Shawn Levy Opens Up About His Star Wars Project: "The Stars Finally Aligned"

A few weeks ago, we learned that Deadpool 3 and Free Guy director Shawn Levy is developing a Star Wars feature film project. As usual, the details regarding the plot are being kept under wraps although it is exciting news nonetheless since a caliber like him will get involved in the franchise.

Speaking recently with Collider, Levy discussed his excitement about working on a Star Wars project where he iterated that he is planning to make the film happen unlike the other feature film projects in the franchise that have been canned or put on hold.

"Yes. I'm very aware of the ratio of filmmakers who get to the starting line. As you know, Steve, I'm a student of the business, and so of course I note that. But here's my attitude: I have this golden ticket into a galaxy far away, and I'm going to devote myself to developing a screenplay that gives me the privilege of making this movie," he said.

"I don't attach to things because it looks good in a trade announcement. I attach to things that I intend to make. And you better believe I'm not going to squander this juiciest of opportunities. I'm going to work my ass off. But first, I got to work my ass off on making Deadpool. So it's definitely longer-term planning, but I want to be one of the movies that gets to the starting line because these are rare opportunities, and I want to make the most of it."

Levy also played coy about the details of the project although he stated that he has already been in conversations with Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy about his plans and it is still in development at the moment.

"I’ve been talking with Kathy Kennedy for awhile now, and she’s been aware of my passion for this franchise for a long time. The stars finally aligned, and she came to me and was like, let’s do something here," he added. "And that's as much as I can say. But this is definitely development and not yet close to prep. So there's a lot of work to be done."

You can really feel the excitement that Levy is having regarding his involvement in the franchise and it is great to hear his optimism that he intends to make the film happen. Hopefully, that is indeed going to be the case and we should hear more details about it in the coming years once he has finished Deadpool 3.

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