Marvel is eyeing Shawn Levy to direct the next 'Avengers' film. The director is currently busy putting the final touches on Marvel's 'Deadpool & Wolverine,' but he may also be the studio's choice to direct the next 'Avengers.' The development is characterized as very early. Sources say Marvel and Levy are talking about the project and that the studio gave the latest script to the filmmaker late last week. But sources also say that other filmmakers are in the mix for the high-profile gig.
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00:00Marvel is eyeing Shawn Levy to direct the next Avengers film.
00:05The 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, and that the studio gave the
00:19latest 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 to Levy
00:29in mid-March, but at that point, the filmmaker turned it down.
00:33Scheduling was the concern at the time, as Levy is moving from various duties on Deadpool
00:37and Wolverine to the last season of Stranger Things.
00:40He is due to direct two episodes of the Netflix series and has other executive producer duties
00:44on the show, which would take him into next year.
00:47Originally, that timetable didn't work for Marvel, but sources say the studio has pushed
00:51the film by several months, opening the door of opportunity.
00:54The fact that Marvel has re-engaged with Levy shows how eager the studio is to collaborate
00:58with him again, and how well Deadpool and Wolverine seems to have gone for both the
01:01studio and the filmmaker.
01:03As for that film, Deadpool and Wolverine hits theaters July 26.
01:17For much more on this story, head to THR.com.
01:20This is The Hollywood Reporter News.