackman on Instagram
“If you’re working at Disney, if you’re working with the MCU, you have access to the greatest toy chest there is. The difficult part is being disciplined so that you’re not just saying yes to every cameo, yes to every Easter egg. If you do too much of that, the audience isn’t going to invest in the story,” Levy explains.
“The challenge and the only difficult thing was resisting temptation. So that we were always adhering to the central story, which is these two characters.”
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‘Deadpool & Wolverine’. Photo: Also Marvel
Deadpool & Wolverine is in theaters now.
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