To date, every "Deadpool" film has been helmed by a different filmmaker. The original movie was directed by Tim Miller ("Terminator: Dark Fate"), and the second was overseen by David Letich ("Bullet Train"). So who's directing the third installment of the series? Once again, it's a brand new director, but it's also someone who has quite the connection with star Ryan Reynolds.
"Deadpool & Wolverine" will be directed by Shawn Levy, who previously collaborated with Reynolds on "Free Guy" and "The Adam Project," so the two clearly enjoy working together. Levy has also been a big mover and shaker in the world of "Stranger Things," producing the series and directing several episodes, including perhaps the greatest episode of the entire show: "Dear Billy." On top of all that, Levy directed the "Night at the Museum" franchise, so looking at his filmography, the man definitely has a gift for handling comedy, action, and real-deal emotions.
Levy also plans on paying tribute to the 20th Century Fox era of Marvel entertainment. As he explained to Total Film magazine (via Yahoo! Entertainment), "Deadpool and Wolverine are iconic Marvel characters; more specifically, iconic Marvel-of-the-Fox-era characters. We're not going to pretend, 'Oh, we snap our fingers, and suddenly that Fox legacy doesn't exist, and it shaped a lot of what we now know as the MCU.' Fox also shaped Ryan's career, Hugh's career, and my career. So there's a lot of history there, and there's a lot of Marvel history at Fox. And certainly that's a part of our storytelling."
